perdeci

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish پرده‌جی (perdeci, “maker or seller of curtains; doorman”), equivalent to perde (“curtain”) +‎ -çi.

Noun

perdeci (definite accusative perdeciyi, plural perdeciler)

1. maker or seller of curtains
2. curtain-shop, a place where curtains and drapes are sold
3. the person in charge of opening and closing the curtains on the stage
4. (historical) doorman, doorkeeper at the royal palace

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	perdeci
Definite accusative	perdeciyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	perdeci	perdeciler
Definite accusative	perdeciyi	perdecileri
Dative	perdeciye	perdecilere
Locative	perdecide	perdecilerde
Ablative	perdeciden	perdecilerden
Genitive	perdecinin	perdecilerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular perdecim perdecilerim 2nd singular perdecin perdecilerin 3rd singular perdecisi perdecileri 1st plural perdecimiz perdecilerimiz 2nd plural perdeciniz perdecileriniz 3rd plural perdecileri perdecileri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular perdecimi perdecilerimi 2nd singular perdecini perdecilerini 3rd singular perdecisini perdecilerini 1st plural perdecimizi perdecilerimizi 2nd plural perdecinizi perdecilerinizi 3rd plural perdecilerini perdecilerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular perdecime perdecilerime 2nd singular perdecine perdecilerine 3rd singular perdecisine perdecilerine 1st plural perdecimize perdecilerimize 2nd plural perdecinize perdecilerinize 3rd plural perdecilerine perdecilerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular perdecimde perdecilerimde 2nd singular perdecinde perdecilerinde 3rd singular perdecisinde perdecilerinde 1st plural perdecimizde perdecilerimizde 2nd plural perdecinizde perdecilerinizde 3rd plural perdecilerinde perdecilerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular perdecimden perdecilerimden 2nd singular perdecinden perdecilerinden 3rd singular perdecisinden perdecilerinden 1st plural perdecimizden perdecilerimizden 2nd plural perdecinizden perdecilerinizden 3rd plural perdecilerinden perdecilerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular perdecimin perdecilerimin 2nd singular perdecinin perdecilerinin 3rd singular perdecisinin perdecilerinin 1st plural perdecimizin perdecilerimizin 2nd plural perdecinizin perdecilerinizin 3rd plural perdecilerinin perdecilerinin

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “perdeci”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3824