deniz
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish دڭز (deŋiz, “sea”), from Proto-Turkic *teŋiŕ.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: de‧niz
Noun
deniz (definite accusative denizi, plural denizler)
Declension
Derived terms
- Akdeniz (“Mediterranean Sea”)
- Baltık Denizi (“Baltic Sea”)
- deniz feneri (“lighthouse”)
- deniz kızı (“mermaid”)
- deniz şortu (“board shorts”)
- Ege Denizi (“Aegean Sea”)
- Hazar Denizi (“Caspian Sea”)
- İrlanda Denizi (“Irish Sea”)
- Karadeniz (“Black Sea”)
- Kızıldeniz (“Red Sea”)
- Marmara Denizi (“Sea of Marmara”)
Further reading
- “deniz”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu