Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish طرفیل (tırfıl, “clover”), from Greek τριφύλλι (trifýlli, “clover, trefoil”).
Noun
tirfil (definite accusative tirfili, plural tirfiller)
- clover, trefoil, any plant of the genus Trifolium, with leaves usually divided into three (rarely four) leaflets
- Synonyms: üçgül, yonca
Declension
Declension of tirfil
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tirfil
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tirfiller
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| definite accusative
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tirfili
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tirfilleri
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| dative
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tirfile
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tirfillere
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| locative
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tirfilde
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tirfillerde
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| ablative
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tirfilden
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tirfillerden
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| genitive
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tirfilin
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tirfillerin
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Possessive forms
| nominative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tirfilim
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tirfillerim
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| 2nd singular
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tirfilin
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tirfillerin
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| 3rd singular
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tirfili
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tirfilleri
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| 1st plural
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tirfilimiz
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tirfillerimiz
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| 2nd plural
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tirfiliniz
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tirfilleriniz
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| 3rd plural
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tirfilleri
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tirfilleri
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| definite accusative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tirfilimi
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tirfillerimi
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| 2nd singular
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tirfilini
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tirfillerini
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| 3rd singular
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tirfilini
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tirfillerini
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| 1st plural
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tirfilimizi
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tirfillerimizi
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| 2nd plural
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tirfilinizi
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tirfillerinizi
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| 3rd plural
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tirfillerini
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tirfillerini
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| dative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tirfilime
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tirfillerime
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| 2nd singular
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tirfiline
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tirfillerine
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| 3rd singular
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tirfiline
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tirfillerine
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| 1st plural
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tirfilimize
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tirfillerimize
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| 2nd plural
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tirfilinize
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tirfillerinize
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| 3rd plural
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tirfillerine
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tirfillerine
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| locative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tirfilimde
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tirfillerimde
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| 2nd singular
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tirfilinde
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tirfillerinde
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| 3rd singular
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tirfilinde
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tirfillerinde
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| 1st plural
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tirfilimizde
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tirfillerimizde
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| 2nd plural
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tirfilinizde
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tirfillerinizde
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| 3rd plural
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tirfillerinde
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tirfillerinde
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| ablative
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tirfilimden
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tirfillerimden
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| 2nd singular
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tirfilinden
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tirfillerinden
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| 3rd singular
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tirfilinden
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tirfillerinden
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| 1st plural
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tirfilimizden
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tirfillerimizden
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| 2nd plural
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tirfilinizden
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tirfillerinizden
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| 3rd plural
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tirfillerinden
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tirfillerinden
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| genitive
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singular
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plural
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| 1st singular
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tirfilimin
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tirfillerimin
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| 2nd singular
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tirfilinin
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tirfillerinin
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| 3rd singular
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tirfilinin
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tirfillerinin
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| 1st plural
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tirfilimizin
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tirfillerimizin
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| 2nd plural
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tirfilinizin
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tirfillerinizin
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| 3rd plural
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tirfillerinin
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tirfillerinin
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “tirfil”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Ayverdi, İlhan (2010), “tirfil”, in Misalli Büyük Türkçe Sözlük, a reviewed and expanded single-volume edition, Istanbul: Kubbealtı Neşriyatı
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “tirfil”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 4833
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “tirfil”, in Nişanyan Sözlük