-ceğiz

Turkish

preceding vowel
a / ı e / i o / u ö / ü
default -cağız -ceğiz -cağız -ceğiz
assimilated -çağız -çeğiz -çağız -çeğiz

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـجكز (-cüğez), likely from -cük (diminutive suffix). Cognate with Gagauz -cääz. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-d͡ʒeˈ(j)iz/
  • IPA(key): (common dialectal or rustic realization) /ˈ-d͡ʒeːz/

Suffix

-ceğiz

  1. diminutive suffix, used to invoke pity or endearment
    ‎kız (“girl”) + ‎-ceğiz → ‎kızcağız (“poor girl”)
    ‎adam (“man”) + ‎-ceğiz → ‎adamcağız (“poor man”)
    ‎hayvan (“animal”) + ‎-ceğiz → ‎hayvancağız (“poor animal”)
    ‎çocuk (“kid”) + ‎-ceğiz → ‎çocukcağız (“poor kid”)
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