-siz

-siz

See also: siz and -sız

Turkish

Etymology

    Inherited from Ottoman Turkish ـسز (-siz), from Proto-Turkic *-siŕ.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /siz/, /ˈsiz/

    Suffix

    preceding vowel
    a / ı e / i o / u ö / ü
    -sız -siz -suz -süz

    -siz

    1. Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun; roughly equivalent to English -less (or sometimes de-, non-, un-)
      Antonym: -li
      Yalnızca kafeinsiz içecekler içerim.
      I only drink decaffeinated beverages.
    2. without (with nouns, pronouns, never verbs)
      Synonym: -den (with verbs)
      siz bensiz gitmiyorsunuzdur inşallah..
      y'all are surely not going without me right?

    Usage notes

    • Stress is carried onto the suffix when appended to a word with stress on the last syllable:
      alkol /alˈkol/ becomes alkolsüz /al.kolˈsyz/
    • Stress doesn't shift when appended to a word that is stressed elsewhere.

    Derived terms

    Turkish terms suffixed with -siz

    Uzbek

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Turkic *-siŕ.

    Suffix

    -siz

    1. Suffix used to create adjectives not containing the noun
      Antonym: -li
      Men tuzsiz ovqatlarni yaxshi ko'raman.
      I like unsalted foods.

    Derived terms

    Etymology 2

    From Old Turkic ⁧𐰾𐰃𐰕⁩ (siz), from Proto-Turkic *siŕ.

    Suffix

    -siz

    1. Second-person plural present simple suffix
      [you (plural or polite)] are