vezne
Turkish
Etymology
Inherited from Ottoman Turkish وزنه (vezne, “kind of balance”), itself from Arabic وَزْنَة (wazna, “a particular weight”).
Noun
vezne (definite accusative vezneyi, plural vezneler)
- kind of balance used to measure weights
- (by extension) any institution where money is received and given, like a bank
- powder flask, a small flask for carrying gunpowder
- Synonym: barutluk
Declension
| Inflection | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | vezne | |
| Definite accusative | vezneyi | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | vezne | vezneler |
| Definite accusative | vezneyi | vezneleri |
| Dative | vezneye | veznelere |
| Locative | veznede | veznelerde |
| Ablative | vezneden | veznelerden |
| Genitive | veznenin | veznelerin |
Further reading
- Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007) “vezne1”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), volume 1, Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 5116
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