-siz

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See also: siz and -sız

Turkish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـسز (-siz), from Proto-Turkic *-siŕ (-less).

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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preceding vowel
A / I E / İ O / U Ö / Ü
-sız -siz -suz -süz

-siz

  1. Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun; roughly equivalent to English -less (or sometimes de-, non-, un-)
    Antonym: -li
    Yalnızca kafeinsiz içecekler içerim.
    I only drink decaffeinated beverages.
  2. without (with nouns, pronouns, never verbs)
    Synonym: -den (with verbs)
    siz bensiz gitmiyorsunuzdur inşallah..
    y'all are surely not going without me right?

Usage notes

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  • Stress is carried onto the suffix when appended to a word with stress on the last syllable:
    alkol /alˈkol/ becomes alkolsüz /al.kolˈsyz/
  • Stress doesn't shift when appended to a word that is stressed elsewhere.

Derived terms

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Uzbek

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Etymology

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From Proto-Turkic *-siŕ, and from Old Turkic ⁧𐰾𐰃𐰕⁩ (siz), from Proto-Turkic *siŕ.

Suffix

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-siz

  1. Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun
    Antonym: -li
    Men tuzsiz ovqatlarni yaxshi ko'raman.
    I like unsalted foods.
  1. Second-person plural present simple suffix
    1. [you (plural or polite)] are

Derived terms

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