tüylerle

Tüylerle is a Turkish postpositional phrase meaning “with feathers.” It is formed from the noun tüy (feather) plus the plural suffix -ler to yield tüyler (feathers) and the instrumental/comitative suffix -le, producing tüylerle. The phrase indicates that feathers are present, used as material, or serve as decoration.

Grammatically, tüylerle functions as a prepositional-like element that modifies a noun or a verb phrase, expressing accompaniment or material. It is commonly used in noun phrases such as tüylerle kaplı yüzey ("a surface covered with feathers") or in predicates like kanatları tüylerle kaplıdır ("its wings are covered with feathers").

Usage notes: It appears in descriptive writing, crafts, and costume description, as well as in natural descriptions of birds. In literary Turkish, tüylerle can convey texture, softness, or ornamentation associated with feathers.

Examples: “Kostüm tüylerle süslenmiş.” “Kuşun kanatları tüylerle kaplıdır.” “Odanın kenarındaki şerit tüylerle kaplanmıştı.”

Etymology: The term is built from the base noun tüy with the plural -ler and the instrumental -le; these suffixes are productive in Turkish morphology.