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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـسز (-siz), from Proto-Turkic *-siŕ (“-less”).
Pronunciation
Suffix
-siz
- Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun; roughly equivalent to English -less (or sometimes de-, non-, un-)
- Antonym: -li
Yalnızca kafeinsiz içecekler içerim.- I only drink decaffeinated beverages.
Usage notes
- Stress is carried onto the suffix when appended to a word with stress on the last syllable:
- alkol /alˈkol/ becomes alkolsüz /al.kolˈsyz/
- Stress doesn't shift when appended to a word that is stressed elsewhere.
Derived terms
Uzbek
Etymology
From Proto-Turkic *-siŕ, and from Old Turkic 𐰾𐰃𐰕 (siz), from Proto-Turkic *siŕ.
Suffix
-siz
- Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun.
- Antonym: -li
- Second-person plural present simple suffix
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Derived terms