toer

Etymology

From toe +‎ -er.

Noun

toer (plural toers)

1. One who toes.
   • 2010, Bill Kauffman, Bye Bye, Miss American Empire, page 241:

     No toers of lines or marchers in lockstep, dozens of other Free Staters moved to Wyoming.

Noun

toer m

1. roofer

Alternative forms

• 2'er

Etymology

From to (“two”) +‎ -er.

Noun

toer c (singular definite toeren, plural indefinite toere)

1. second (person or thing in the second position)
2. (games) two (in dice or cards).
   • 2001, Hans Jørgen Beck, Lona Graff, Niels Jacob Hansen, Matematik i Niende. Grundbog, Gyldendal Uddannelse, →ISBN, page 76:

     Når man kaster med én terning, er et af udfaldene en toer.

     when one throws one die, one of the possibilities is a two.

3. (sports, rowing) coxless pair
4. two (person or thing that is number two in a system, e.g.bus #2)

See also

Playing cards in Danish · kort, spillekort (layout · text)
es	toer	treer	firer	femmer	sekser	syver
otter	nier	tier	knægt, bonde	dame, dronning	konge	joker

References

• “toer” in Den Danske Ordbog

Etymology

From Middle Dutch toer, from Old French tour. Several senses are borrowed from French tour.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tur/, [tuːr]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: toer
• Rhymes: -ur

Noun

toer m (plural toeren, diminutive toertje n)

1. turn, rotation, revolution
2. tour, trip
3. (Belgium) whim, urge (odd emotional action or behaviour)

   In de oorlog zijn nogal toeren gebeurd. ― Rather odd actions have taken place during the war.

4. prank, stunt, trick

   De verzekering heeft ons een toer gelapt. ― The insurance company has played a trick on us.

Anagrams

• roet

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin turris. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuə̯r/

Noun

toer c (plural tuorren, diminutive tuorke)

1. tower (tall building)
2. (chess) rook

See also

Chess pieces in West Frisian · skaakstikken (layout · text)
kening	dame	toer	loper	hynder	pion

Further reading

• “toer (I)”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011