serasker
English
Noun
serasker (plural seraskers)
- Alternative form of seraskier.
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish سرعسكر (ser’asker). Equivalent to ser (“head”) + asker (“soldier”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈse.ɾas.ceɾ/
- Hyphenation: se‧ras‧ker
Noun
serasker (definite accusative seraskeri, plural seraskerler) (historical)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | serasker | seraskerler |
| definite accusative | seraskeri | seraskerleri |
| dative | seraskere | seraskerlere |
| locative | seraskerde | seraskerlerde |
| ablative | seraskerden | seraskerlerden |
| genitive | seraskerin | seraskerlerin |
Derived terms
- serasker kapısı
- seraskerlik
Further reading
- “serasker”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “serasker”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4152a
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “serasker”, in Nişanyan Sözlük