Questions & Answers about Antika yüzükte yeşilimsi bir taş buldum.
How does the suffix in yeşilimsi change the meaning of the word?
The suffix -(i)msi adds the meaning of "similar to" or "-ish" to nouns and adjectives. It follows 4-way vowel harmony, so yeşil (green) takes -imsi to become yeşilimsi (greenish).
Could I use the other approximation suffix from this lesson and say yeşilimtırak here?
Technically yes, but -(i)msi is far more common for yeşil. The suffix -(i)mtırak means the exact same thing but is mostly frozen in a few specific descriptive words like sarımtırak (yellowish) and acımtırak (bitterish). For most other words, native speakers heavily prefer -(i)msi.
Why use the locative suffix -te in yüzükte instead of saying "the ring's stone"?
The locative suffix -te describes where the stone is physically located (on the ring). If you used the possessive to say "the ring's stone" (yüzüğün taşını), it would imply the ring had a specific, known stone that you were looking for and found, rather than just discovering "a stone" that happened to be set in it.
Why does bir come between the adjective and the noun in yeşilimsi bir taş?
In Turkish, the standard word order for an indefinite noun phrase is [Adjective] + bir + [Noun]. Placing bir at the very beginning (bir yeşilimsi taş) sounds unnatural in everyday speech; yeşilimsi bir taş is the standard way to say "a greenish stone".