olumlu

See also: ölümlü

Turkish

Etymology

By surface analysis, ol- (“to be, to become”) +‎ -um (“deverbal nominal”) +‎ -lu (“with, containing”). Coined by Turkish Language Association in 1945.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /o.ɫumˈɫu/
• Hyphenation: o‧lum‧lu

Adjective

olumlu

1. positive

   Synonyms: pozitif, (archaic) müspet

   Antonyms: negatif, olumsuz, (archaic) menfi

Derived terms

• olumluluk

Related terms

• olumlama
• olumsuz

Further reading

• “olumlu”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “olumlu”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “olumlu”, in Nişanyan Sözlük