toren

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See also: Toren and tören

Dutch

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtoː.rə(n)/, (Netherlands) [ˈtʊːrə(n)]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -oːrən
  • Hyphenation: to‧ren

Noun

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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

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Descendants

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

See also

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Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
koning koningin, dame toren loper, bisschop, raadsheer paard pion

Anagrams

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Galician

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Verb

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toren

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

Indonesian

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(Water)toren, Magelang

Etymology

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From Dutch watertoren (water tower).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

Old English

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Pronunciation

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Participle

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toren

  1. past participle of teran