gittikçe

Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كتدكجه^[1] or كیتدكجه (gitdikce, gittikçe),^[2] from كتمك (gitmek), equivalent to git- (“to go”) +‎ -tik +‎ -çe. Cognates with Azerbaijani getdikcə, Turkmen gitdikçe.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /ɟitˈtic.t͡ʃe/
Hyphenation: git‧tik‧çe

Adverb edit

gittikçe

gradually, progressively, by degrees as time goes by
Synonyms: gitgide, gide gide, giderek, yavaş yavaş, (archaic) tedricen

Gittikçe daha çok anne emzirmeyi tercih ediyor. ― More and more mothers are choosing to breastfeed.

Related terms edit

References edit

^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كتدكجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon‎^[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1525
^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كیتدكجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[2], Constantinople: Mihran, page 1064

Further reading edit

“gittikçe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “gittikçe”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1724

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