Tür

See also: TUR, Tur, tur, tür, tùr, Túr, túr, and tűr

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German, from Old High German turi, from Proto-West Germanic *dur. Compare English door.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tyːr/, [tʰyːɐ̯]
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  • Rhymes: -yːɐ̯

Noun

Tür f (genitive Tür, plural Türen, diminutive Türchen n or Türlein n)

  1. door (rigid plane on a hinge)
    Die Tür ist aus Eichenholz. ― The door is made of oak wood.
    Kannst du bitte die Tür zumachen?! ― Can you please shut the door?!
    Hast du schon an die Tür geklopft? ― Have you knocked on the door yet?
    Plötzlich klopfte es an der (also: die) Tür. ― Suddenly someone knocked at the door.
  2. door; doorway (passage that can be blocked with such a plane)
    Er stand in der Tür. ― He was standing in the door[way].

Declension
Declension of Tür [feminine]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Tür die Türen
genitive einer der Tür der Türen
dative einer der Tür den Türen
accusative eine die Tür die Türen

Hyponyms

Derived terms
Derived adjectives from Tür
Derived nouns from Tür

Further reading
  • “Tür” in Duden online
  • “Tür” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Tür on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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