kavis

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوس (kavis), from Arabic قوس (“bow, curve, twist”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ka.vis/

Noun

kavis (definite accusative kavisi, plural kavisler)

1. Limited portion of a curve, curvature.
2. arc, arch
3. (sports) curl, bend

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kavis
Definite accusative	kavisi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kavis	kavisler
Definite accusative	kavisi	kavisleri
Dative	kavise	kavislere
Locative	kaviste	kavislerde
Ablative	kavisten	kavislerden
Genitive	kavisin	kavislerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kavisim kavislerim 2nd singular kavisin kavislerin 3rd singular kavisi kavisleri 1st plural kavisimiz kavislerimiz 2nd plural kavisiniz kavisleriniz 3rd plural kavisleri kavisleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kavisimi kavislerimi 2nd singular kavisini kavislerini 3rd singular kavisini kavislerini 1st plural kavisimizi kavislerimizi 2nd plural kavisinizi kavislerinizi 3rd plural kavislerini kavislerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kavisime kavislerime 2nd singular kavisine kavislerine 3rd singular kavisine kavislerine 1st plural kavisimize kavislerimize 2nd plural kavisinize kavislerinize 3rd plural kavislerine kavislerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kavisimde kavislerimde 2nd singular kavisinde kavislerinde 3rd singular kavisinde kavislerinde 1st plural kavisimizde kavislerimizde 2nd plural kavisinizde kavislerinizde 3rd plural kavislerinde kavislerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kavisimden kavislerimden 2nd singular kavisinden kavislerinden 3rd singular kavisinden kavislerinden 1st plural kavisimizden kavislerimizden 2nd plural kavisinizden kavislerinizden 3rd plural kavislerinden kavislerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kavisimin kavislerimin 2nd singular kavisinin kavislerinin 3rd singular kavisinin kavislerinin 1st plural kavisimizin kavislerimizin 2nd plural kavisinizin kavislerinizin 3rd plural kavislerinin kavislerinin

Synonyms

• eğri

References

• “kavis”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu