𐰾𐰔

Old Turkic

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Turkic *-siŕ (“-less”). Cognate with Old Uyghur -𐽻𐽶𐽴 (-siz), Chuvash -сӗр (-sĕr), Turkish -siz, Uzbek -siz, Bashkir -һеҙ (-heź), Tuvan -сиз (-siz).

Suffix

𐰾𐰔 (-siz, -süz)

1. -less; a suffix denoting the lack of something

Alternative forms

• 𐰽𐰔 (-sïz, -suz)

Derived terms

• 𐰾𐰼𐰀 (-sire)

Derived terms

Old Turkic terms suffixed with 𐰾𐰔

References

• Clauson, Gerard (1972) “”, in An Etymological Dictionary of pre-thirteenth-century Turkish, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page xlii
• Erdal, Marcel (2004) “+s(X)z”, in A Grammar of Old Turkic (Handbook of Oriental Studies. Section 8 Uralic & Central Asian Studies; 3), Brill Academic Publishers, →ISBN, page 149