kertenkele

kertenkele

See also: kərtənkələ

Turkish

Etymology

With double metathesis from *krekentele, from Byzantine Greek κροκόδιλος (krokódilos, “crocodile”).[1]

Noun

kertenkele (definite accusative kertenkeleyi, plural kertenkeleler)

1. lizard

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kertenkele
Definite accusative	kertenkeleyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kertenkele	kertenkeleler
Definite accusative	kertenkeleyi	kertenkeleleri
Dative	kertenkeleye	kertenkelelere
Locative	kertenkelede	kertenkelelerde
Ablative	kertenkeleden	kertenkelelerden
Genitive	kertenkelenin	kertenkelelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kertenkelem kertenkelelerim 2nd singular kertenkelen kertenkelelerin 3rd singular kertenkelesi kertenkeleleri 1st plural kertenkelemiz kertenkelelerimiz 2nd plural kertenkeleniz kertenkeleleriniz 3rd plural kertenkeleleri kertenkeleleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kertenkelemi kertenkelelerimi 2nd singular kertenkeleni kertenkelelerini 3rd singular kertenkelesini kertenkelelerini 1st plural kertenkelemizi kertenkelelerimizi 2nd plural kertenkelenizi kertenkelelerinizi 3rd plural kertenkelelerini kertenkelelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kertenkeleme kertenkelelerime 2nd singular kertenkelene kertenkelelerine 3rd singular kertenkelesine kertenkelelerine 1st plural kertenkelemize kertenkelelerimize 2nd plural kertenkelenize kertenkelelerinize 3rd plural kertenkelelerine kertenkelelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kertenkelemde kertenkelelerimde 2nd singular kertenkelende kertenkelelerinde 3rd singular kertenkelesinde kertenkelelerinde 1st plural kertenkelemizde kertenkelelerimizde 2nd plural kertenkelenizde kertenkelelerinizde 3rd plural kertenkelelerinde kertenkelelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kertenkelemden kertenkelelerimden 2nd singular kertenkelenden kertenkelelerinden 3rd singular kertenkelesinden kertenkelelerinden 1st plural kertenkelemizden kertenkelelerimizden 2nd plural kertenkelenizden kertenkelelerinizden 3rd plural kertenkelelerinden kertenkelelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kertenkelemin kertenkelelerimin 2nd singular kertenkelenin kertenkelelerinin 3rd singular kertenkelesinin kertenkelelerinin 1st plural kertenkelemizin kertenkelelerimizin 2nd plural kertenkelenizin kertenkelelerinizin 3rd plural kertenkelelerinin kertenkelelerinin

References

1. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kertenkele”, in Nişanyan Sözlük