Türkis

See also: turkis, türkis, and turkis'

German

Etymology

From Middle High German turkoys, from Middle French turquoise.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tʏʁˈkiːs/
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  • Hyphenation: Tür‧kis
  • Rhymes: -iːs

Noun

Türkis m (strong, genitive Türkises or Türkis, plural Türkise)

  1. turquoise (gemstone)

Declension
Declension of Türkis [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Türkis die Türkise
genitive eines des Türkises, Türkis der Türkise
dative einem dem Türkis den Türkisen
accusative einen den Türkis die Türkise

See also
Colors in German · Farben (layout · text)
     Weiß      Grau      Schwarz
             Rot (Purpur)              Orange; Braun              Gelb; Creme, Ocker
             Grün (Hellgrün, Neongrün)              Grün (Dunkelgrün)             
             Türkis (Cyan, Meeresgrün)              Blau (Hellblau, Azurblau)              Blau (Dunkelblau)
             Lila, Violett (Blasslila, Altrosa)              Lila, Violett (Magenta, Purpur)              Rosa; Pink

References
  • “Türkis” in Duden online
  • “Türkis” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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