efendi
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs).
Noun
efendi m (uncountable)
- (dated) sir
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | efendi | efendiul |
| genitive-dative | efendi | efendiului |
| vocative | efendiule | |
Slovak
Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈefenɟi]
Noun
efendi m pers
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | efendi | efendiovia |
| genitive | efendiho | efendiov |
| dative | efendimu | efendiom |
| accusative | efendiho | efendiov |
| locative | efendim | efendioch |
| instrumental | efendim | efendiami |
Further reading
- “efendi”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish افندی (efendi), from Greek αφέντης (aféntis), from Ancient Greek αὐθέντης (authéntēs). Doublet of otantik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈfendi/, [eˈfændi]
- Hyphenation: e‧fen‧di
Noun
efendi (definite accusative efendiyi, plural efendiler)
- master, sir
- Yüzüklerin Efendisi ― The Lord of the Rings
- (historical) effendi
- (regional, informal) mister, sir (polite term of address for a man)
Declension
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Derived terms
- beyefendi (“sir; gentleman”)
- evet efendimci (“yes man”)
- hanımefendi (“ma'am, madam; lady”)
Adjective
efendi
- well-behaved, courteous, polite
- 2006 January 1, Sores Welat Demir, Damla... Bir Damla Aşk / (Damla... A Drop Of Love - Letters Book by SWD)[1], SWD Group, →ISBN, page 38:
- Bazısı bana bakıp gülümsedi, içten gülümserler bilirim, çünkü benim dobra ve efendi bir insan olduğumu bilirler.
- Some of them looked at me and smiled, I know they smile sincerely, because they know that I am a straight and courteous person.
Usage notes
- Frequently reduplicated as efendi efendi.
Derived terms
- efendice (“courteously, in a well-behaved manner”)