-çe

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Turkish

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Etymology

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From Ottoman Turkish ـجه (-ce), ـچه (-çe).

Suffix

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-çe

  1. Assimilated form of -ce after the vowels E / İ / Ö / Ü.
    sert (violent; hard; harsh) + ‎-çe → ‎sertçe (violently; hard; harshly)
    Türk (Turk) + ‎-çe → ‎Türkçe (Turkish language) (literally "like a Turk")
    İsveç (Sweden) + ‎-çe → ‎İsveççe (Swedish language) (literally "in the way of Sweden")