kertenkele

See also: kərtənkələ

Turkish

Etymology

With double metathesis from *krekentele, from Byzantine Greek κροκόδιλος (krokódilos, “crocodile”).[1]

Noun

kertenkele (definite accusative kertenkeleyi, plural kertenkeleler)

  1. lizard

Declension
declension of kertenkele
singular (tekil) plural (çoğul)
nominative (yalın) kertenkele kertenkeleler
definite accusative (belirtme) kertenkeleyi kertenkeleleri
dative (yönelme) kertenkeleye kertenkelelere
locative (bulunma) kertenkelede kertenkelelerde
ablative (ayrılma) kertenkeleden kertenkelelerden
genitive (tamlayan) kertenkelenin kertenkelelerin

References
  1. Sevan Nişanyan, NişanyanSözlük, s.v. “kertenkele” (2002-2016); online version of Sevan Nişanyan, Sözlerin soyağacı : çağdaş Türkçenin etimolojik sözlüğü (Beyoğlu, Istanbul: Adam, 2002).
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