Tuerm

See also: türm

Luxembourgish

Alternative forms

• Tur (archaic)

Etymology

Enhanced form of regular native Tur with -m from German Turm, both from Middle High German turn, from Old High German turn, torn, borrowed from Old French *torn, alternative form of tur, tour, from Latin turris, itself borrowed from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis). Germanic cognates include Dutch toren.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuə̯m/

Noun

Tuerm m (plural Tierm)

1. tower
2. (chess) rook, castle

Further reading

• Tuerm in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire