anaforcu

anaforcu

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish انافور‎ (anafor, “an eddy in a stream”)[1], from Greek αναφορά (anaforá), from Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá)[2], morphologically anafor (“a whirlpool”) +‎ -cu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.na.foɾˈd͡ʒu/
• Hyphenation: a‧na‧for‧cu

Noun

anaforcu (definite accusative anaforcuyu, plural anaforcular)

1. (slang) Someone who seeks to take advantage of others, or profit through illicit means.

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	anaforcu
Definite accusative	anaforcuyu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	anaforcu	anaforcular
Definite accusative	anaforcuyu	anaforcuları
Dative	anaforcuya	anaforculara
Locative	anaforcuda	anaforcularda
Ablative	anaforcudan	anaforculardan
Genitive	anaforcunun	anaforcuların
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular anaforcuyum anaforcularım 2nd singular anaforcusun anaforcularsın 3rd singular anaforcu anaforcudur anaforcular anaforculardır 1st plural anaforcuyuz anaforcularız 2nd plural anaforcusunuz anaforcularsınız 3rd plural anaforcular anaforculardır

References

1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), “انافور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 206
2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “anafor”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

• anaforcu in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu