tahtelbahir

Turkish

Etymology

Inherited from Ottoman Turkish تحت البحری (taht al-bahri, literally “under the sea”), equivalent to taht (“under, beneath”) +‎ bahir (“sea”).

Noun

tahtelbahir (definite accusative tahtelbahri, plural tahtelbahirler)

1. (nautical) submarine

   Synonym: denizaltı

   • 1940 August 16, “Bir Yunan kruvazörü torpillendi”, in Yeni Sabah:

     Yabancı bir tahtelbahir tarafından batırılan kruvazör Elli'dir

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Declension

Declension of tahtelbahir

singular plural nominative tahtelbahir tahtelbahirler definite accusative tahtelbahri tahtelbahirleri dative tahtelbahre tahtelbahirlere locative tahtelbahirde tahtelbahirlerde ablative tahtelbahirden tahtelbahirlerden genitive tahtelbahrin tahtelbahirlerin Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular tahtelbahrim tahtelbahirlerim 2nd singular tahtelbahrin tahtelbahirlerin 3rd singular tahtelbahri tahtelbahirleri 1st plural tahtelbahrimiz tahtelbahirlerimiz 2nd plural tahtelbahriniz tahtelbahirleriniz 3rd plural tahtelbahirleri tahtelbahirleri definite accusative singular plural 1st singular tahtelbahrimi tahtelbahirlerimi 2nd singular tahtelbahrini tahtelbahirlerini 3rd singular tahtelbahrini tahtelbahirlerini 1st plural tahtelbahrimizi tahtelbahirlerimizi 2nd plural tahtelbahrinizi tahtelbahirlerinizi 3rd plural tahtelbahirlerini tahtelbahirlerini dative singular plural 1st singular tahtelbahrime tahtelbahirlerime 2nd singular tahtelbahrine tahtelbahirlerine 3rd singular tahtelbahrine tahtelbahirlerine 1st plural tahtelbahrimize tahtelbahirlerimize 2nd plural tahtelbahrinize tahtelbahirlerinize 3rd plural tahtelbahirlerine tahtelbahirlerine locative singular plural 1st singular tahtelbahrimde tahtelbahirlerimde 2nd singular tahtelbahrinde tahtelbahirlerinde 3rd singular tahtelbahrinde tahtelbahirlerinde 1st plural tahtelbahrimizde tahtelbahirlerimizde 2nd plural tahtelbahrinizde tahtelbahirlerinizde 3rd plural tahtelbahirlerinde tahtelbahirlerinde ablative singular plural 1st singular tahtelbahrimden tahtelbahirlerimden 2nd singular tahtelbahrinden tahtelbahirlerinden 3rd singular tahtelbahrinden tahtelbahirlerinden 1st plural tahtelbahrimizden tahtelbahirlerimizden 2nd plural tahtelbahrinizden tahtelbahirlerinizden 3rd plural tahtelbahirlerinden tahtelbahirlerinden genitive singular plural 1st singular tahtelbahrimin tahtelbahirlerimin 2nd singular tahtelbahrinin tahtelbahirlerinin 3rd singular tahtelbahrinin tahtelbahirlerinin 1st plural tahtelbahrimizin tahtelbahirlerimizin 2nd plural tahtelbahrinizin tahtelbahirlerinizin 3rd plural tahtelbahirlerinin tahtelbahirlerinin

References

• Kélékian, Diran (1911) “تحت”, in Dictionnaire turc-français‎^[1], Constantinople: Mihran, page 347b
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “tahtelbahir”, in Nişanyan Sözlük
• Avery, Robert et al., editors (2013), The Redhouse Dictionary Turkish/Ottoman English, 21st edition, Istanbul: Sev Yayıncılık, →ISBN, page 1085