torni

See also: Torni, torní, tornì, tornī, törni, and torņi

English

Noun

torni

1. plural of tornus

Anagrams

• trion, Niort, intro-, nitro-, Tiron, intro., Nitro, tonir, intro, nitro

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈtor.ni]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtoɾ.ni]

Verb

torni

1. inflection of tornar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from French tourner and English turn.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtorni/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -orni
• Hyphenation: tor‧ni

Verb

torni (present tornas, past tornis, future tornos, conditional tornus, volitive tornu)

1. to turn, rotate

Conjugation

Conjugation of torni

		present		past		future
		singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
tense		tornas		tornis		tornos
active participle		tornanta	tornantaj	torninta	tornintaj	tornonta	tornontaj
	acc.	tornantan	tornantajn	tornintan	tornintajn	tornontan	tornontajn
passive participle		tornata	tornataj	tornita	tornitaj	tornota	tornotaj
	acc.	tornatan	tornatajn	tornitan	tornitajn	tornotan	tornotajn
nominal active participle		tornanto	tornantoj	torninto	tornintoj	tornonto	tornontoj
	acc.	tornanton	tornantojn	torninton	tornintojn	tornonton	tornontojn
nominal passive participle		tornato	tornatoj	tornito	tornitoj	tornoto	tornotoj
	acc.	tornaton	tornatojn	torniton	tornitojn	tornoton	tornotojn
adverbial active participle		tornante		torninte		tornonte
adverbial passive participle		tornate		tornite		tornote
		infinitive	torni	imperative	tornu	conditional	tornus

Descendants

• Ido: tornar

Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Old Swedish torn (compare Swedish torn), ultimately from Ancient Greek τύρσις (túrsis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtorni/, [ˈt̪o̞rni]
• Rhymes: -orni
• Syllabification^(key): tor‧ni
• Hyphenation^(key): tor‧ni

Noun

torni

1. tower (tall structure)
2. spire (tapering body that shoots up or out to a point in a conical or pyramidal form)
3. (chess) rook
4. (informal) a unit of snus: usually 10 snuffboxes (so 200–300g)

Declension

Inflection of torni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		torni	tornit
genitive		tornin	tornien
partitive		tornia	torneja
illative		torniin	torneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		torni	tornit
accusative	nom.	torni	tornit
	gen.	tornin
genitive		tornin	tornien
partitive		tornia	torneja
inessive		tornissa	torneissa
elative		tornista	torneista
illative		torniin	torneihin
adessive		tornilla	torneilla
ablative		tornilta	torneilta
allative		tornille	torneille
essive		tornina	torneina
translative		torniksi	torneiksi
abessive		tornitta	torneitta
instructive		—	tornein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of torni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tornini tornini accusative nom. tornini tornini gen. tornini genitive tornini tornieni partitive torniani tornejani inessive tornissani torneissani elative tornistani torneistani illative torniini torneihini adessive tornillani torneillani ablative torniltani torneiltani allative tornilleni torneilleni essive torninani torneinani translative tornikseni torneikseni abessive tornittani torneittani instructive — — comitative — torneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative tornisi tornisi accusative nom. tornisi tornisi gen. tornisi genitive tornisi torniesi partitive torniasi tornejasi inessive tornissasi torneissasi elative tornistasi torneistasi illative torniisi torneihisi adessive tornillasi torneillasi ablative torniltasi torneiltasi allative tornillesi torneillesi essive torninasi torneinasi translative torniksesi torneiksesi abessive tornittasi torneittasi instructive — — comitative — torneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative tornimme tornimme accusative nom. tornimme tornimme gen. tornimme genitive tornimme torniemme partitive torniamme tornejamme inessive tornissamme torneissamme elative tornistamme torneistamme illative torniimme torneihimme adessive tornillamme torneillamme ablative torniltamme torneiltamme allative tornillemme torneillemme essive torninamme torneinamme translative torniksemme torneiksemme abessive tornittamme torneittamme instructive — — comitative — torneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative torninne torninne accusative nom. torninne torninne gen. torninne genitive torninne tornienne partitive tornianne tornejanne inessive tornissanne torneissanne elative tornistanne torneistanne illative torniinne torneihinne adessive tornillanne torneillanne ablative torniltanne torneiltanne allative tornillenne torneillenne essive torninanne torneinanne translative torniksenne torneiksenne abessive tornittanne torneittanne instructive — — comitative — torneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative torninsa torninsa accusative nom. torninsa torninsa gen. torninsa genitive torninsa torniensa partitive torniaan torniansa tornejaan tornejansa inessive tornissaan tornissansa torneissaan torneissansa elative tornistaan tornistansa torneistaan torneistansa illative torniinsa torneihinsa adessive tornillaan tornillansa torneillaan torneillansa ablative torniltaan torniltansa torneiltaan torneiltansa allative tornilleen tornillensa torneilleen torneillensa essive torninaan torninansa torneinaan torneinansa translative tornikseen torniksensa torneikseen torneiksensa abessive tornittaan tornittansa torneittaan torneittansa instructive — — comitative — torneineen torneinensa

Derived terms

• tornittaa

compounds

• asuintorni
• haulitorni
• hirvitorni
• hyppytorni
• ilmavalvontatorni
• jäähdytystorni
• kaivostorni
• kaksoistorni
• kellotorni
• kirkontorni
• kolmiomittaustorni
• lennonjohtotorni
• letkutorni
• linkkitorni
• lintutorni
• loistotorni
• mäkitorni
• norsunluutorni
• nostotorni
• näköalatorni
• näkötorni
• palotorni
• palotähystystorni
• pesutorni
• piiritystorni
• poraustorni
• rehutorni
• suippotorni
• säilörehutorni
• toimistotorni
• tornihuhu
• tornikello
• tornikellopeli
• torninosturi
• tornipöllö
• tornitalo
• tuomaritorni
• tykkitorni
• tähtitorni
• tähystystorni
• uimahyppytorni
• vartiotorni
• vesitorni
• öljynporaustorni

See also

Chess pieces in Finnish · šakkinappula, shakkinappula (layout · text)
kuningas	kuningatar	torni	lähetti	ratsu	sotilas

Further reading

• “torni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• intro, nitro, nitro-, rotin, torin, trion

Italian

Verb

torni

1. inflection of tornare:
   1. second-person singular present indicative
   2. first/second/third-person singular present subjunctive
   3. third-person singular imperative

Noun

torni m

1. plural of tornio

Anagrams

• intro-, nitro, nitro-, nitrò, trino, troni

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈtɔr.niː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈtɔr.ni]

Noun

tornī

1. inflection of tornus:
   1. nominative/vocative plural
   2. genitive singular

References

• "torni", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Latvian

Noun

torni m

1. accusative/instrumental singular of tornis

Romanian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tornʲ]

Verb

torni

1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of turna