gagauz
See also: Gagauz
Gagauz
| Cyrillic | гагауз | |
|---|---|---|
Etymology
From Oghuzification of name Kaykaus (anlaut and inlaut /k/ > /g/, id est: Kaykāwus > Gaygavuz).[1] Also compare: Nogai-Khan > Nogais, Uzbek-Khan > Uzbeks, Bashkord-khan > Bashkirs. A derivaton from gök (“sky”) + oguz (Oghuz) is likely a folk etymology.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɡɑɡɑˈuz/, [-s]
- Hyphenation: ga‧ga‧uz
Adjective
gagauz (not comparable)
Noun
gagauz (definite accusative gagauzu, plural gagauzlar, feminine gagauzka)
- a Gagauz person
Declension
| singular (tekil) | plural (çoğul) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (yalın) | gagauz | gagauzlar |
| definite accusative (belirtme) | gagauzu | gagauzları |
| dative (yönelme) | gagauza | gagauzlara |
| locative (bulunma) | gagauzda | gagauzlarda |
| ablative (çıkma) | gagauzdan | gagauzlardan |
| genitive (tamlayan) | gagauzun | gagauzların |
Derived terms
- gagauzça
- gagauzluk
Descendants
- → English: Gagauz
- → Turkish: Gagavuz, Gagauz
- → Russian: гагаузский (gagauzskij), гагауз (gagauz)
- → Romanian: găgăuz
References
- ^ Turan, Refik (2006) “Tarih İçinde Gagauz Selçuklu İrtibatı”, in Turkish Culture and Hacı Bektaş Velî Research journal (in Turkish), Ankara: Gazi University
Portuguese
Noun
gagauz m (plural gagaúzes, feminine gagaúza, feminine plural gagaúzas)
Related terms
Adjective
gagauz (feminine gagaúza, masculine plural gagaúzes, feminine plural gagaúzas, not comparable)
Swedish
Noun
gagauz c
- a Gagauz (person of Gagauzian descent, chiefly male)
- Synonym: (female) gagauziska
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | gagauz | gagauz |
| definite | gagauzen | gagauzens | |
| plural | indefinite | gagauzer | gagauzers |
| definite | gagauzerna | gagauzernas |