lerinlerin

Lerinlerin is not a standalone word in Turkish; it denotes a productive morphological sequence used to express possession by a plural noun. The form results from attaching the plural suffix -ler/-lar to a noun, followed by the genitive suffix -in (with the appropriate vowel-harmony variants -in, -ın, -un, -ün). The resulting ending -lerin appears at the end of the plural form to mark “of the [plural noun].”

Usage and function

- The construction is used to indicate possession or association by a plural noun within a noun phrase. For example, evler (houses) + in (genitive) yields evlerin, meaning “of the houses.” When followed by another noun, it forms a compound meaning such as “the doors of the houses” in the phrase evlerin kapıları.

- The exact vowel shape of the genitive suffix adapts to vowel harmony, producing -in, -ın, -un, or -ün as required by the preceding vowels.

- This suffix cluster is a common and productive feature of Turkish noun morphology and appears across many determiner-noun phrases, not as a separate lexical entry.

Examples

- Evler → evlerin (of the houses)

- Kütüphaneler → kütüphanelerin (of the libraries)

- Şehirler → şehirlerin (of the cities)

In phrases, the structure typically places the genitive on the plural form, linking the possessed noun to its owner or domain.

Notes

- When the base noun is a proper noun, the plural is formed with -ler/-lar, giving Lerinler; the genitive then becomes Lerinlerin, meaning “of the Lern group” or “the Lern’s” in Turkish usage.

- Lerinlerin, as a term, highlights Turkish suffix order and vowel harmony more than it functions as a separate lexical item.