sürtmek

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish سورتمك‎ (sürtmek, “to rub grindingly against”), from Proto-Turkic *sür(-t)- (“to rub, smear”). Cognate to sürmek (“to rub, smear, spread”), see further cognates there.

Verb

sürtmek (third-person singular simple present sürter)

  1. (transitive) to rub against
  2. (intransitive) to vagabond, sleep around, gad, horse around, wander about aimlessly

Conjugation

Synonyms

  • sürtebilmek
  • sürtememek
  • sürtme
  • sürtmemek
  • sürtmüş
  • sürttürmek
  • sürtük
  • sürtülmek
  • sürtünmek
  • sürtüş
  • sürtüşmek

Descendants

  • → Ladino: sorretear, sorretera

Further reading

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