piiramistorn

Estonian

Etymology

From piiramine (siege) + torn (tower).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpiːrɑmisˌtorn/, [ˈpiːrɑmisˌtorn]
  • Rhymes: -orn
  • Hyphenation: pii‧ra‧mis‧torn

Noun

piiramistorn (genitive piiramistorni, partitive piiramistorni)

  1. (historical) siege tower, turret
    Ratastel liikuv piiramistorn lükati müüri äärde.The siege tower was wheeled to the wall.

Declension

References

  • piiramistorn in Sõnaveeb
  • M. Langemets, M. Tiits, T. Valdre, L. Veskis, Ü. Viks, P. Voll, editors (2009), piiramistorn”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (online dictionary, in Estonian), 2nd edition, Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation)
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