kedi

See also: ķēdi

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish كدی‎ (kedi), from Byzantine Greek γατί (gatí, “kitten”), ultimately from Latin cattus. It is related to English cat. Replaced native pisi, which is now often child-speak, archaism, or vocative interjection.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ce̞ˈdi/
• Hyphenation: ke‧di

Noun

kedi (definite accusative kediyi, plural kediler)

1. (zoology) cat
2. (informal) a Volkswagen Caddy automobile (may be capitalized)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kedi
Definite accusative	kediyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kedi	kediler
Definite accusative	kediyi	kedileri
Dative	kediye	kedilere
Locative	kedide	kedilerde
Ablative	kediden	kedilerden
Genitive	kedinin	kedilerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kedim kedilerim 2nd singular kedin kedilerin 3rd singular kedisi kedileri 1st plural kedimiz kedilerimiz 2nd plural kediniz kedileriniz 3rd plural kedileri kedileri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kedimi kedilerimi 2nd singular kedini kedilerini 3rd singular kedisini kedilerini 1st plural kedimizi kedilerimizi 2nd plural kedinizi kedilerinizi 3rd plural kedilerini kedilerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kedime kedilerime 2nd singular kedine kedilerine 3rd singular kedisine kedilerine 1st plural kedimize kedilerimize 2nd plural kedinize kedilerinize 3rd plural kedilerine kedilerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kedimde kedilerimde 2nd singular kedinde kedilerinde 3rd singular kedisinde kedilerinde 1st plural kedimizde kedilerimizde 2nd plural kedinizde kedilerinizde 3rd plural kedilerinde kedilerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kedimden kedilerimden 2nd singular kedinden kedilerinden 3rd singular kedisinden kedilerinden 1st plural kedimizden kedilerimizden 2nd plural kedinizden kedilerinizden 3rd plural kedilerinden kedilerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kedimin kedilerimin 2nd singular kedinin kedilerinin 3rd singular kedisinin kedilerinin 1st plural kedimizin kedilerimizin 2nd plural kedinizin kedilerinizin 3rd plural kedilerinin kedilerinin
Predicative forms Singular Plural 1st singular kediyim kedilerim 2nd singular kedisin kedilersin 3rd singular kedi kedidir kediler kedilerdir 1st plural kediyiz kedileriz 2nd plural kedisiniz kedilersiniz 3rd plural kediler kedilerdir

Related terms

• kedicik

Further reading

• kedi in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “kedi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• kedi in Reverso (Turkish-English)