mersin
See also: mərsin and Mersin
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مرسین (mersin, “myrtle”), from Arabic مَرْسِين (marsīn), from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη (mursínē).
Noun
mersin (definite accusative mersini, plural mersinler)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mersin | mersinler |
| definite accusative | mersini | mersinleri |
| dative | mersine | mersinlere |
| locative | mersinde | mersinlerde |
| ablative | mersinden | mersinlerden |
| genitive | mersinin | mersinlerin |
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mersin”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3157
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mersin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük