Azerbaijani

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Cyrillic -дә
Abjad ـده

Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *-de.

Suffix

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preceding vowel
a / i / o / u e / ə / i̇ / ö / ü
-da -də

-də

  1. Locative suffix.
    evev
    [the] house → in [the] house
    ÇiliÇili
    Chile → in Chile

Usage notes

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This suffix is to be preceded by an additional n when the noun it is appended to already ends with another suffix's vowel.

dostumun evidostumun evin
my friend's house → in my friend's house

Derived terms

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Khalaj

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preceding vowel
a / i / o / u e / ə / i̇ / ö / ü
-da -də

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *-de.

Suffix

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-də

  1. Forms ablative case
    Synonym: -dən
    kün (day) + ‎-də → ‎kündə (everyday)

Usage notes

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  1. After third person possessive suffix, it takes the form -ñdə, -ñda.
    həv (house) + ‎-də → ‎həvîñdə (from/her/its house)

References

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