FromMedieval LatinTurcia with influence fromTürke(“Turk”) which in turn is fromOttoman Turkishترك,تورك(Türk), fromTurcus(“Turk”), fromByzantine GreekΤοῦρκος(Toûrkos), fromClassical Persianترک(turk), fromMiddle Persian[script needed](twlk'/Turk/), fromOld Turkic𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜(t²ür²k̥).
die Türkei f (proper noun,usually definite,definite genitivederTürkei)
- Turkey (acountrylocated inEastern Thrace inSoutheastern Europe andAnatolia inWest Asia)
Die Türkei befindet sich sowohl in Asien als auch in Europa.- Turkey is located in both Asia and Europe.
Viele Bewohner Deutschlands stammen ausder Türkei.- Lots of residents of Germany are fromTurkey.
- Unlike most German names of countries (which are usually neuter),Türkei is feminine and takes the definite articledie.
- Very occasionally,Türkei occurs without a definite article; in such cases a genitiveTürkeis may occur.
Declension ofTürkei [sg-only, feminine]
| singular |
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| def. | noun |
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| nominative | die | Türkei |
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| genitive | der | Türkei |
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| dative | der | Türkei |
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| accusative | die | Türkei |
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Türkei on the German Wikipedia.Wikipediade