toren

See also: Toren and tören

Dutch

Etymology

From Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French tur, from Latin turris.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtoː.rə(n)/, (Netherlands) [ˈtʊːrə(n)]

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• Rhymes: -oːrən
• Hyphenation: to‧ren

Noun

toren m (plural torens, diminutive torentje n)

1. A tower.
2. (chess) A rook.

   Synonyms: kasteel, schaaktoren

3. (nautical) The fin or sail of a submarine.

   Synonym: sail

Derived terms

• blokkentoren
• boortoren
• Eiffeltoren
• ivoren toren
• kasteeltoren
• kerktoren
• klokkentoren
• schaaktoren
• torenduif
• torenflat
• torenkraai
• torenslak
• torenspits
• torenuil
• torenvalk
• vieringtoren
• vuurtoren
• wachttoren
• watertoren
• woontoren

 

Related terms

• torenen, uittorenen

Descendants

• Afrikaans: toring
• Negerhollands: tooren, torm, toorn
• → Aukan: tolen
• → Saramaccan: tolu

Anagrams

• trone

Galician

Verb

toren

1. inflection of torar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Indonesian

(Water)toren, Magelang

Etymology

From Dutch watertoren (“water tower”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtorən]
• Hyphenation: to‧rên

Noun

torên (first-person possessive torenku, second-person possessive torenmu, third-person possessive torennya)

1. (colloquial) water tower

   Synonym: menara air

2. (colloquial) water tank

   Synonyms: tandon, tangki