meliz

Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μέλισσα (mélissa). Doublet of melisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈliz/
  • Hyphenation: me‧liz

Noun

meliz (definite accusative melizi, plural melizler) (dialectal, İstanbul, Niğde, Konya, Adana, Mersin)

  1. honey bee
    Synonym: bal arısı

Declension

Declension of meliz
singular plural
nominative meliz melizler
definite accusative melizi melizleri
dative melize melizlere
locative melizde melizlerde
ablative melizden melizlerden
genitive melizin melizlerin

Further reading

  • “meliz”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume IX, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1977, page 3157b
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