anaforcu

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish انافور‎ (anafor, “an eddy in a stream”)[1], from Greek αναφορά (anaforá), from Ancient Greek ἀναφορά (anaphorá)[2], morphologically anafor (“a whirlpool”) +‎ -cu.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.na.foɾˈd͡ʒu/
  • Hyphenation: a‧na‧for‧cu

Noun

anaforcu (definite accusative anaforcuyu, plural anaforcular)

  1. (slang) Someone who seeks to take advantage of others, or profit through illicit means.

Declension
Inflection
Nominative anaforcu
Definite accusative anaforcuyu
Singular Plural
Nominative anaforcu anaforcular
Definite accusative anaforcuyu anaforcuları
Dative anaforcuya anaforculara
Locative anaforcuda anaforcularda
Ablative anaforcudan anaforculardan
Genitive anaforcunun anaforcuların
Predicative forms
Singular Plural
1st singular anaforcuyum anaforcularım
2nd singular anaforcusun anaforcularsın
3rd singular anaforcu
anaforcudur		 anaforcular
anaforculardır
1st plural anaforcuyuz anaforcularız
2nd plural anaforcusunuz anaforcularsınız
3rd plural anaforcular anaforculardır

References
  1. Redhouse, James W. (1890), “انافور”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 206
  2. Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–), “anafor”, in Nişanyan Sözlük

Further reading
  • anaforcu in Turkish dictionaries at Türk Dil Kurumu
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