hamsi
Turkish
Etymology
Borrowed from Greek χαμψί (champsí), possibly from an ancient Black Sea substrate.
Noun
hamsi (definite accusative hamsiyi, plural hamsiler)
- European anchovy (Engraulis encrasicolus)
- anchovy
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | hamsi | |
| Definite accusative | hamsiyi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | hamsi | hamsiler |
| Definite accusative | hamsiyi | hamsileri |
| Dative | hamsiye | hamsilere |
| Locative | hamside | hamsilerde |
| Ablative | hamsiden | hamsilerden |
| Genitive | hamsinin | hamsilerin |