Turnier
German
Etymology
From Late Middle High German turnier, alteration (after the verb turnieren) of older turnei, tornei, from Old French tornoi, itself deverbal from Old French tornoiier, tornier (“to turn, romp, fight in a tournament”), from torner (“to turn”), from Latin tornare (“to turn”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʊrˈniːr/, [tʊʁˈni(ː)ɐ̯], [tʊɐ̯-]
- IPA(key): /tuˈniːr/, /to-/ (colloquial dissimilation)
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -iːɐ̯
Noun
Turnier n (strong, genitive Turniers or Turnieres, plural Turniere)
- tournament
- Der Sepp, der hütet Küh' und Stiere, die Brüder fochten die Turniere.
- Sepp guards cows and bulls, the brothers fought the tournaments.
Declension
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Derived terms
- Ritterturnier
Further reading
- “Turnier” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Turnier” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Turnier” in Duden online
Turnier on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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