turner

See also: Turner

English

Pronunciation
  • (General American) enPR: tûrʹnər; IPA(key): /ˈtɝ.nɚ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) enPR: tûʹnə(r); IPA(key): /ˈtɜː.nə(ɹ)/
  • Audio (AU)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)nə(ɹ)

Etymology 1

From Middle English turner, torner, tornere, turnere, turnare, equivalent to turn +‎ -er. Also from Middle English turnour, tornour, tournour, turnoure, from Old French tornour, tourneour, tourneur, tornëor (“one who fashions something by turning”).

Noun

turner (plural turners)

  1. One who or that which turns.
  2. A person who turns and shapes wood etc. on a lathe.
  3. A kitchen utensil used for turning food.
    Synonyms: fish slice, spatula
  4. (zoology) A variety of pigeon; a tumbler.
  5. (cricket) A very dry pitch on which the ball will turn with ease.
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Etymology 2

From German Turner (“gymnast”).

Noun

turner (plural turners)

  1. (sports) An acrobat or gymnast, especially (historical) a member of the German Turnvereine, German-American gymnastic clubs that also served as nationalist political groups.

Noun

turner (plural turners)

  1. (historical) An old Scottish copper coin worth two pence, issued by King James VI.

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Noun

turner m (plural turners, diminutive turnertje n)

  1. gymnast

Latin

Etymology

Latinised German Thurner (“trumpeter, bugler”).

Pronunciation

Noun

turner m (genitive turnerī); second declension

  1. bugler
  2. trumpeter

Declension

First/second-declension adjective (nominative masculine singular in -er).

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative turner turnera turnerum turnerī turnerae turnera
Genitive turnerī turnerae turnerī turnerōrum turnerārum turnerōrum
Dative turnerō turnerō turnerīs
Accusative turnerum turneram turnerum turnerōs turnerās turnera
Ablative turnerō turnerā turnerō turnerīs
Vocative turner turnera turnerum turnerī turnerae turnera

Synonyms

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

turner m (definite singular turneren, indefinite plural turnere, definite plural turnerne)

  1. gymnast

References

Old French

Verb

turner

  1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of torner

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. The forms that would normally end in *-rns, *-rnt are modified to rz, rt. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of turner (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive turner avoir turné
gerund en turnant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle turnant
past participle turné
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present turn turnes turne turnons turnez turnent
imperfect turnoie, turneie, turnoe, turneve turnoies, turneies, turnoes, turneves turnoit, turneit, turnot, turneve turniiens, turniens turniiez, turniez turnoient, turneient, turnoent, turnevent
preterite turnai turnas turna turnames turnastes turnerent
future turnerai turneras turnera turnerons turneroiz, turnereiz, turnerez turneront
conditional turneroie, turnereie turneroies, turnereies turneroit, turnereit turneriiens, turneriens turneriiez, turneriez turneroient, turnereient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present turn turz turt turnons turnez turnent
imperfect turnasse turnasses turnast turnissons, turnissiens turnissoiz, turnissez, turnissiez turnassent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— turne — turnons turnez —

Romansch

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin tornō, tornāre (“turn”), from tornus (“lathe”).

Verb

turner

  1. (Puter) to return, go back, come back
  2. (Puter) to return, come back (home)
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