Turkish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Ottoman Turkish خمسی (hamsı), from Greek χαμψί (champsí), possibly from an ancient Black Sea substrate.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hamsi (definite accusative hamsiyi, plural hamsiler)

  1. European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
  2. anchovy

Declension edit

Inflection
Nominative hamsi
Definite accusative hamsiyi
Singular Plural
Nominative hamsi hamsiler
Definite accusative hamsiyi hamsileri
Dative hamsiye hamsilere
Locative hamside hamsilerde
Ablative hamsiden hamsilerden
Genitive hamsinin hamsilerin

Synonyms edit