kerevit

Turkish

Alternative forms

• karavide
• kerevides

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish كروت (kerevit, “crayfish”), from Greek καραβίδα (karavída).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ce.ɾeˈvit/

Noun

kerevit (definite accusative kereviti, plural kerevitler)

1. crayfish

   Synonyms: (dialectal) engevirt, tatlısu ıstakozu

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kerevit
Definite accusative	kereviti
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kerevit	kerevitler
Definite accusative	kereviti	kerevitleri
Dative	kerevite	kerevitlere
Locative	kerevitte	kerevitlerde
Ablative	kerevitten	kerevitlerden
Genitive	kerevitin	kerevitlerin

Further reading

• “kerevit”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kerevit”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kerevit”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat