zevce

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish زوجه (zevce), from Arabic زَوْجَة (zawja). Compare Azerbaijani zövcə.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /zevˈdʒe/
  • Hyphenation: zev‧ce

Noun

zevce (definite accusative zevceyi, plural zevceler) (archaic)

  1. wife
    Synonym: karı
    • 2006, Nâzım Hikmet, Çeviri hikâyeler, Yapı Kredi Yayınları, page 34:
      Ve zevç ile zevce meçhul genci beklediler.
      And husband and wife waited for the unknown youth.

Declension

Declension of zevce
singular plural
nominative zevce zevceler
definite accusative zevceyi zevceleri
dative zevceye zevcelere
locative zevcede zevcelerde
ablative zevceden zevcelerden
genitive zevcenin zevcelerin

Derived terms

  • zevcelik

Further reading

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