See also: cuce, cuece, and cucë

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish جوجه (cüce), from Classical Persian جوجه (jūja), جوژه (jūža).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒyˈd͡ʒe/
  • Hyphenation: cü‧ce
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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cüce (definite accusative cüceyi, plural cüceler)

  1. (offensive) dwarf (small person)
  2. dwarf (something much smaller than the usual of its sort)

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative cüce
Definite accusative cüceyi
Singular Plural
Nominative cüce cüceler
Definite accusative cüceyi cüceleri
Dative cüceye cücelere
Locative cücede cücelerde
Ablative cüceden cücelerden
Genitive cücenin cücelerin
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular cüceyim cücelerim
2nd singular cücesin cücelersin
3rd singular cüce
cücedir
cüceler
cücelerdir
1st plural cüceyiz cüceleriz
2nd plural cücesiniz cücelersiniz
3rd plural cüceler cücelerdir

Further reading

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  • cüce”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu