"toren" meaning in Dutch

See toren in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtoː.rə(n)/, [ˈtʊːrə(n)] [Netherlands] Audio: Nl-toren.ogg Forms: torens [plural], torentje [diminutive, neuter]
Rhymes: -oːrən Etymology: From Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French tur, from Latin turris. Etymology templates: {{inh|nl|dum|torre}} Middle Dutch torre, {{inh|nl|odt|turn}} Old Dutch turn, {{der|nl|fro|tur}} Old French tur, {{der|nl|la|turris}} Latin turris Head templates: {{nl-noun|m|-s|+}} toren m (plural torens, diminutive torentje n)
  1. a tower Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-toren-nl-noun-h9reBad9
  2. (chess) a rook Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Chess, Chess Synonyms: kasteel, schaaktoren
    Sense id: en-toren-nl-noun-mG3KgfrO Disambiguation of Chess: 2 92 6 Categories (other): Dutch entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 4 71 25 Topics: board-games, chess, games
  3. (nautical) the fin or sail of a submarine Tags: masculine Categories (topical): Nautical Synonyms: sail
    Sense id: en-toren-nl-noun-H8W676iT Topics: nautical, transport
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: torenen, uittorenen, koning, koningin, dame, loper, bisschop, raadsheer, paard, pion

Inflected forms

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      "word": "blokkentoren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "boortoren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "Eiffeltoren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "ivoren toren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kasteeltoren"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "kerktoren"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "klokkentoren"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "schaaktoren"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torenduif"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torenflat"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torenkraai"
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    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torenslak"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torenspits"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torenuil"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torenvalk"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vieringtoren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "vuurtoren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "wachttoren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "watertoren"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "woontoren"
    }
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          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "tooren",
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            "4": "toorn"
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          "args": {
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            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Aukan: tolen",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Aukan: tolen"
    },
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "tolu",
            "bor": "1"
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          "name": "desc"
        }
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      "text": "→ Saramaccan: tolu"
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        "3": "torre"
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      "name": "inh"
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "turn"
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      "expansion": "Old Dutch turn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "tur"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French tur",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
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        "2": "la",
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      "expansion": "Latin turris",
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      "form": "torens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "torentje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "1": "m",
        "2": "-s",
        "3": "+"
      },
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      "name": "nl-noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "to‧ren"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "torenen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "uittorenen"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koning"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "koningin"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "dame"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "loper"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "bisschop"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "raadsheer"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "paard"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0",
      "word": "pion"
    }
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        "a tower"
      ],
      "id": "en-toren-nl-noun-h9reBad9",
      "links": [
        [
          "tower",
          "tower"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Chess",
          "orig": "nl:Chess",
          "parents": [
            "Board games",
            "Tabletop games",
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
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          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Dutch entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
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            "Board games",
            "Tabletop games",
            "Games",
            "Recreation",
            "Human activity",
            "Human behaviour",
            "Human",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
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          "chess",
          "chess"
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        [
          "rook",
          "rook"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(chess) a rook"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "kasteel"
        },
        {
          "word": "schaaktoren"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
    },
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          "kind": "topical",
          "langcode": "nl",
          "name": "Nautical",
          "orig": "nl:Nautical",
          "parents": [
            "Transport",
            "All topics",
            "Fundamental"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
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        "the fin or sail of a submarine"
      ],
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      "links": [
        [
          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "fin",
          "fin"
        ],
        [
          "sail",
          "sail"
        ],
        [
          "submarine",
          "submarine"
        ]
      ],
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        "(nautical) the fin or sail of a submarine"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "sail"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtoː.rə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtʊːrə(n)]",
      "tags": [
        "Netherlands"
      ]
    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1/Nl-toren.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːrən"
    }
  ],
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    "nl:toren"
  ],
  "word": "toren"
}
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    "Dutch lemmas",
    "Dutch masculine nouns",
    "Dutch nouns",
    "Dutch nouns with plural in -s",
    "Dutch terms derived from Latin",
    "Dutch terms derived from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch",
    "Dutch terms derived from Old French",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Middle Dutch",
    "Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch",
    "Pages with 4 entries",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/oːrən",
    "Rhymes:Dutch/oːrən/2 syllables",
    "nl:Chess"
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    {
      "word": "blokkentoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "boortoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "Eiffeltoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "ivoren toren"
    },
    {
      "word": "kasteeltoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "kerktoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "klokkentoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "schaaktoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "torenduif"
    },
    {
      "word": "torenflat"
    },
    {
      "word": "torenkraai"
    },
    {
      "word": "torenslak"
    },
    {
      "word": "torenspits"
    },
    {
      "word": "torenuil"
    },
    {
      "word": "torenvalk"
    },
    {
      "word": "vieringtoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "vuurtoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "wachttoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "watertoren"
    },
    {
      "word": "woontoren"
    }
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            "1": "af",
            "2": "toring"
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          "name": "desc"
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    {
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          "args": {
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            "2": "tooren",
            "3": "torm",
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "djk",
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            "bor": "1"
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      ],
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    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "srm",
            "2": "tolu",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Saramaccan: tolu",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Saramaccan: tolu"
    }
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        "1": "nl",
        "2": "dum",
        "3": "torre"
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      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "odt",
        "3": "turn"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Dutch turn",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "tur"
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    {
      "form": "torens",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "torentje",
      "tags": [
        "diminutive",
        "neuter"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      "args": {
        "1": "m",
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      "expansion": "toren m (plural torens, diminutive torentje n)",
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    }
  ],
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    "to‧ren"
  ],
  "lang": "Dutch",
  "lang_code": "nl",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "torenen"
    },
    {
      "word": "uittorenen"
    },
    {
      "word": "koning"
    },
    {
      "word": "koningin"
    },
    {
      "word": "dame"
    },
    {
      "word": "loper"
    },
    {
      "word": "bisschop"
    },
    {
      "word": "raadsheer"
    },
    {
      "word": "paard"
    },
    {
      "word": "pion"
    }
  ],
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        "a tower"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "tower",
          "tower"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "nl:Chess"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "a rook"
      ],
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        [
          "chess",
          "chess"
        ],
        [
          "rook",
          "rook"
        ]
      ],
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "kasteel"
        },
        {
          "word": "schaaktoren"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "board-games",
        "chess",
        "games"
      ]
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    {
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      ],
      "glosses": [
        "the fin or sail of a submarine"
      ],
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          "nautical",
          "nautical"
        ],
        [
          "fin",
          "fin"
        ],
        [
          "sail",
          "sail"
        ],
        [
          "submarine",
          "submarine"
        ]
      ],
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        "(nautical) the fin or sail of a submarine"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "sail"
        }
      ],
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        "masculine"
      ],
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        "nautical",
        "transport"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtoː.rə(n)/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtʊːrə(n)]",
      "tags": [
        "Netherlands"
      ]
    },
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    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-oːrən"
    }
  ],
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    "nl:toren"
  ],
  "word": "toren"
}

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