Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish تیزه (teyze), from Persian دایزه (dâyeze).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtej.ze/, /tejˈze/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: tey‧ze

Noun

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teyze (definite accusative teyzeyi, plural teyzeler)

  1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)
  2. auntie (term of address)

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative teyze
Definite accusative teyzeyi
Singular Plural
Nominative teyze teyzeler
Definite accusative teyzeyi teyzeleri
Dative teyzeye teyzelere
Locative teyzede teyzelerde
Ablative teyzeden teyzelerden
Genitive teyzenin teyzelerin

Antonyms

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Further reading

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  • teyze”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu