tornen

See also: törnen

Asturian

Verb

tornen

1. third-person plural present indicative/subjunctive of tornar

Catalan

Pronunciation

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

Verb

tornen

1. third-person plural present indicative of tornar

Dutch

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) tarnen

Etymology

From Middle Dutch ternen, from earlier trennen by liquid metathesis (compare Kerstmis (“Christmas”) and vorst (“frost”)), from Old Dutch *trennen, from Proto-West Germanic *trannijan, from Proto-Germanic *trannijaną.

Pronunciation

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Verb

tornen

1. (transitive) to unpick; to loosen a stitch

   Het is moeilijk om deze naad te tornen zonder de stof te beschadigen. ― It is difficult to unpick this seam without damaging the fabric.

2. (intransitive, figuratively) to impinge on something. [with aan]

   Het is onverstandig om te tornen aan de vrijheid van meningsuiting. ― It is unwise to impinge on the freedom of speech.

Conjugation

Conjugation of tornen (weak)
infinitive	tornen
past singular	tornde
past participle	getornd
infinitive	tornen
gerund	tornen n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	torn	tornde
2nd person sing. (jij)	tornt, torn2	tornde
2nd person sing. (u)	tornt	tornde
2nd person sing. (gij)	tornt	tornde
3rd person singular	tornt	tornde
plural	tornen	tornden
subjunctive sing.1	torne	tornde
subjunctive plur.1	tornen	tornden
imperative sing.	torn
imperative plur.1	tornt
participles	tornend	getornd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Derived terms

• tornmes

 

Galician

Verb

tornen

1. inflection of tornar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Middle English

Alternative forms

• turnen

Etymology

Old English turnian, reinforced by Old French torner, both from Latin tornō

Verb

tornen

1. to turn (rotate, change direction)

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

tornen m

1. definite singular of torn

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tornen m

1. definite singular of torn

Spanish

Verb

tornen

1. inflection of tornar:
   1. third-person plural present subjunctive
   2. third-person plural imperative

Swedish

Noun

tornen

1. definite plural of torn

Anagrams

• tronen