teyze

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تیزه (teyze), from Persian دایزه (dâyeze).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtej.ze/, /tejˈze/
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  • Hyphenation: tey‧ze

Noun

teyze (definite accusative teyzeyi, plural teyzeler)

  1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)
  2. auntie (term of address)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative teyze
Definite accusative teyzeyi
Singular Plural
Nominative teyze teyzeler
Definite accusative teyzeyi teyzeleri
Dative teyzeye teyzelere
Locative teyzede teyzelerde
Ablative teyzeden teyzelerden
Genitive teyzenin teyzelerin

Antonyms

Further reading

  • teyze”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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