mezgit

See also: mežģīt

Turkish

Alternative forms

• mezit

Etymology

From the earlier form mezit, from Ottoman Turkish مزیت (mezit, “whiting”).

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: mez‧git

Noun

mezgit (definite accusative mezgiti, plural mezgitler)

1. whiting, merling, any fish of the species Merlangius merlangus, which is similar to the cod

   Synonym: tavuk balığı

Declension

Declension of mezgit

	singular	plural
nominative	mezgit	mezgitler
definite accusative	mezgiti	mezgitleri
dative	mezgite	mezgitlere
locative	mezgitte	mezgitlerde
ablative	mezgitten	mezgitlerden
genitive	mezgitin	mezgitlerin

Derived terms

• mezgitgiller

Further reading

• “mezgit”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “mezgit”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “mezgit”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3191
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “mezgit”, in Nişanyan Sözlük