ispinoz
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسپنوز (ispinoz, “finch”), from Greek σπίνος (spínos, “finch”), ultimately from Ancient Greek σπῐ́νος (spĭ́nos, “chaffinch”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: is‧pi‧noz
Noun
ispinoz (definite accusative ispinozu, plural ispinozlar)
- finch, any passerine bird of the family Fringillidae, especially the chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | ispinoz | ispinozlar |
| definite accusative | ispinozu | ispinozları |
| dative | ispinoza | ispinozlara |
| locative | ispinozda | ispinozlarda |
| ablative | ispinozdan | ispinozlardan |
| genitive | ispinozun | ispinozların |
Derived terms
- bayağı ispinoz
- dağ ispinozu
- ispinozgiller
Further reading
- “ispinoz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “ispinoz”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “ispinoz”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 2, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2224
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ispinoz”, in Nişanyan Sözlük