türkis

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See also: turkis, Türkis, and turkis'

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tʏʁˈkiːs/, ,
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  • Rhymes: -iːs

Adjective

türkis (strong nominative masculine singular türkiser, not comparable)

  1. turquoise (colour)
    Synonym: türkisfarben

Usage notes

  • Some language related books prescribe uninflected forms like das türkis Kleid and not das türkise/türkisene Kleid, and some even state that some color adjectives like türkis can't be used attributively, so one can say das Kleid ist türkis but not das türkis (türkise/türkisene) Kleid.

Declension

Positive forms of türkis (uncomparable)
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist türkis sie ist türkis es ist türkis sie sind türkis
strong declension
(without article) 		nominative türkiser türkise türkises türkise
genitive türkisen türkiser türkisen türkiser
dative türkisem türkiser türkisem türkisen
accusative türkisen türkise türkises türkise
weak declension
(with definite article) 		nominative der türkise die türkise das türkise die türkisen
genitive des türkisen der türkisen des türkisen der türkisen
dative dem türkisen der türkisen dem türkisen den türkisen
accusative den türkisen die türkise das türkise die türkisen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article) 		nominative ein türkiser eine türkise ein türkises (keine) türkisen
genitive eines türkisen einer türkisen eines türkisen (keiner) türkisen
dative einem türkisen einer türkisen einem türkisen (keinen) türkisen
accusative einen türkisen eine türkise ein türkises (keine) türkisen

References

  1. ^ PONS Perfektes Deutsch, 2009, p. 350 ff.
  2. ^ Wahrig: Richtiges Deutsch leicht gemacht, 2009, p. 370 ff.

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