turris
Borrowed from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) (Hesychius), τύρσις (túrsis), likely ultimately a Mediterranean substrate loan. Compare Τυρρηνός (Turrhēnós, “Etruscan”). Also compare the tribe Taurini.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtur.ris/, [ˈt̪ʊrːɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtur.ris/, [ˈt̪urːis]
Noun
turris f (genitive turris); third declension
- tower, especially a military tower for siege, advanced to the walls on wheels, or one on a wall for defense; loosely used of a high building [ quotations ▼]
- (Late Latin, chess) a rook
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem, accusative singular in -im or occasionally -em, ablative singular in -ī or -e).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | turris | turrēs |
| Genitive | turris | turrium |
| Dative | turrī | turribus |
| Accusative | turrim turrem |
turrēs turrīs |
| Ablative | turrī turre |
turribus |
| Vocative | turris | turrēs |