toren
See also: Toren
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch torre, from Old Dutch turn, from Old French tur, from Latin turris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtoː.rə(n)/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -oːrən
- Hyphenation: to‧ren
Noun
toren m (plural torens, diminutive torentje n)
- tower
- (chess) rook
- Synonyms: kasteel, schaaktoren
Derived terms
- blokkentoren
- boortoren
- Eiffeltoren
- ivoren toren
- kasteeltoren
- kerktoren
- klokkentoren
- schaaktoren
- torenduif
- torenflat
- torenslak
- torenspits
- torenvalk
- vieringtoren
- vuurtoren
- wachttoren
- watertoren
- woontoren
Related terms
- torenen, uittorenen
Descendants
- Afrikaans: toring
See also
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