Rumtürkisch

See also: rumtürkisch

German

Alternative forms

• Rūmtürkisch, Rūm-Türkisch, Rûm-Türkisch

Etymology

Coined by Austrian orientalist Paul Wittek in 1939, calque of Ottoman Turkish لسان ترك رومی (lisan-ı Türk-i Rumi, literally “language of the Byzantine Turks”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈruːmˌtʏrkɪʃ], [ˈruːmˌtʏɐ̯kɪʃ], [ˈʁuːmˌtʏʁkɪʃ], [ˈʁuːmˌtʏɐ̯kɪʃ]

Proper noun

Rumtürkisch n (proper noun, language name, genitive Rumtürkisch or Rumtürkischs, alternative nominative (used with the definite article) Rumtürkische, alternative genitive Rumtürkischen, no plural)

1. (rare) Ottoman Turkish

Declension

Declension of Rumtürkisch [sg-only, neuter, langname]

	singular   (explanation of the use and meaning of the forms)
	(usually without article)	noun	def.	noun
nominative	(das)	Rumtürkisch	das	Rumtürkische
genitive	(des)	Rumtürkisch, Rumtürkischs	des	Rumtürkischen
dative	(dem)	Rumtürkisch	dem	Rumtürkischen
accusative	(das)	Rumtürkisch	das	Rumtürkische