-ler

German

Etymology

From the German suffix -er. Result of a wrong segmentation of nouns ending in -l and the suffix -er, in words like Sattler, Ziegler.

Suffix

-ler

1. used to create agent nouns, similar to -er

Derived terms

• Hinterwäldler
• SPDler
• CDUler

Turkish

Suffix

-ler

1. Used to form plurals of nouns.

   çiçek - çiçekler

2. those who are like him/her.

   Bu ülkede daima Mustafa Kemal'ler olacak. - There will always be people like Mustafa Kemal in this country.

3. ... and his/her family or home.

   Teyzemler bize gelecek - My aunt and her family will come to us.

   Teyzemlere gideceğiz - We will go to my aunt's (home).

4. Two or more people who have the same name.

   Öğretmen sınıftaki Zafer'leri kaldırdı - The teacher got Zafer's in the classroom to stand up.

Usage notes

• It's used when the noun's last vowel is a front vowel.
• It could be "-lar", when the noun's last vowel is a back vowel.