kurdele

Turkish

Etymology

From Ottoman Turkish قوردله (kordela, kordele, “ribbon”), itself from Italian cordella (“narrow tape or ribbon”).

Noun

kurdele (definite accusative kurdeleyi, plural kurdeleler)

1. ribbon, a long, narrow tape used for decoration of clothing

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	kurdele
Definite accusative	kurdeleyi
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kurdele	kurdeleler
Definite accusative	kurdeleyi	kurdeleleri
Dative	kurdeleye	kurdelelere
Locative	kurdelede	kurdelelerde
Ablative	kurdeleden	kurdelelerden
Genitive	kurdelenin	kurdelelerin
Possessive forms Nominative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdelem kurdelelerim 2nd singular kurdelen kurdelelerin 3rd singular kurdelesi kurdeleleri 1st plural kurdelemiz kurdelelerimiz 2nd plural kurdeleniz kurdeleleriniz 3rd plural kurdeleleri kurdeleleri Definite accusative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdelemi kurdelelerimi 2nd singular kurdeleni kurdelelerini 3rd singular kurdelesini kurdelelerini 1st plural kurdelemizi kurdelelerimizi 2nd plural kurdelenizi kurdelelerinizi 3rd plural kurdelelerini kurdelelerini Dative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdeleme kurdelelerime 2nd singular kurdelene kurdelelerine 3rd singular kurdelesine kurdelelerine 1st plural kurdelemize kurdelelerimize 2nd plural kurdelenize kurdelelerinize 3rd plural kurdelelerine kurdelelerine Locative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdelemde kurdelelerimde 2nd singular kurdelende kurdelelerinde 3rd singular kurdelesinde kurdelelerinde 1st plural kurdelemizde kurdelelerimizde 2nd plural kurdelenizde kurdelelerinizde 3rd plural kurdelelerinde kurdelelerinde Ablative Singular Plural 1st singular kurdelemden kurdelelerimden 2nd singular kurdelenden kurdelelerinden 3rd singular kurdelesinden kurdelelerinden 1st plural kurdelemizden kurdelelerimizden 2nd plural kurdelenizden kurdelelerinizden 3rd plural kurdelelerinden kurdelelerinden Genitive Singular Plural 1st singular kurdelemin kurdelelerimin 2nd singular kurdelenin kurdelelerinin 3rd singular kurdelesinin kurdelelerinin 1st plural kurdelemizin kurdelelerimizin 2nd plural kurdelenizin kurdelelerinizin 3rd plural kurdelelerinin kurdelelerinin

Derived terms

• kurdele balığı
• kurdeleli
• kurdelesiz

 

Further reading

• Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “kurdele”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 2845
• Nişanyan, Sevan (2002–) “kurdele”, in Nişanyan Sözlük