anaforcu
Turkish
editEtymology
editFrom Ottoman Turkish انافور (anafor, “an eddy in a stream”),[1] from Greek αναφορά (anaforá), from Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá),[2] morphologically anafor (“a whirlpool”) + -cu.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editanaforcu (definite accusative anaforcuyu, plural anaforcular)
- (slang) Someone who seeks to take advantage of others, or profit through illicit means.
Declension
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Nominative | anaforcu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | anaforcuyu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | anaforcu | anaforcular | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definite accusative | anaforcuyu | anaforcuları | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dative | anaforcuya | anaforculara | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | anaforcuda | anaforcularda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ablative | anaforcudan | anaforculardan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | anaforcunun | anaforcuların | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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References
edit- ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “انافور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon[1], Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 206
- ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “anafor”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
Further reading
edit- “anaforcu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu