toren

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See also: Toren and tören

Dutch

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Etymology

From Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French tur, from Latin turris.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː.rə(n)/, (Netherlands)
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -oːrən
  • Hyphenation: to‧ren

Noun

toren m (plural torens, diminutive torentje n)

  1. A tower.
  2. (chess) A rook.
    Synonyms: kasteel, schaaktoren
  3. (nautical) The fin or sail of a submarine.
    Synonym: sail

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: toring
  • Negerhollands: tooren, torm, toorn
  • Aukan: tolen
  • Saramaccan: tolu

See also

Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
koning koningin, dame toren loper, bisschop, raadsheer paard pion

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

toren

  1. inflection of torar:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Indonesian

(Water)toren, Magelang

Etymology

From Dutch watertoren (water tower).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: to‧rên

Noun

torên (first-person possessive torenku, second-person possessive torenmu, third-person possessive torennya)

  1. (colloquial) water tower
    Synonym: menara air
  2. (colloquial) water tank
    Synonyms: tandon, tangki