-siz
Turkish edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـسز (-siz), from Proto-Turkic *-siŕ (“-less”).
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
preceding vowel | |||
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A / I | E / İ | O / U | Ö / Ü |
-sız | -siz | -suz | -süz |
-siz
- Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun; roughly equivalent to English -less (or sometimes de-, non-, un-)
Usage notes edit
- Stress is carried onto the suffix when appended to a word with stress on the last syllable:
- Stress doesn't shift when appended to a word that is stressed elsewhere.
Derived terms edit
Uzbek edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Turkic *-siŕ, and from Old Turkic 𐰾𐰃𐰕 (siz), from Proto-Turkic *siŕ.
Suffix edit
-siz
- Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun.
- Antonym: -li