ecdat

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Noun

ecdat

  1. progenitor, ancestor

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اجداد‎ (ecdād, “grandfathers, ancestors”)[1], from Arabic أَجْدَاد‎ (ʔajdād), plural of جَدّ‎ (jadd, “grandfather, ancestor”)[2].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ed͡ʒˈdat/
  • Hyphenation: ec‧dat

Noun

ecdat pl (definite accusative ecdadı)

  1. plural of cet
  2. ancestors, elders

Declension

Inflection
Nominative ecdat
Definite accusative ecdadı
Singular Plural
Nominative ecdat —
Definite accusative ecdadı —
Dative ecdada —
Locative ecdatta —
Ablative ecdattan —
Genitive ecdadın —

References

  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), “اجداد”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 28
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “ecdat”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading

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