mersin

See also: mərsin and Mersin

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish مرسین (mersin, “myrtle”), from Arabic مَرْسِين (marsīn), from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη (mursínē).

Noun

mersin (definite accusative mersini, plural mersinler)

1. myrtle (Myrtus gen. et spp.)

   Synonym: murt

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	mersin
Definite accusative	mersini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	mersin	mersinler
Definite accusative	mersini	mersinleri
Dative	mersine	mersinlere
Locative	mersinde	mersinlerde
Ablative	mersinden	mersinlerden
Genitive	mersinin	mersinlerin

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mersin”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3157
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mersin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük