demir

See also: Demir and dəmir

Turkish

Chemical element
Fe
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Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دمیر‎ (demir, “iron”), دمور‎ (demür), from Proto-Turkic *temür (“iron”). Compare Arin teminkur (“ore”), derived from the same source.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [dɛˈmíɾ̝̊]
• Hyphenation: de‧mir

Noun

demir (definite accusative demiri, plural demirler)

1. iron
2. (chemistry) iron

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	demir
Definite accusative	demiri
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	demir	demirler
Definite accusative	demiri	demirleri
Dative	demire	demirlere
Locative	demirde	demirlerde
Ablative	demirden	demirlerden
Genitive	demirin	demirlerin

Derived terms

• demirci
• demirli
• demirsiz
• demirlik
• demirlenmek
• demirleşmek

Related terms

• Timur
• Timuçin

Further reading

• demir in Reverso (Turkish-English)