göğüslük

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish گوگسلك (göğüslük, “breastplate; bib; pinafore”), equivalent to göğüs (“breast, chest”) +‎ -lük.

Noun

göğüslük (definite accusative göğüslüğü, plural göğüslükler)

1. pinafore, an apron worn by students
2. bib, an item of clothing worn by babies around the neck
3. apron worn to prevent clothes from getting dirty
4. breastplate, the part of the armor covering the chest
5. strap that runs across the horse's chest and attaches to the bellyband

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	göğüslük
Definite accusative	göğüslüğü
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	göğüslük	göğüslükler
Definite accusative	göğüslüğü	göğüslükleri
Dative	göğüslüğe	göğüslüklere
Locative	göğüslükte	göğüslüklerde
Ablative	göğüslükten	göğüslüklerden
Genitive	göğüslüğün	göğüslüklerin

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “göğüslük”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1740