dilenci vapuru

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Turkish

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Etymology

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Compound noun from dilenci (beggar) + vapur (steamboat), so called because the boat goes from dock to dock like a beggar goes door to door.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /di.lenˈdʒi va.puˌɾu/
  • Hyphenation: di‧len‧ci va‧pur

Noun

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dilenci vapuru (definite accusative dilenci vapurunu, plural dilenci vapurları)

  1. (nautical) a local steamboat (serving a route and stopping at almost all docks along the route)
  2. (figurative) an activist engaged in door-to-door canvassing to garner support for a cause

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative dilenci vapuru
Definite accusative dilenci vapurunu
Singular Plural
Nominative dilenci vapuru dilenci vapurları
Definite accusative dilenci vapurunu dilenci vapurlarını
Dative dilenci vapuruna dilenci vapurlarına
Locative dilenci vapurunda dilenci vapurlarında
Ablative dilenci vapurundan dilenci vapurlarından
Genitive dilenci vapurunun dilenci vapurlarının