-çe

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ce"

Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish ـجه (-ce), ـچه (-çe).

Suffix

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-çe

  1. Assimilated form of -ce after the vowels E / İ / Ö / Ü.
    ‎sert (“violent; hard; harsh”) + ‎-çe → ‎sertçe (“violently; hard; harshly”)
    ‎Türk (“Turk”) + ‎-çe → ‎Türkçe (“Turkish language”) (literally "like a Turk")
    ‎İsveç (“Sweden”) + ‎-çe → ‎İsveççe (“Swedish language”) (literally "in the way of Sweden")
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