zerrece
Turkish
editEtymology
editInherited from Ottoman Turkish ذرهجه (zerrece),[1] from ذره (zerre),[2] equivalent to zerre (“a tiny particle, iota”) + -ce.
Pronunciation
editAdverb
editzerrece
- a little bit, in a very small amount or degree
- Synonym: zerre kadar
- (negative or question sentences) any, at all
- Synonym: zerre kadar
Related terms
editReferences
edit- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ذرهجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 946
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “zerre”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “zerrece”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “zerrece”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5460