Turkish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوست یوسته (üst üste)[1] from اوست (üst),[2] equivalent to compound of üst (top, upper) +‎ üst +‎ -e (dative suffix).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈyst.ys.te/
  • Hyphenation: üst‧üs‧te

Adjective edit

üst üste

  1. (figuratively) Excessively crowded, cramped.

Declension edit

Adverb edit

üst üste

  1. one on top of another
  2. in quick succession, in a row

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اوست یوسته”, in Dictionnaire turc-français[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 188
  2. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “üst”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading edit