derebeyi
Turkish
Etymology
By surface analysis, dere (“creek”) + bey (“bey, warlord”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.ɾe.beˈji/
- Hyphenation: de‧e‧be‧yi
Noun
derebeyi (definite accusative derebeyini, plural derebeyleri)
- (historical) derebey
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | derebeyi | derebeyleri |
| definite accusative | derebeyini | derebeylerini |
| dative | derebeyine | derebeylerine |
| locative | derebeyinde | derebeylerinde |
| ablative | derebeyinden | derebeylerinden |
| genitive | derebeyinin | derebeylerinin |
Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: derebey
Further reading
- “derebeyi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “derebeyi”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı