horozcuk
Turkish
Alternative forms
- horozcuk otu
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish خروسجق (horozcuk, “cockerel; pepperwort”); equivalent to horoz (“rooster, cock”) + -cuk (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ho.ɾozˈd͡ʒuk/
Noun
horozcuk (definite accusative horozcuğu, plural horozcuklar)
- pepperwort, mithridate, any perennial plant in the genus Lepidium, especially the field pepperwort (Lepidium campestre)
- Synonym: yaban teresi
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | horozcuk | horozcuklar |
| definite accusative | horozcuğu | horozcukları |
| dative | horozcuğa | horozcuklara |
| locative | horozcukta | horozcuklarda |
| ablative | horozcuktan | horozcuklardan |
| genitive | horozcuğun | horozcukların |
Further reading
- “horozcuk otu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “horozcuk otu”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “horozcuk”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1987