Türe

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German

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Türe f (genitive Türe, plural Türen)

  1. (dated, regional) Alternative form of Tür
    Türe geschlossen halten.Keep the door shut.

Usage notes

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  • Natural use of Türe in spoken language is found in parts of East and Southwest Germany (Saxony, Baden-Wuerttemberg) and Western Switzerland. It is notable that at the same time Saxony overall prefers Tür in written language.
  • In parts of Austria, southern Germany, and western Germany, Türe is commonly found on signs, such as: Türe geschlossen halten. — “Keep door shut.” This is in spite of the fact that the form is now quite rare in edited texts and moreover is not used in the respective regional vernaculars.[1]

Declension

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References

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  1. ^ Universität Salzburg / Université de Liège (2011 January 8) “Tür/Türe”, in Atlas zur deutschen Alltagssprache[1]