meliz

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Turkish

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Greek μέλισσα (mélissa). Doublet of melisa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /meˈliz/
  • Hyphenation: me‧liz

Noun

meliz (definite accusative melizi, plural melizler) (dialectal, İstanbul, Niğde, Konya, Adana, Mersin)

  1. honey bee
    Synonym: bal arısı

Declension

Inflection
Nominative meliz
Definite accusative melizi
Singular Plural
Nominative meliz melizler
Definite accusative melizi melizleri
Dative melize melizlere
Locative melizde melizlerde
Ablative melizden melizlerden
Genitive melizin melizlerin

Further reading

  • “meliz”, in Türkiye'de halk ağzından derleme sözlüğü [Compilation Dictionary of Popular Speech in Turkey] (in Turkish), volume IX, Ankara: Türk Dil Kurumu, 1977, page 3157b
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