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/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -istɛr
  • Syllabification: tor‧nis‧ter

Noun

tornister m inan

  1. satchel

Declension
Declension of tornister
singular plural
nominative tornister tornistery
genitive tornisteru tornisterów
dative tornisterowi tornisterom
accusative tornister tornistery
instrumental tornisterem tornisterami
locative tornisterze tornisterach
vocative tornisterze tornistery

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 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative tornister tornistern tornistrar tornistrarna
Genitive tornisters tornisterns tornistrars tornistrarnas

References
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