tårn

See also: tarn, Tarn, and tarń

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tɒːn/, [tˢɒːˀn]
  • Rhymes: -ɒːn

Noun

tårn n (singular definite tårnet, plural indefinite tårne)

  1. tower
  2. rook (chess)

Inflection
Declension of tårn
neuter
gender		 Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative tårn tårnet tårne tårnene
genitive tårns tårnets tårnes tårnenes

Derived terms

Verb

tårn

  1. imperative of tårne

See also
Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
konge dronning tårn løber springer bonde

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /toːɳ/
  • Rhymes: -oːɳ

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
Terms derived from tårn

Descendants
  • → Northern Sami: toardna

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

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
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