"-men" meaning in Turkish

See -men in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: no-table-tags [table-tags], -man [back-vowel-harmony], -men [error-unrecognized-form]
Etymology: Originally from Ottoman Turkish ـمن (-men), inherited from Proto-Turkic [Term?], as in değirmen. In some Ottoman coinages it conflated with Persian ـمان (-mân, “-like”). Sense 1 is found mainly in language reforms' coinages, and was likely influenced by German -mann and English -man. Etymology templates: {{inh|tr|ota|ـمن|tr=-men}} Ottoman Turkish ـمن (-men), {{glossary|inherited}} inherited, {{inh|tr|trk-pro||||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Proto-Turkic [Term?], {{inh+|tr|trk-pro|nocap=1}} inherited from Proto-Turkic [Term?], {{der|tr|fa|ـمان|t=-like|tr=-mân}} Persian ـمان (-mân, “-like”), {{langname|tr}} Turkish, {{senseno|tr|agent noun|uc=1}} Sense 1, {{der|tr|de|Mann|-mann}} German -mann, {{der|tr|en|-man}} English -man Head templates: {{head|tr|suffix}} -men
  1. Forms agent nouns from verbs, denoting professions. -er, -ant Tags: morpheme Synonyms: -ci
    Sense id: en--men-tr-suffix-tr:agent_noun Categories (other): Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Turkish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 0 2 17 17 6 2 15 13 11 1 4 4 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 1 16 15 7 2 14 12 14 1 5 5 8 Disambiguation of Turkish entries with incorrect language header: 42 4 15 15 23
  2. Forms nouns and adjectives from verbal roots. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--men-tr-suffix-p0HIGiKO
  3. Forms nouns and adjectives denoting a high degree or excess. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--men-tr-suffix-OjI~1dZ8
  4. Forms nouns and adjectives denoting fondness and passion. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--men-tr-suffix-R52cUNiY
  5. Forms nouns of communities. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--men-tr-suffix-jipuxKIl
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        },
        {
          "text": "saymak (“to count”) + -men → sayman (“accounant, treasurer”)"
        },
        {
          "text": "danışmak (“to consult”) + -men → danışman (“consultant”)"
        }
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          "-er",
          "-er"
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          "text": "şişmek (“to swell, get fat”) + -men → şişman (“fat”)"
        },
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          "text": "azmak (“overflow, overgrow”) + -men → azman (“overgrown, too big, monstrous”)"
        }
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        },
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        }
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        },
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          "text": "azmak (“overflow, overgrow”) + -men → azman (“overgrown, too big, monstrous”)"
        }
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          "adjective",
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Download raw JSONL data for -men meaning in Turkish (4.2kB)

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  "msg": "inflection table: unrecognized header: 'E / İ / Ö / Ü'",
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