Turnier
German edit
Etymology edit
From Late Middle High German turnier, alteration (after the verb turnieren) of older turnei, tornei, from Old French tornoi, itself deverbal from Old French tornoiier, tornier (“to turn, romp, fight in a tournament”), from torner (“to turn”), from Latin tornare (“to turn”).
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /tʊrˈniːr/, [tʊʁˈni(ː)ɐ̯], [tʊɐ̯-]
- IPA(key): /tuˈniːr/, /to-/ (colloquial dissimilation)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
Noun edit
Turnier n (strong, genitive Turniers or Turnieres, plural Turniere)
- tournament
- Der Sepp, der hütet Küh' und Stiere, die Brüder fochten die Turniere.
- Sepp guards cows and bulls, the brothers fought the tournaments.
Declension edit
Declension of Turnier [neuter, strong]
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “Turnier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Turnier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Turnier” in Duden online
- Turnier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de