kireç
noun C1- lime, inorganic material containing calcium
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Tap for its suffix chainThe ç of kireç becomes c before a vowel: kirecim. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “my” ending is -im.
The last vowel, e, is a front vowel, so the “plural” ending is -ler.
The ç of kireç becomes c before a vowel: kirecinde. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: kirecinde. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nde.
The ç of kireç becomes c before a vowel: kireciyle. The last vowel, e, is front and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -i. After a vowel, y joins the ending: kireciyle. The last vowel, i, is a front vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yle.
Words from it
- kireççi limeburner, a tradesman who operates a limekiln, burning ... -çi · person who
- kireçlemek to lime, to cover with lime -lemek · to do, to make
- kireçleşmek to calcify -leşmek · to become
- kireçli limy, containing lime -li · with, having
- kireçlik a limy place -lik · thing for, -ness
- kireçsiz limeless -siz · without
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