Turkish
Etymology
By surface analysis, yaban (“wilderness”) + kedi (“cat”).
Noun
yaban kedisi (definite accusative yaban kedisini, plural yaban kedileri)
- wildcat, a cat that lives in the wilderness, specifically Felis silvestris
- Synonyms: dağ kedisi, orman kedisi
Declension
Declension of yaban kedisi
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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yaban kedisi
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yaban kedileri
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| definite accusative
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yaban kedisini
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yaban kedilerini
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| dative
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yaban kedisine
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yaban kedilerine
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| locative
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yaban kedisinde
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yaban kedilerinde
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| ablative
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yaban kedisinden
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yaban kedilerinden
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| genitive
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yaban kedisinin
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yaban kedilerinin
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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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yaban kedisim
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yaban kedilerim
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| 2nd singular
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yaban kedisin
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yaban kedilerin
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| 3rd singular
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yaban kedisi
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yaban kedileri
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| 1st plural
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yaban kedisimiz
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yaban kedilerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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yaban kedisiniz
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yaban kedileriniz
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| 3rd plural
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yaban kedileri
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yaban kedileri
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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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yaban kedisimi
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yaban kedilerimi
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| 2nd singular
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yaban kedisini
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yaban kedilerini
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| 3rd singular
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yaban kedisini
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yaban kedilerini
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| 1st plural
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yaban kedisimizi
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yaban kedilerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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yaban kedisinizi
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yaban kedilerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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yaban kedilerini
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yaban kedilerini
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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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yaban kedisime
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yaban kedilerime
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| 2nd singular
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yaban kedisine
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yaban kedilerine
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| 3rd singular
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yaban kedisine
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yaban kedilerine
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| 1st plural
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yaban kedisimize
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yaban kedilerimize
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| 2nd plural
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yaban kedisinize
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yaban kedilerinize
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| 3rd plural
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yaban kedilerine
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yaban kedilerine
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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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yaban kedisimde
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yaban kedilerimde
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| 2nd singular
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yaban kedisinde
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yaban kedilerinde
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| 3rd singular
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yaban kedisinde
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yaban kedilerinde
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| 1st plural
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yaban kedisimizde
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yaban kedilerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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yaban kedisinizde
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yaban kedilerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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yaban kedilerinde
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yaban kedilerinde
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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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yaban kedisimden
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yaban kedilerimden
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| 2nd singular
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yaban kedisinden
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yaban kedilerinden
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| 3rd singular
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yaban kedisinden
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yaban kedilerinden
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| 1st plural
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yaban kedisimizden
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yaban kedilerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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yaban kedisinizden
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yaban kedilerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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yaban kedilerinden
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yaban kedilerinden
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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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yaban kedisimin
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yaban kedilerimin
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| 2nd singular
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yaban kedisinin
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yaban kedilerinin
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| 3rd singular
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yaban kedisinin
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yaban kedilerinin
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| 1st plural
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yaban kedisimizin
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yaban kedilerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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yaban kedisinizin
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yaban kedilerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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yaban kedilerinin
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yaban kedilerinin
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Further reading
- “yaban kedisi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “yaban kedisi”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “yaban”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5145