Turnier

German

Etymology

From Middle High German turnier, from Old French tornoiier, tornoier, torniier, tornier (“to turn, to romp, to fight in a tournament”), from torner (“to turn”), from Latin tornō (“to turn, originally to turn in a lathe”). Superseded Middle High German turnei, tornei, tornoi, from Old French tornoi, from the same source.

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -iːɐ̯

Noun

Turnier n (genitive Turniers or Turnieres, plural Turniere)

1. tournament

   Der Sepp der hütet Küh' und Stiere, die Brüder fochten die Turniere.

   Sepp guards cows and bulls, the brothers fought the tournaments.

Declension

Declension of Turnier

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Turnier	die	Turniere
genitive	eines	des	Turnieres, Turniers	der	Turniere
dative	einem	dem	Turnier, Turniere1	den	Turnieren
accusative	ein	das	Turnier	die	Turniere

¹Now uncommon, see notes

Derived terms

• Ritterturnier

Further reading

• “Turnier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Turnier” in Duden online