teyze
noun B1- maternal aunt (mother's sister)
- auntie (term of address)
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in teyzem.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: teyzesinde. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: teyzesinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: teyzesiyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -si. After a vowel, y joins the ending: teyzesiyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
From the library
Aynı ahşap banklarda, işe yetişmeye çalışan memurlarla sınava hazırlanan öğrenciler, pazardan dönen teyzelerle emekliler yan yana oturur.
On the same wooden benches sit, side by side, civil servants trying to get to work on time and students preparing for exams, aunties coming back from the market and retirees.
Bugün teyzemle birlikte bir hamamdayım.
Today I am at a Turkish bath together with my aunt.
Grubun en ilginç üyesi ise birinci katta oturan Sevim Teyze.
As for the most interesting member of the group, it is Aunt Sevim who lives on the first floor.
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