sermek

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See also: sərmək

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish سرمك (sermek), from Proto-Turkic *ser- (to endure, be patient; to spread).[1] Some linguists express their doubts about connection of Old Turkic and modern Turkic forms, however according to Starostin the meanings are unitable within a trans.-intrans. opposition ("spread" - "to be spread > remain"). Cognate with Old Turkic [script needed] (ser-, to endure, be patient), Turkmen sermek (to spread out), Azerbaijani sərmək.

Verb

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sermek (third-person singular simple present serer)

  1. (transitive) to spread (something) out on (the ground or floor); to spread (something) over
  2. (transitive) to hang (something) up on (a line)

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Starostin, Sergei, Dybo, Anna, Mudrak, Oleg (2003) “*ser-”, in Etymological dictionary of the Altaic languages (Handbuch der Orientalistik; VIII.8), Leiden, New York, Köln: E.J. Brill