kafes

See also: kafés

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish قفس (kafes), from Arabic قَفَص (qafaṣ).

Pronunciation

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Noun

kafes (definite accusative kafesi, plural kafesler)

  1. cage
  2. (slang) jail

Declension

Declension of kafes
singular plural
nominative kafes kafesler
definite accusative kafesi kafesleri
dative kafese kafeslere
locative kafeste kafeslerde
ablative kafesten kafeslerden
genitive kafesin kafeslerin

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “kafes”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
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