Türkei

== German == === Alternative forms === Türkey (obsolete) === Etymology === From Medieval Latin Turcia with influence from Türke (“Turk”) which in turn is from Ottoman Turkish ترك, تورك (Türk), from Turcus (“Turk”), from Byzantine Greek Τοῦρκος (Toûrkos), from Classical Persian ترک (turk), from Middle Persian [script needed] (twlk' /⁠Turk⁠/), from Old Turkic 𐱅𐰇𐰼𐰜 (t²ür²k̥). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [tʏʁˈkaɪ̯] Rhymes: -aɪ̯ === Proper noun === die Türkei f (proper noun, usually definite, definite genitive der Türkei) Turkey (a country located in Eastern Thrace in Southeastern Europe and Anatolia in West Asia) ==== Usage notes ==== Unlike most German names of countries (which are usually neuter), Türkei is feminine and takes the definite article die. Very occasionally, Türkei occurs without a definite article; in such cases a genitive Türkeis may occur. ==== Declension ==== Alternative genitive: Türkeis ==== Derived terms ==== türkeistämmig ==== Related terms ==== türkisch Turkmenistan Turkvolk Türke Kümmeltürke (derogative) ==== See also ==== osmanisches Reich, Osmanisches Reich === Further reading === “Türkei” in Duden online “Türkei” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache Türkei on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de