itfaiye

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish اطفائیه (itfâiyye), from Arabic إِطْفَائِيَّة (ʔiṭfāʔiyya).

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: it‧fa‧i‧ye

Noun

itfaiye (definite accusative itfaiyeyi, plural itfaiyeler)

  1. fire brigade
  2. fire department

Declension

Declension of itfaiye
singular plural
nominative itfaiye itfaiyeler
definite accusative itfaiyeyi itfaiyeleri
dative itfaiyeye itfaiyelere
locative itfaiyede itfaiyelerde
ablative itfaiyeden itfaiyelerden
genitive itfaiyenin itfaiyelerin

Further reading

  • itfaiye”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu