eski

See also: əski

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *es-(kü).

Adjective

eski

1. old

References

• https://classes.ru/all-crtatar/dictionary-crtatar-russian-cyr-term-14156.htm

Icelandic

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛscɪ/

Noun

eski n (genitive singular eskis, no plural)

1. rough horsetail (Equisetum hyemale)

Declension

Declension of eski (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	eski	eskið
accusative	eski	eskið
dative	eski	eskinu
genitive	eskis	eskisins

Hypernyms

• elfting (“horsetail”)

Derived terms

• beitieski (“variegated horsetail, Equisetum variegatum”)
• eskitré
• eskiviður

Related terms

• askur
• eskja

Karaim

Etymology

From Proto-Turkic *es-(kü).

Adjective

eski

1. old

References

• N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “eski”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

Mauritian Creole

Etymology

From French est-ce que.

Particle

eski

1. Marks a question when placed at the beginning of a sentence

Middle English

Verb

eski

1. (Early Middle English, West Midland) alternative form of asken (“to ask”)

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish اسكی (eski), from Proto-Turkic *es-(kü) (“old, ancient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [esˈki]

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Adjective

eski

1. old (for objects)

   Antonym: yeni

Declension

Predicative forms of eski

present tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I am)	eskiyim	eski miyim?
sen (you are)	eskisin	eski misin?
o (he/she/it is)	eski / eskidir	eski mi?
biz (we are)	eskiyiz	eski miyiz?
siz (you are)	eskisiniz	eski misiniz?
onlar (they are)	eski(ler)	eski(ler) mi?
past tense
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	eskiydim	eski miydim?
sen (you were)	eskiydin	eski miydin?
o (he/she/it was)	eskiydi	eski miydi?
biz (we were)	eskiydik	eski miydik?
siz (you were)	eskiydiniz	eski miydiniz?
onlar (they were)	eskiydiler	eski miydiler?
indirect past
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (I was)	eskiymişim	eski miymişim?
sen (you were)	eskiymişsin	eski miymişsin?
o (he/she/it was)	eskiymiş	eski miymiş?
biz (we were)	eskiymişiz	eski miymişiz?
siz (you were)	eskiymişsiniz	eski miymişsiniz?
onlar (they were)	eskiymişler	eski miymişler?
conditional
	positive declarative	positive interrogative
ben (if I)	eskiysem	eski miysem?
sen (if you)	eskiysen	eski miysen?
o (if he/she/it)	eskiyse	eski miyse?
biz (if we)	eskiysek	eski miysek?
siz (if you)	eskiyseniz	eski miyseniz?
onlar (if they)	eskiyseler	eski miyseler?

For negative forms, use the appropriate form of değil.

• When adjectives are declined (except for the predicative forms), it becomes a noun meaning "(an) old thing"

Noun

eski (definite accusative eskiyi, plural eskiler)

1. old (people who are old; old beings; the older generation, taken as a group)

Declension

Declension of eski

singular plural nominative eski eskiler definite accusative eskiyi eskileri dative eskiye eskilere locative eskide eskilerde ablative eskiden eskilerden genitive eskinin eskilerin Predicative forms singular plural 1st singular eskiyim eskilerim 2nd singular eskisin eskilersin 3rd singular eski eskidir eskiler eskilerdir 1st plural eskiyiz eskileriz 2nd plural eskisiniz eskilersiniz 3rd plural eskiler eskilerdir

Derived terms

• Eskigediz
• Eskihisar

See also

• yaşlı ("old" for people)
• ihtiyar (synonym of "yaşlı")

Uzbek

Other scripts

Arabic (Yangi Imlo)
Cyrillic	ески‍
Latin	eski‍
Afghan Uzbek

Etymology

Inherited from Chagatai ایسکی (ʾysky /⁠eski⁠/), from Proto-Turkic *es-(kü) (“old, ancient”). Cognate with Turkish eski, Salar eski.

Adjective

eski (comparative eskiroq, superlative eng eski)

1. old

Synonyms

• keksa
• ixtiyor