Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تكیر, from Greek τίγρη (tígri). Cognate with English tiger.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈciɾ/
- Hyphenation: te‧kir
Adjective
tekir
- tabby
Noun
tekir (definite accusative tekiri, plural tekirler)
- tabby
- red mullet, any fish of the genus Mullus
Declension
Declension of tekir
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tekir
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tekirler
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| definite accusative
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tekiri
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tekirleri
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| dative
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tekire
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tekirlere
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| locative
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tekirde
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tekirlerde
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| ablative
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tekirden
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tekirlerden
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| genitive
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tekirin
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tekirlerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tekirim
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tekirlerim
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| 2nd singular
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tekirin
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tekirlerin
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| 3rd singular
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tekiri
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tekirleri
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| 1st plural
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tekirimiz
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tekirlerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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tekiriniz
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tekirleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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tekirleri
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tekirleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tekirimi
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tekirlerimi
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| 2nd singular
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tekirini
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tekirlerini
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| 3rd singular
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tekirini
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tekirlerini
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| 1st plural
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tekirimizi
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tekirlerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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tekirinizi
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tekirlerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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tekirlerini
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tekirlerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tekirime
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tekirlerime
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| 2nd singular
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tekirine
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tekirlerine
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| 3rd singular
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tekirine
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tekirlerine
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| 1st plural
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tekirimize
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tekirlerimize
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| 2nd plural
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tekirinize
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tekirlerinize
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| 3rd plural
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tekirlerine
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tekirlerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tekirimde
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tekirlerimde
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| 2nd singular
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tekirinde
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tekirlerinde
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| 3rd singular
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tekirinde
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tekirlerinde
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| 1st plural
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tekirimizde
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tekirlerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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tekirinizde
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tekirlerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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tekirlerinde
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tekirlerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tekirimden
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tekirlerimden
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| 2nd singular
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tekirinden
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tekirlerinden
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| 3rd singular
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tekirinden
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tekirlerinden
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| 1st plural
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tekirimizden
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tekirlerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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tekirinizden
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tekirlerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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tekirlerinden
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tekirlerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tekirimin
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tekirlerimin
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| 2nd singular
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tekirinin
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tekirlerinin
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| 3rd singular
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tekirinin
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tekirlerinin
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| 1st plural
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tekirimizin
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tekirlerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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tekirinizin
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tekirlerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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tekirlerinin
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tekirlerinin
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Predicative forms
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tekirim
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tekirlerim
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| 2nd singular
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tekirsin
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tekirlersin
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| 3rd singular
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tekir
tekirdir
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tekirler
tekirlerdir
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| 1st plural
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tekiriz
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tekirleriz
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| 2nd plural
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tekirsiniz
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tekirlersiniz
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| 3rd plural
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tekirler
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tekirlerdir
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “tekir”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “tekir”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tekir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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