dilenci vapuru
Turkish
Etymology
Compound noun from dilenci (“beggar”) + vapur (“steamboat”), so called because the boat goes from dock to dock like a beggar goes door to door.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.lenˈdʒi va.puˌɾu/
- Hyphenation: di‧len‧ci va‧pur
Noun
dilenci vapuru (definite accusative dilenci vapurunu, plural dilenci vapurları)
- (nautical) a local steamboat (serving a route and stopping at almost all docks along the route)
- (figurative) an activist engaged in door-to-door canvassing to garner support for a cause
Declension
Inflection of dilenci vapuru
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| absolute | dilenci vapuru | dilenci vapurları |
| definite accusative | dilenci vapurunu | dilenci vapurlarını |
| dative | dilenci vapuruna | dilenci vapurlarına |
| locative | dilenci vapurunda | dilenci vapurlarında |
| ablative | dilenci vapurundan | dilenci vapurlarından |
| definite genitive | dilenci vapurunun | dilenci vapurlarının |