mersin

See also: mərsin and Mersin

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish مرسین (mersin, “myrtle”), from Arabic مَرْسِين (marsīn), ultimately from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη (mursínē).

Noun

mersin (definite accusative mersini, plural mersinler)

  1. myrtle, an evergreen shrub or small tree of the genus Myrtus
    Synonym: murt

Declension

Declension of mersin
singular plural
nominative mersin mersinler
definite accusative mersini mersinleri
dative mersine mersinlere
locative mersinde mersinlerde
ablative mersinden mersinlerden
genitive mersinin mersinlerin

Derived terms

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