dolmacı
See also: dolmaci
Turkish
Etymology
From dolma (“dolma, stuffed vegetable”) + -cı (“occupational suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /doɫ.maˈd͡ʒɯ/
- Hyphenation: dol‧ma‧cı
Noun
dolmacı (definite accusative dolmacıyı, plural dolmacılar)
- maker, seller, or lover of dolmas or stuffed vegetables
- (figuratively) synonym of hileci (“cheater”)
Derived terms
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | dolmacı | dolmacılar |
| definite accusative | dolmacıyı | dolmacıları |
| dative | dolmacıya | dolmacılara |
| locative | dolmacıda | dolmacılarda |
| ablative | dolmacıdan | dolmacılardan |
| genitive | dolmacının | dolmacıların |
Further reading
- “dolmacı”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “dolmacı”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “dolmacı”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1269