göğüslük
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish گوگسلك (göğüslük, “breastplate; bib; pinafore”), equivalent to göğüs (“breast, chest”) + -lük.
Noun
göğüslük (definite accusative göğüslüğü, plural göğüslükler)
- pinafore, an apron worn by students
- bib, an item of clothing worn by babies around the neck
- apron worn to prevent clothes from getting dirty
- breastplate, the part of the armor covering the chest
- strap that runs across the horse's chest and attaches to the bellyband
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | göğüslük | göğüslükler |
| definite accusative | göğüslüğü | göğüslükleri |
| dative | göğüslüğe | göğüslüklere |
| locative | göğüslükte | göğüslüklerde |
| ablative | göğüslükten | göğüslüklerden |
| genitive | göğüslüğün | göğüslüklerin |
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “göğüslük”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1740