kestanecik
Turkish
Etymology
From kestane (“chestnut”) + -cik (“diminutive suffix”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ces.ta.neˈd͡ʒic/
Noun
kestanecik (definite accusative kestaneciği, plural kestanecikler)
- fetlock, a joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof
- (anatomy) synonym of prostat (“prostate gland”)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kestanecik | kestanecikler |
| definite accusative | kestaneciği | kestanecikleri |
| dative | kestaneciğe | kestaneciklere |
| locative | kestanecikte | kestaneciklerde |
| ablative | kestanecikten | kestaneciklerden |
| genitive | kestaneciğin | kestaneciklerin |
Further reading
- “kestanecik”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “kestânecik”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “kestanecik”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 3, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2575