iyice

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Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایوجه (eyüce, iyice)[1] or اییجه (iyice)[2] from ایو (eyü),[3] equivalent to iyi (good, well) +‎ -ce (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /iˈji.d͡ʒe/
  • Hyphenation: i‧yi‧ce

Adjective

iyice

  1. pretty good, fairly good, or close to good

Declension

Adverb

iyice

  1. very, highly
    Synonyms: çok, çokça, pek, adamakıllı, bir güzel, bir temiz, (colloquial) iyicene
  2. thoroughly, completely
    Synonyms: tamamen, komple, (colloquial) iyicene
  3. properly, as required, in depth, in detail
    Synonym: derinlemesine

References

  1. ^ Redhouse, James W. (1890) “ایوجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 312
  2. ^ Kélékian, Diran (1911) “اییجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 228
  3. ^ Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “iyi”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

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