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Turkish

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Etymology

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From ceza (punishment) +‎ ev (home, house, building) +‎ -i (possessive suffix).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈzaːe.vi/
  • Hyphenation: ce‧za‧e‧vi

Noun

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cezaevi (definite accusative cezaevini, plural cezaevleri)

  1. (informal) prison (place of long-term confinement for those convicted of serious crimes)
    Synonyms: hapis, hapishane, mahpus

Declension

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Inflection
Nominative cezaevi
Definite accusative cezaevini
Singular Plural
Nominative cezaevi cezaevleri
Definite accusative cezaevini cezaevlerini
Dative cezaevine cezaevlerine
Locative cezaevinde cezaevlerinde
Ablative cezaevinden cezaevlerinden
Genitive cezaevinin cezaevlerinin

References

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  • cezaevi”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu