English

Noun

turkis ‎(plural turkises)

1. Obsolete form of turquoise.

Danish

Etymology

From French turquoise ‎(“Turkish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tyrkiːs/, [tˢyɐ̯ˈkʰiːˀsˈ] or IPA^(key): /turkiːs/, [tˢuɐ̯ˈkʰiːˀsˈ]

Noun

turkis c (singular definite turkisen, plural indefinite turkiser)

1. turquoise (sky-blue, greenish-blue, or greenish-gray semi-precious gemstone)

Inflection

Adjective

turkis ‎(neuter turkis or turkist, e-form turkise)

1. turquoise (having a pale greenish-blue colour)

Finnish

Noun

turkis

1. fur

Declension

Related terms

• turkki
• turkislakki

Anagrams

• kirstu

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From French (pierre) turquoise

Adjective

turkis ‎(neuter singular turkist, definite singular and plural turkise)

1. turquoise (a blue-green colour)

Noun

turkis m ‎(definite singular turkisen, indefinite plural turkiser, definite plural turkisene)

1. turquoise (gemstone)

References

• “turkis” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From French (pierre) turquoise

Adjective

turkis ‎(neuter singular turkist, definite singular and plural turkise)

1. turquoise (a blue-green colour)

Noun

turkis m ‎(definite singular turkisen, indefinite plural turkisar, definite plural turkisane)

1. turquoise (gemstone)

See also

References

• “turkis” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.