semaver
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish سماور (semaver), from Russian самова́р (samovár, “self-boiler”); from само́ (samó, “self”) + вари́ть (varítʹ, “to boil; to cook”).
Apparently mediated or influenced by Persian سماور (samâvar, “samovar”).
The pronunciation with long /a:/ may have originated due to speakers believing the word to be of Arabic or Persian origin (many such words have long vowels).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.maːˈveɾ/
Noun
semaver (definite accusative semaveri, plural semaverler)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | semaver | semaverler |
| definite accusative | semaveri | semaverleri |
| dative | semavere | semaverlere |
| locative | semaverde | semaverlerde |
| ablative | semaverden | semaverlerden |
| genitive | semaverin | semaverlerin |
References
- “semaver”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu