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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish ـج (-c), as a result of phonetic change from the combination of -in (reflexive suffix) and -iş (reciprocal suffix), hence it is often classified as one suffix as -ınç.[1][2]
Pronunciation
Suffix
-ç
- With the -in reflexive suffix, derives nouns from verbs.
- öt- (“to pass through, to make noise, to ask”) + -ün + -ç → ödünç (“loan, any thing borrowed”)
- bas- (“to press, to step on”) + -ın + -ç → basınç (“pressure”)
- sev- (“to love”) + -in + -ç → sevinç (“joy, happiness”)
- Derives nouns from some verbs, where the reflexive form replaced the main form and the suffix -in has lost function.
- inan- (“to believe”) + -ç → inanç (“belief, faith”)
- utan- (“to be ashamed”) + -ç → utanç (“shame”)
- With the -in reflexive suffix, derives adjectives from verbs, even though the verbs may not have reflexive forms.
- kork- (“to fear, to be afraid”) + -(un)ç → korkunç (“frightening”)
- gül- (“to smile, to laugh”) + -(ün)ç → gülünç (“funny, ridiculous”)
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