anaforcu
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Turkish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From 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[edit]
Noun[edit]
anaforcu (definite accusative anaforcuyu, plural anaforcular)
- (slang) Someone who seeks to take advantage of others, or profit through illicit means.
Declension[edit]
| Inflection | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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