kuyumcu
noun C1- jeweller, goldsmith
- jeweller's
Forms you’ll meet
Tap for its suffix chainAfter a vowel, the “my” ending drops its own vowel: -m, as in kuyumcum.
The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “plural” ending is -lar.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: kuyumcusunda. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -su. After “his/her” or “their”, the ending takes an n: kuyumcusunda. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “in/at” ending is -nda.
After a vowel, s joins the ending: kuyumcusuyla. The last vowel, u, is back and rounded, so the “his/her” ending is -su. After a vowel, y joins the ending: kuyumcusuyla. The last vowel, u, is a back vowel, so the “with/by” ending is -yla.
From the library
Kuyumcular, halıcılar, bakırcılar ve dericiler gibi farklı zanaat kolları, isimlerini verdikleri sokaklarda kuşaktan kuşağa aktarılan bir geleneği yaşatmışlardır.
Different craft branches such as jewelers, carpet makers, coppersmiths, and leatherworkers kept alive a tradition passed down from generation to generation in the streets they gave their names to.
Learn kuyumcu in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.