Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اوكسه (ökse, “birdlime; mistletoe”), from Greek ιξία (ixía).
Pronunciation
Noun
ökse (definite accusative ökseyi, plural ökseler)
- birdlime, birdglue, a sticky substance smeared on branches to catch birds
- limerod, limetwig, limeyard, a twig or stick smeared with this substance
- Synonym: ökse çubuğu
- (colloquial) mantrap, she-wolf, vixen, a woman who is seductive to men
Declension
Declension of ökse
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ökse
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ökseler
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| definite accusative
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ökseyi
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ökseleri
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| dative
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ökseye
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ökselere
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| locative
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öksede
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ökselerde
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| ablative
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ökseden
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ökselerden
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| genitive
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öksenin
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ökselerin
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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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öksem
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ökselerim
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| 2nd singular
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öksen
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ökselerin
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| 3rd singular
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öksesi
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ökseleri
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| 1st plural
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öksemiz
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ökselerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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ökseniz
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ökseleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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ökseleri
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ökseleri
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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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öksemi
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ökselerimi
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| 2nd singular
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ökseni
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ökselerini
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| 3rd singular
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öksesini
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ökselerini
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| 1st plural
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öksemizi
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ökselerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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öksenizi
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ökselerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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ökselerini
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ökselerini
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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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ökseme
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ökselerime
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| 2nd singular
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öksene
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ökselerine
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| 3rd singular
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öksesine
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ökselerine
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| 1st plural
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öksemize
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ökselerimize
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| 2nd plural
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öksenize
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ökselerinize
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| 3rd plural
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ökselerine
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ökselerine
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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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öksemde
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ökselerimde
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| 2nd singular
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öksende
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ökselerinde
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| 3rd singular
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öksesinde
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ökselerinde
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| 1st plural
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öksemizde
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ökselerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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öksenizde
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ökselerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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ökselerinde
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ökselerinde
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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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öksemden
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ökselerimden
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| 2nd singular
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öksenden
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ökselerinden
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| 3rd singular
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öksesinden
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ökselerinden
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| 1st plural
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öksemizden
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ökselerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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öksenizden
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ökselerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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ökselerinden
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ökselerinden
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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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öksemin
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ökselerimin
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| 2nd singular
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öksenin
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ökselerinin
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| 3rd singular
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öksesinin
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ökselerinin
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| 1st plural
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öksemizin
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ökselerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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öksenizin
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ökselerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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ökselerinin
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ökselerinin
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Derived terms
- ökseye basmak
- ökseye tutulmak
Further reading
- “ökse”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ökse”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ökse1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 4, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3683
- Eren, Hasan (1999), “ökse”, in Türk Dilinin Etimolojik Sözlüğü [Etymological Dictionary of the Turkish Language][1] (in Turkish), Ankara: Bizim Büro Basım Evi, page 314
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ökse”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
- Tietze, Andreas (2002, 2009), “ökse”, in Tarihi ve Etimolojik Türkiye Türkçesi Lügati [Historical and Etymological Dictionary of Turkish] (in Turkish), volume VI, Istanbul, Vienna, page 208