galebe

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish غلبه (ğalebe), from Arabic غَلَبَة (ḡalaba). Doublet of dialectal kalaba.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɡa.leˈbe/

Noun

galebe (definite accusative galebeyi, plural galebeler) (archaic)

  1. victory
    Synonym: yengi
  2. advantage, superiority
    Synonym: üstünlük

Declension

Declension of galebe
singular plural
nominative galebe galebeler
definite accusative galebeyi galebeleri
dative galebeye galebelere
locative galebede galebelerde
ablative galebeden galebelerden
genitive galebenin galebelerin

Derived terms

  • galebe çalmak

Further reading