ötürü
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish اوتوری (ötüri), equivalent to the obsolete verb öt- (“to pass”) + -eri (“towards”). Ultimately from Proto-Turkic *öt- (“to pass by”). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (ötrü, “due to”) and Azerbaijani ötrü
Pronunciation
editPostposition
editötürü
- (with ablative) because of, due to
- Synonyms: dolayı, mütevellit
Usage notes
editUsed after -dan/-den/-tan/-ten (“from”), just like its synonyms dolayı and mütevellit.
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ötürü”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu