gittikçe
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كتدكجه[1] or كیتدكجه (gitdikce, gittikçe),[2] from كتمك (gitmek), equivalent to git- (“to go”) + -tik + -çe. Cognates with Azerbaijani getdikcə, Turkmen gitdikçe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɟitˈtic.t͡ʃe/
- Hyphenation: git‧tik‧çe
Adverb
gittikçe
- gradually, progressively, by degrees as time goes by
- Synonyms: gitgide, gide gide, giderek, yavaş yavaş, (archaic) tedricen
- Gittikçe daha çok anne emzirmeyi tercih ediyor. ― More and more mothers are choosing to breastfeed.
Related terms
- gelen giden
- gelgit
- gide gele
References
- Redhouse, James W. (1890) “كتدكجه”, in A Turkish and English Lexicon, Constantinople: A. H. Boyajian, page 1525
- Kélékian, Diran (1911) “كیتدكجه”, in Dictionnaire turc-français, Constantinople: Mihran, page 1064
Further reading
- “gittikçe”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “gittikçe”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 1724
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