olta
noun C1- fishing rod
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in oltam.
The last vowel, a, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: oltasında. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: oltasında. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: oltasıyla. The last vowel, a, is back and unrounded, so the “his/her” ending is -sı. After a vowel, y joins the ending: oltasıyla. The last vowel, ı, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Ancak köprünün asıl sahipleri, sabahın erken saatlerinden itibaren korkuluklara dizilen olta balıkçılarıdır.
However, the true owners of the bridge are the anglers lined up along the railings from the early hours of the morning.
Oltalarını denize sallayan balıkçılar, Boğaziçi'nin serin rüzgarına karşı şehrin en güzel manzarasını oluştururlar.
Fishermen casting their lines into the sea form the most beautiful view of the city against the cool wind of the Bosphorus.
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