tårn

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See also: tarn, Tarn, tarń, Tärn, and târn

Danish

Etymology

From late Old Norse turn, from Middle Low German torn, from Latin turris.

Pronunciation

Noun

tårn n (singular definite tårnet, plural indefinite tårne)

  1. tower
  2. rook (chess)

Inflection

Derived terms

Verb

tårn

  1. imperative of tårne

See also

Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text)
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konge dronning tårn løber springer bonde

Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.

Pronunciation

Noun

tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna or tårnene)

  1. a tower
  2. a rook or castle (chess)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Northern Sami: toardna

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis), via Latin turris, Middle Low German torn and Old Norse turn.

Noun

tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna)

  1. a tower
  2. a rook or castle (chess)

Derived terms

References