mezgit
See also: mežģīt
Turkish
Alternative forms
Etymology
From the earlier form mezit, from Ottoman Turkish مزیت (mezit, “whiting”).
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: mez‧git
Noun
mezgit (definite accusative mezgiti, plural mezgitler)
- whiting, merling, any fish of the species Merlangius merlangus, which is similar to the cod
- Synonym: tavuk balığı
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mezgit | mezgitler |
| definite accusative | mezgiti | mezgitleri |
| dative | mezgite | mezgitlere |
| locative | mezgitte | mezgitlerde |
| ablative | mezgitten | mezgitlerden |
| genitive | mezgitin | mezgitlerin |
Derived terms
- mezgitgiller
Further reading
- “mezgit”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mezgit”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mezgit”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3191
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mezgit”, in Nişanyan Sözlük