tekir

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكیر, from Greek τίγρη (tígri). Cognate with English tiger.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈciɾ/
• Hyphenation: te‧kir

Adjective

tekir

1. tabby

Noun

tekir (definite accusative tekiri, plural tekirler)

1. tabby
2. red mullet, any fish of the genus Mullus

Declension

Declension of tekir

singular plural nominative tekir tekirler definite accusative tekiri tekirleri dative tekire tekirlere locative tekirde tekirlerde ablative tekirden tekirlerden genitive tekirin tekirlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular tekirim tekirlerim 2nd singular tekirin tekirlerin 3rd singular tekiri tekirleri 1st plural tekirimiz tekirlerimiz 2nd plural tekiriniz tekirleriniz 3rd plural tekirleri tekirleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular tekirimi tekirlerimi 2nd singular tekirini tekirlerini 3rd singular tekirini tekirlerini 1st plural tekirimizi tekirlerimizi 2nd plural tekirinizi tekirlerinizi 3rd plural tekirlerini tekirlerini dative singular plural 1st singular tekirime tekirlerime 2nd singular tekirine tekirlerine 3rd singular tekirine tekirlerine 1st plural tekirimize tekirlerimize 2nd plural tekirinize tekirlerinize 3rd plural tekirlerine tekirlerine locative singular plural 1st singular tekirimde tekirlerimde 2nd singular tekirinde tekirlerinde 3rd singular tekirinde tekirlerinde 1st plural tekirimizde tekirlerimizde 2nd plural tekirinizde tekirlerinizde 3rd plural tekirlerinde tekirlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular tekirimden tekirlerimden 2nd singular tekirinden tekirlerinden 3rd singular tekirinden tekirlerinden 1st plural tekirimizden tekirlerimizden 2nd plural tekirinizden tekirlerinizden 3rd plural tekirlerinden tekirlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular tekirimin tekirlerimin 2nd singular tekirinin tekirlerinin 3rd singular tekirinin tekirlerinin 1st plural tekirimizin tekirlerimizin 2nd plural tekirinizin tekirlerinizin 3rd plural tekirlerinin tekirlerinin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular tekirim tekirlerim 2nd singular tekirsin tekirlersin 3rd singular tekir tekirdir tekirler tekirlerdir 1st plural tekiriz tekirleriz 2nd plural tekirsiniz tekirlersiniz 3rd plural tekirler tekirlerdir

Derived terms

• Tekirdağ

Further reading

• “tekir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “tekir”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tekir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Anagrams

• kerti, terki, kitre