istek
Turkish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ایستك (istek, “wish, desire”), from Proto-Turkic *īŕteg,[1] a development of *īŕte- (“to seek, to pursue”), whence istemek (“to wish, desire”). Cognate with Kyrgyz издөө (izdöö), Southern Altai истеер (isteer) and Uyghur ئىستەك (istek).
Noun
[edit]istek (definite accusative isteği, plural istekler)
Declension
[edit]| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | istek | |
| Definite accusative | isteği | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | istek | istekler |
| Definite accusative | isteği | istekleri |
| Dative | isteğe | isteklere |
| Locative | istekte | isteklerde |
| Ablative | istekten | isteklerden |
| Genitive | isteğin | isteklerin |
Derived terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Clauson, Gerard (1972) “iste:g”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 242
Further reading
[edit]- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “istek”, in Nişanyan Sözlük