tornister

See also: Tornister

Polish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɔrˈɲis.tɛr/

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• 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

tornister 1

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

• tornister in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• tornister in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• tornister in Walter E. Harlock, Svensk-engelsk ordbok : skolupplaga (1964)