turris
Entlehnt aus agrie. τύρρις týrrhis (Hesychius), τύρσις týrsis, wahrscheinlich letztlich eine mediterrane Substratleihe. Vergleiche Τυρρηνός Turrhēnós, „etruskisch“. vgl. auch den Stamm Taurini.
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 |