Turm

Meaning

1. (masculine, strong) tower, spire (very tall building or structure, especially with a tapering top)
2. (masculine, strong) steeple (tall tower on a church, normally topped with a spire)
3. (masculine, strong) rook (piece shaped like a castle tower)
4. (masculine, strong) diving platform (structure used for competitive diving)

Concepts

tower

rook

castle

🏰

spire

steeple

turret

obstruction

pagoda

diving platform

cover

defense

fort

fortress

hitch

Synonyms

Zwinger

Kirchturm

Burg

🏰

Türme

Kirchenturm

Kirchturmspitze

lang

Pagode

Riese

Stadt

🏙️

Verstopfung

Verteidigung

Wolkenkratzer

Turmhelm

Turmspitze

hochgewachsen

von hohem Wuchs

antike Opferstätte

hoch aufgeschossen

Bohrturm

hoch gewachsen

Deckung

Festung

groß

Translations

torre

tour

torre

toren

torre

turris

torre

πύργος

kule

برج

🏰

kale

torre

rocco

castel

Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

turm

Basel-Landschaft

duurm

Basel-Landschaft

duurn

Zürich

turm

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tʊʁm/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German: turm

Inherited from Old High German: turn

Cognate with Dutch: toren

Cognate with Low German: Toorn

In summary

From Middle High German turm, an East Central German variant of turn, from Old High German turn, from Old French *torn (cf. the diminutive tornele), variant of tor, from Latin turris. From the same Old French source are Dutch toren, Low German Toorn. The final -m is probably due to sporadic dissimilation; a connection with the Latin accusative turrim (as sometimes conjectured) is unlikely.

Sentences

Der mächtige Turm ist wahrscheinlich der älteste Teil der Kirche .

The mighty tower is probably the oldest part of the church.

Nur der Turm und der Chor blieben unverändert .

Only the tower and the choir remained unchanged.

Es handelt sich um einen roten Backsteinbau mit einem hohen Turm über der Giebelseite.

It is a red brick building with a high tower above the gable side.

Die barocke Zwiebelkuppel auf dem Turm wurde später durch einen Spitzhelm ersetzt .

The Baroque onion dome on the tower was later replaced by a pointed helmet.