ördekbaşı

Turkish

An adult male Mallard duck.

Etymology

Compound of ördek (duck) + baş (mold) + (possessive suffix), literally duck's head

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /œɾˈdec.ba.ʃɯ/
  • Hyphenation: ör‧dek‧ba‧şı

Noun

ördekbaşı (definite accusative ördekbaşını, uncountable)

  1. The color of an adult male Mallard duck's head plumes, a dark blueish-green tone.
    ördekbaşı:  

Declension

Inflection
Nominative ördekbaşı
Definite accusative ördekbaşını
Singular Plural
Nominative ördekbaşı
Definite accusative ördekbaşını
Dative ördekbaşına
Locative ördekbaşında
Ablative ördekbaşından
Genitive ördekbaşının

Adjective

ördekbaşı

  1. Having the color of an adult male Mallard duck's head plumes.

Further reading

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