tornister

See also: Tornister

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from German Tornister, from earlier Tanister, from Czech tanystra, from Hungarian tanisztra, taniszra, taniztra, tanizra (modern Hungarian tarisznya), from Byzantine Greek τάγιστρον (tágistron), from ταγίζειν (tagízein), and from Latin canistrum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tɔrˈɲis.tɛr/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -istɛr
  • Syllabification: tor‧nis‧ter

Noun

tornister m inan

  1. satchel

Declension

Declension of tornister
singular plural
nominative tornister tornistry
genitive tornistra tornistrów
dative tornistrowi tornistrom
accusative tornister tornistry
instrumental tornistrem tornistrami
locative tornistrze tornistrach
vocative tornistrze tornistry

Further reading

  • tornister in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • tornister in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Etymology

From German Tornister, ultimately from Latin canistrum, used in Swedish since 1711.

Noun

tornister c

  1. feedbag, nosebag (for horses to eat from)
  2. knapsack, haversack, an older form of rigid military backpack or bag for carrying supplies of food or ammunition

Declension

Declension of tornister
nominative genitive
singular indefinite tornister tornisters
definite tornistern tornisterns
plural indefinite tornistrar tornistrars
definite tornistrarna tornistrarnas

References

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