deniz

deniz

See also: Deniz, deñiz, and deňiz

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دنز‎ (deŋiz, “sea”), from Proto-Turkic *teŋiŕ. Compare Hungarian tenger (“sea”) a Turkic borrowing.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: de‧niz

Noun

deniz (definite accusative denizi, plural denizler)

1. sea

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	deniz
Definite accusative	denizi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	deniz	denizler
Definite accusative	denizi	denizleri
Dative	denize	denizlere
Locative	denizde	denizlerde
Ablative	denizden	denizlerden
Genitive	denizin	denizlerin
Possessive forms Singular Plural 1st singular denizim denizlerim 2nd singular denizin denizlerin 3rd singular denizi denizleri 1st plural denizimiz denizlerimiz 2nd plural deniziniz denizleriniz 3rd plural denizleri denizleri

Derived terms

• Akdeniz (“Mediterranean Sea”)
• Baltık Denizi (“Baltic Sea”)
• deniz feneri (“lighthouse”)
• deniz kızı (“mermaid”)
• deniz şortu (“board shorts”)
• Ege Denizi (“Aegean Sea”)
• Hazar Denizi (“Caspian Sea”)
• Karadeniz (“Black Sea”)
• Kızıldeniz (“Red Sea”)
• Marmara Denizi (“Sea of Marmara”)
• İrlanda Denizi (“Irish Sea”)

 

Further reading

• deniz in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu