teyze

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish تیزه (teyze), from Persian دایزه (dâyeze).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtej.ze/, /tejˈze/

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• Hyphenation: tey‧ze

Noun

teyze (definite accusative teyzeyi, plural teyzeler)

1. maternal aunt (mother's sister)
2. auntie (term of address)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	teyze
Definite accusative	teyzeyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	teyze	teyzeler
Definite accusative	teyzeyi	teyzeleri
Dative	teyzeye	teyzelere
Locative	teyzede	teyzelerde
Ablative	teyzeden	teyzelerden
Genitive	teyzenin	teyzelerin

Antonyms

• hala

Further reading

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