Giresun
English
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Turkish Giresun, from Ottoman Turkish گیرهسون (Giresun). Doublet of cherry.
Proper noun
[edit]Giresun
- A province in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast.
- A district of Giresun Province, Turkey.
- A municipality, the capital of Giresun district and Giresun Province, Turkey.
Translations
[edit]city in Turkey
Anagrams
[edit]Turkish
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Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish گیرهسون (Giresun), borrowed from Ancient Greek Κερασοῦς (Kerasoûs), from κερασός (kerasós, “cherry”) + -ουντ- (-ount-, “place”). May also derive from κέρας (kéras, “horn”) + -ουντ- (-ount-, “place”), alluding to the horn-shaped peninsula the city lies on, or both.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Giresun
- Giresun (a province in northeastern Turkey, on the Black Sea coast)
- Giresun (a district of Giresun Province, Turkey)
- Giresun (a municipality, the capital of Giresun district and Giresun Province, Turkey)
Declension
[edit]| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Giresun | Giresunlar / Giresun'lar |
| accusative | Giresun'u | Giresunları / Giresun'ları |
| dative | Giresun'a | Giresunlara / Giresun'lara |
| locative | Giresun'da | Giresunlarda / Giresun'larda |
| ablative | Giresun'dan | Giresunlardan / Giresun'lardan |
| genitive | Giresun'un | Giresunların / Giresun'ların |
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| benim (my) | Giresun'um | Giresunlarım |
| senin (your) | Giresun'un | Giresunların |
| onun (his/her/its) | Giresun'u | Giresunları |
| bizim (our) | Giresun'umuz | Giresunlarımız |
| sizin (your) | Giresun'unuz | Giresunlarınız |
| onların (their) | Giresun'u | Giresunları |
Derived terms
[edit]See also
[edit]provinces of Turkeyedit
- Adana
- Adıyaman
- Afyonkarahisar
- Ağrı
- Aksaray
- Amasya
- Ankara
- Antalya
- Ardahan
- Artvin
- Aydın
- Balıkesir
- Bartın
- Batman
- Bayburt
- Bilecik
- Bingöl
- Bitlis
- Bolu
- Burdur
- Bursa
- Çanakkale
- Çankırı
- Çorum
- Denizli
- Diyarbakır
- Düzce
- Edirne
- Elâzığ
- Erzincan
- Erzurum
- Eskişehir
- Gaziantep
- Giresun
- Gümüşhane
- Hakkâri
- Hatay
- Iğdır
- Isparta
- İstanbul
- İzmir
- Kahramanmaraş
- Karabük
- Karaman
- Kars
- Kastamonu
- Kayseri
- Kırıkkale
- Kırklareli
- Kırşehir
- Kilis
- Kocaeli
- Konya
- Kütahya
- Malatya
- Manisa
- Mardin
- Mersin
- Muğla
- Muş
- Nevşehir
- Niğde
- Ordu
- Osmaniye
- Rize
- Sakarya
- Samsun
- Siirt
- Sinop
- Sivas
- Şanlıurfa
- Şırnak
- Tekirdağ
- Tokat
- Trabzon
- Tunceli
- Uşak
- Van
- Yalova
- Yozgat
- Zonguldak
References
[edit]- ^ Özhan Öztürk (2005), Karadeniz: Ansiklopedik Sözlük (Blacksea: Encyclopedic Dictionary)[1], Heyamola Publishing. Istanbul., →ISBN, archived from the original on 13 May 2008
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- en:Places in Giresun Province, Turkey
- en:District capitals of Giresun Province, Turkey
- en:Cities in Giresun Province, Turkey
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- en:Provincial capitals of Turkey
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- tr:Giresun Province, Turkey
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- tr:Places in Giresun Province, Turkey
- tr:District capitals of Giresun Province, Turkey
- tr:Cities in Giresun Province, Turkey
- tr:Cities in Turkey
- tr:Provincial capitals of Turkey