defin

English

Verb

defin (third-person singular simple present defins, present participle definning, simple past and past participle definned)

1. To remove the fins from.

   Fishers definning sharks and throwing them back in the water to die

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish دفن (defn), from Arabic دَفْن (dafn).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.fin/

Noun

defin (definite accusative defni, plural definler)

1. burial

Declension

Declension of defin

	singular	plural
nominative	defin	definler
definite accusative	defni	definleri
dative	defne	definlere
locative	definde	definlerde
ablative	definden	definlerden
genitive	defnin	definlerin

Derived terms

• defnetmek
• defnolunmak