Türkei
German
Alternative forms
- Türkey (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [tʏʁˈkaɪ̯]
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -aɪ̯
Proper noun
die Türkei f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Türkei)
- Turkey (a country located in Thrace in southeastern Europe and Anatolia in southwestern Asia)
- Die Türkei befindet sich sowohl in Asien als auch in Europa.
- Turkey is located in both Asia and Europe.
- Viele Bewohner Deutschlands stammen aus der Türkei.
- Lots of residents of Germany are from Turkey.
Usage notes
- Unlike most German names of countries (which are usually neuter), Türkei is feminine and takes the definite article die.
- Very occasionally, Türkei occurs without a definite article; in such cases a genitive Türkeis may occur.
Declension
Declension of Türkei [sg-only, feminine]
- Alternative genitive: Türkeis
Derived terms
- türkeistämmig
Related terms
- türkisch
- Turkmenistan
- Turkvolk
- Türke
- Kümmeltürke (derogative)
See also
- osmanisches Reich, Osmanisches Reich
- (countries of Asia) Staaten Asiens; Abchasien, Afghanistan, Armenien, Aserbaidschan, Birma (Burma), China, Georgien, Grusien / Grusinien, Indien, Indonesien, Irak, Iran, Israel, Japan, Jemen, Jordanien, Kambodscha, Kasachstan, Katar, Kuwait, Laos, Libanon, Malaysien, Mongolei, Myanmar, Nepal, Nordkorea, Oman, Pakistan, Palästina, Philippinen, Rußland/Russland, Saudi-Arabia, Siam, Singapur, Südkorea, Sri Lanka, Südossetien, Syrien, Tadschikistan, Taiwan, Thailand, Türkei, Turkmenistan, Usbekistan, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate (VAE), Vietnam (Category: de:Countries in Asia)
Further reading
- “Türkei” in Duden online
- “Türkei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
Türkei on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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