-siz
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـسز (-siz), from Proto-Turkic *-siŕ (“-less”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /siz/, /ˈsiz/
Suffix
-siz
- Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun; roughly equivalent to English -less (or sometimes de-, non-, un-)
- without (with nouns, pronouns, never verbs)
Usage notes
- Stress is carried onto the suffix when appended to a word with stress on the last syllable:
- Stress doesn't shift when appended to a word that is stressed elsewhere.
Derived terms
Turkish terms suffixed with -siz
eksiksiz
Uzbek
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-siŕ, and from Old Turkic 𐰾𐰃𐰕 (siz), from Proto-Turkic *siŕ.
Suffix
-siz
- Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun
- Antonym: -li
- Second-person plural present simple suffix
- [you (plural or polite)] are