dalkavuk
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Perhaps from dal- + kavuk (“caouk”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
dalkavuk (definite accusative dalkavuğu, plural dalkavuklar)
- sycophant, lackey
- Synonym: şaklaban
- (historical) jester
Declension edit
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dalkavuk | |
| Definite accusative | dalkavuğu | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | dalkavuk | dalkavuklar |
| Definite accusative | dalkavuğu | dalkavukları |
| Dative | dalkavuğa | dalkavuklara |
| Locative | dalkavukta | dalkavuklarda |
| Ablative | dalkavuktan | dalkavuklardan |
| Genitive | dalkavuğun | dalkavukların |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “dalkavuk”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “dalkavuk”, in Nişanyan Sözlük