yüzbaşı

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Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish یوز باشی (yüz başı), equivalent to yüz (“hundred”) +‎ baş (“leader”).

Noun

yüzbaşı (definite accusative yüzbaşını, plural yüzbaşılar)

  1. (military) captain (army rank)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative yüzbaşı
Definite accusative yüzbaşını
Singular Plural
Nominative yüzbaşı yüzbaşları
Definite accusative yüzbaşını yüzbaşlarını
Dative yüzbaşına yüzbaşlarına
Locative yüzbaşında yüzbaşlarında
Ablative yüzbaşından yüzbaşlarından
Genitive yüzbaşının yüzbaşlarının

References

  • Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN
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