Frenk menekşesi
Turkish
Etymology
By surface analysis, Frenk (“Western European”) + menekşe (“violet”).
Noun
Frenk menekşesi (definite accusative Frenk menekşesini, plural Frenk menekşeleri)
- dame's rocket, any flowering plant of the species Hesperis matronalis, native to Eurasia
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Frenk menekşesi | Frenk menekşeleri |
| definite accusative | Frenk menekşesini | Frenk menekşelerini |
| dative | Frenk menekşesine | Frenk menekşelerine |
| locative | Frenk menekşesinde | Frenk menekşelerinde |
| ablative | Frenk menekşesinden | Frenk menekşelerinden |
| genitive | Frenk menekşesinin | Frenk menekşelerinin |
Further reading
- “Frenk menekşesi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “Frenk menekşesi”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “Frenk”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1615