See also: tarn, Tarn, tarń, Tärn, and târn

Danish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tårn n (singular definite tårnet, plural indefinite tårne)

  1. tower
  2. rook (chess)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Verb

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tårn

  1. imperative of tårne

See also

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Chess pieces in Danish · skakbrikker (skak + brikker) (layout · text)
           
konge dronning tårn løber springer bonde

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna or tårnene)

  1. a tower
  2. a rook or castle (chess)

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Northern Sami: toardna

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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

Noun

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tårn n (definite singular tårnet, indefinite plural tårn, definite plural tårna)

  1. a tower
  2. a rook or castle (chess)

Derived terms

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References

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