turnyras

Lithuanian

Etymology

From German Turnier, from Old French tornoiier.

Noun

turnỹras m (plural turnỹrai) stress pattern 2

1. (historical) tournament (medieval contest between knights)
2. (sports) tournament (series of games)

   futbolo turnyras ― football tournament

3. (biology) competition between males, e.g. for access to mates

Declension

Declension of turnỹras

	singular (vienaskaita)	plural (daugiskaita)
nominative (vardininkas)	turnỹras	turnỹrai
genitive (kilmininkas)	turnỹro	turnỹrų
dative (naudininkas)	turnỹrui	turnỹrams
accusative (galininkas)	turnỹrą	turnyrùs
instrumental (įnagininkas)	turnyrù	turnỹrais
locative (vietininkas)	turnyrè	turnỹruose
vocative (šauksmininkas)	turnỹre	turnỹrai

Derived terms

• turnỹrinis

Further reading

• “turnyras”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024
• “turnyras”, in Dabartinės lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of contemporary Lithuanian], ekalba.lt, 1954–2024