teyze
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish تیزه (teyze), from Persian دایزه (dâyeze).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtej.ze/, /tejˈze/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: tey‧ze
Noun
teyze (definite accusative teyzeyi, plural teyzeler)
- maternal aunt (mother's sister)
- auntie (term of address)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | teyze | teyzeler |
| definite accusative | teyzeyi | teyzeleri |
| dative | teyzeye | teyzelere |
| locative | teyzede | teyzelerde |
| ablative | teyzeden | teyzelerden |
| genitive | teyzenin | teyzelerin |
Antonyms
Further reading
- “teyze”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu