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Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish طورناویدا (tornavida), from a dialectal variant of Italian tornavite (itself an archaic synonym of cacciavite), from tornare (“to turn, return”) + vite (“screw”). Compare Maltese tornavit. Analysable in Turkish as torna + vida.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: tor‧na‧vi‧da
Noun
tornavida (definite accusative tornavidayı, plural tornavidalar)
- screwdriver
- Synonym: gatsavida (chiefly Cyprus)
Declension