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Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish استاوریت (istavrit), استاورید (istavrid), from Greek σταυρίδι (stavrídi), σαυρίδι (savrídi), from Byzantine Greek σαυρίδιον (saurídion), diminutive of σαυρίς (saurís) (classically σαῦρος (saûros)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /is.tavˈɾit/
- Hyphenation: is‧tav‧rit
Noun
istavrit (definite accusative istavriti, plural istavritler)
- jack mackerel (Trachurus)
Usage notes
- The variant stem istavrid- may also be used.
Declension
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