turris

Meaning

1. (declension-3, feminine) 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
2. (Late-Latin, declension-3, feminine) rook

Concepts

tower

castle

🏰

palace

rook

Synonyms

arx

atrium

palatium

Corvus frugilegus

Translations

tour

torre

Turm

torre

torre

toren

torre

πύργος

kule

Schloß

برج

🏰

kale

castel

rocco

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈtʊr.rɪs]

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τύρρις (túrrhis) (Hesychius), τύρσις (túrsis), likely ultimately a Mediterranean substrate loan. Compare Τυρρηνός (Turrhēnós, “Etruscan”). Also compare the tribe Taurini.