Turin
English
Etymology
From Piedmontese Turin, from the Roman name, Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe. Connections to Latin taurus (“bull”) are folk etymology. Doublet of Torino, the Italian name.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /tjʊəˈɹɪn/
- (General American) IPA(key): /təˈɹɪn/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Proper noun
Turin (countable and uncountable, plural Turins)
- A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy.
- Alternative form: Torino
- A metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin.
- Alternative form: Torino
- (historical) A former province of Piedmont.
- Alternative form: Torino
- Other places:
- A hamlet in Lethbridge County, Alberta, Canada.
- (countable) A surname.
Related terms
Translations
metropolitan city of Piedmont
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city in Piedmont
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See also
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ty.ʁɛ̃/
Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Turin ?
- Turin (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy)
- Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin)
Related terms
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tuˈriːn/
Proper noun
Turin n (proper noun, genitive Turins or (optionally with an article) Turin)
- Turin (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy)
- Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin)
Related terms
Piedmontese
Etymology
From Latin Augusta Taurinōrum, ultimately from the name of the Taurini tribe.
Pronunciation
- (low-middle class Turinese) IPA(key): [tyˈrɪŋ]
- (Italianized upper class Turinese) IPA(key): [tyˈriŋ]
Proper noun
Turin ?
- Turin (a city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Turin and the region of Piedmont, Italy)
- Turin (a metropolitan city of Piedmont, established in 2015; in full, the Metropolitan City of Turin)
Descendants
Swedish
Proper noun
Turin n (genitive Turins)