mersin
See also: mərsin and Mersin
Turkish
Etymology
From Ottoman Turkish مرسین (mersin, “myrtle”), from Arabic مَرْسِين (marsīn), from Ancient Greek μυρσίνη (mursínē).
Noun
mersin (definite accusative mersini, plural mersinler)
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mersin | |
| Definite accusative | mersini | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | mersin | mersinler |
| Definite accusative | mersini | mersinleri |
| Dative | mersine | mersinlere |
| Locative | mersinde | mersinlerde |
| Ablative | mersinden | mersinlerden |
| Genitive | mersinin | mersinlerin |
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “mersin”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 3157
- Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “mersin”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
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