"-ce" meaning in Turkish

See -ce in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /d͡ʒe/ Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -ca [error-unrecognized-form], -ce [error-unrecognized-form], -ça [error-unrecognized-form], -çe [error-unrecognized-form], -cek [alternative], -cenek [alternative]
Etymology: Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه (-ce), ultimately from Proto-Turkic *-če (orientative–prolative suffix). Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|tr|ota|ـجه|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=-ce|ts=}} Ottoman Turkish ـجه (-ce), {{inh+|tr|ota|ـجه|tr=-ce}} Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجه (-ce), {{inh|tr|trk-pro|*-če|pos=orientative–prolative suffix}} Proto-Turkic *-če (orientative–prolative suffix) Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix||-{{{var}}}|head=}} -ce, {{tr-suffix|adverb|noun}} -ce
  1. like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ce-tr-suffix-bXz2mSjh Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 28 15 26 31
  2. Used to form adverbs from nouns and adjectives. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ce-tr-suffix-F-aJNhzd Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 28 15 26 31
  3. -ish: Used to form glossonyms from demonyms or ethnonyms. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ce-tr-suffix-yq89TI5A Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 28 15 26 31
  4. -ian, -ese: Used to form glossonyms from the name of a country or region. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ce-tr-suffix-hafYOQVX Categories (other): Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 28 15 26 31
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "Floating Div",
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      "form": "-ca",
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      "form": "-ce",
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    },
    {
      "form": "-ça",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-çe",
      "source": "Floating Div",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "-cek",
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          "english": "In my opinion, this isn't a good idea.",
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          "text": "Bence bu iyi bir fikir değil...",
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          "-ish",
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          "text": "gizli (“secret”) + -ce → gizlice (“secretly”)",
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          "text": "İngiliz (“English”) + -ce → İngilizce (“English language”, literally “like an English person”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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          "text": "Çin (“China”) + -ce → Çince (“Chinese language”, literally “in the way of China”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-ian, -ese: Used to form glossonyms from the name of a country or region."
      ],
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          "-ese",
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        ],
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          "glossonym#English"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ce"
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      "source": "Floating Div",
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      "form": "-ca",
      "source": "Floating Div",
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    {
      "form": "-ce",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
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    {
      "form": "-ça",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-çe",
      "source": "Floating Div",
      "tags": [
        "error-unrecognized-form"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "-cek",
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      "form": "-cenek",
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          "english": "In my opinion, this isn't a good idea.",
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          "text": "Bence bu iyi bir fikir değil...",
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      ],
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        "like, -like, -ly; -ish; as if, as though; in the way of"
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          "-ly"
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          "-ish"
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        {
          "text": "gizli (“secret”) + -ce → gizlice (“secretly”)",
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        }
      ],
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        "Used to form adverbs from nouns and adjectives."
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    {
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        {
          "text": "İngiliz (“English”) + -ce → İngilizce (“English language”, literally “like an English person”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "-ish: Used to form glossonyms from demonyms or ethnonyms."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
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          "-ish"
        ],
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        ],
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      ]
    },
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        {
          "text": "Çin (“China”) + -ce → Çince (“Chinese language”, literally “in the way of China”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "-ian, -ese: Used to form glossonyms from the name of a country or region."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "-ian",
          "-ian"
        ],
        [
          "-ese",
          "-ese"
        ],
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          "glossonym#English"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/d͡ʒe/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ce"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -ce meaning in Turkish (3.5kB)

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'a / ı / o / u'",
  "path": [
    "-ce"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ce",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'e / i / ö / ü'",
  "path": [
    "-ce"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ce",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'default'",
  "path": [
    "-ce"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ce",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "inflection/735",
  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'assimilated'",
  "path": [
    "-ce"
  ],
  "section": "Turkish",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-ce",
  "trace": ""
}

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