Isimletirir

Isimletirir is a Turkish verb presented in linguistic discussions as a hypothetical example of denominal causative verb formation. It is not part of standard Turkish vocabulary but serves as a tool to illustrate how nominal roots can yield verbs through derivational morphology.

Morphology and meaning: The base noun isim, meaning “name,” is combined with a causative derivative element and a present tense suffix to form isimletirir, which would be glossed as “to cause to be named” or “to designate by giving a name.” The construction demonstrates how Turkish can layer affixes on a nominal stem to express causation and tense, illustrating typical processes such as causativization and verb formation from nouns.

Usage and attestation: Because isimletirir is hypothetical, it lacks corpus attestations in contemporary Turkish. It appears mainly in theoretical discussions and textbook examples about nominal-to-verb derivation and causative formation, illustrating suffix ordering, vowel harmony, and the interaction of derivational layers.

Phonology and orthography: Turkish derivational morphology follows vowel harmony and consonant alternations. The form isimletirir is used in examples to show how a nominal root can take a causative affix (-let-) and a present-tense marker (-ir), yielding a fluent, though nonstandard, verb. The case is often cited in discussions of affix sequencing and phonological harmony.

See also: Turkish grammar, Turkish derivational morphology, denominal verb, causative suffixes -dir and -tir.