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Thurner

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English

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Proper noun

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Thurner

  1. A surname.

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German

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Etymology

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From Thurn (tower) +‎ -er.

So called Stadt-Thurner or Stadt-Musicus was a city announcer standing on the tower and giving signals by horn or trumpet.

In Czech translated as turnéř or trubač.

Noun

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Thurner m (strong, genitive Thurners, plural Thurner)

  1. bugler
  2. trumpeter

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