turnen

See also: Turnen

German

Etymology

From Old High German [Term?]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʊʁnən/

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Verb

1. to do gymnastics

Derived terms

• einturnen
• herumturnen
• rumturnen
• vorturnen
• Geturne
• Turnen
• Turner
• Turnfest
• Turnhalle
• Turnhemd
• Turnhose
• Turnsaal
• Turnschuh
• Turnübung
• Turnunterricht
• Turnverein

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Middle English

Etymology

From Old English turnian, tyrnan (“to turn, rotate, revolve”) and Old French torner (“to turn”), both from Latin tornāre (“to round off, turn in a lathe”), from tornus (“lathe”), from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos, “a tool used for making circles”), from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (“to rub, rub by turning, turn, twist, bore”).

Verb

turnen (third-person singular simple present turneth, present participle turnende, turnynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle turned)

1. to turn

Conjugation

Conjugation of turnen (weak in -ed)

infinitive	(to) turnen, turne
	present tense	past tense
1st-person singular	turne	turned
2nd-person singular	turnest	turnedest
3rd-person singular	turneth	turned
subjunctive singular	turne
imperative singular		—
plural1	turnen, turne	turneden, turnede
imperative plural	turneth, turne	—
participles	turnynge, turnende	turned, yturned

¹Sometimes used as a formal 2nd-person singular.

Descendants

• English: turn

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Spanish

Verb

turnen

1. Third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes^?) present subjunctive form of turnar.
2. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural (ustedes) imperative form of turnar.
3. (used formally in Spain) Second-person plural present subjunctive form of turnar.