Karadeniz
Turkish
Picture dictionary
Karadeniz
Kuzey Denizi
Etymology
Directly, from Ottoman Turkish قره دكز (Kara Deñiz). Perhaps going back to Proto-Turkic *kara teŋiŕ (literally “north sea; black sea”) (compare Chuvash Хура тинӗс (Hura t̬inĕs)) or earlier (compare Mongolian Хар тэнгис (Xar tengis)), equivalent to kara (“black; north”) + deniz (“sea”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [kä.ɾä́.d̪e̞.n̪iz̪]
- Hyphenation: Ka‧ra‧de‧niz
Proper noun
Karadeniz
Declension
This proper noun needs an inflection-table template.