Turban

See also: turban, turbán, and türban

German

Etymology

16th century as Turbant etc. from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (dülbend), from Persian دلبند (dolband). The contemporary form (late 17th c.) follows French turban.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊrbaːn/, [ˈtʊʁˌbaːn], [ˈtʊɐ̯-]

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Noun

Turban m (strong, genitive Turbans, plural Turbane)

1. turban

Declension

Declension of Turban [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Turban	die	Turbane
genitive	eines	des	Turbans	der	Turbane
dative	einem	dem	Turban	den	Turbanen
accusative	einen	den	Turban	die	Turbane

Descendants

• → Serbo-Croatian: tùrbān, ту̀рба̄н

Further reading

• “Turban” in Duden online