Çerkes
/tʃerkes/ · plural Çerkesle
1. Circassian — Often stands before another noun as a modifier: çerkes tişirıw "a Circassian woman".
- çerkes tişirıw — a Circassian woman
- çerkes qonaq — a Circassian guest
- çerkesle bla qaraçaylıla — Circassians and Karachays
- çerkes jaşla — Circassian youths
- çerkes kiyim — Circassian attire
- çerkes jır — a Circassian song
- çerkes at — a Circassian horse
- oruslu, çerkes, noğay, qaraçaylı, abaza — Russian, Circassian, Nogai, Karachay, Abaza
2. Cherkessk
- Çerkesde jaşayma — I live in Cherkessk
- Çerkesge barabız — we are going to Cherkessk
- ol Çerkesden kelgendi — he has come from Cherkessk
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Çerkesthe Circassian | Çerkesimmy Circassian | Çerkesiŋyour Circassian | Çerkesihis Circassian | Çerkesibizour Circassian | Çerkesigizyou all's Circassian | Çerkesleritheir Circassians |
| Genitive | Çerkesnithe Circassian's | Çerkesimimy Circassian's | Çerkesiŋiyour Circassian's | Çerkesinihis Circassian's | Çerkesibizniour Circassian's | Çerkesigizniyou all's Circassian's | Çerkeslerinitheir Circassians' |
| Accusative | Çerkesnithe Circassian (as the object) | Çerkesimimy Circassian (as the object) | Çerkesiŋiyour Circassian (as the object) | Çerkesinhis Circassian (as the object) | Çerkesibizniour Circassian (as the object) | Çerkesigizniyou all's Circassian (as the object) | Çerkeslerintheir Circassians (as the object) |
| Dative | Çerkesgeto the Circassian | Çerkesimeto my Circassian | Çerkesiŋeto your Circassian | Çerkesineto his Circassian | Çerkesibizgeto our Circassian | Çerkesigizgeto you all's Circassian | Çerkeslerineto their Circassians |
| Locative | Çerkesdein / at the Circassian | Çerkesimdein / at my Circassian | Çerkesiŋdein / at your Circassian | Çerkesindein / at his Circassian | Çerkesibizdein / at our Circassian | Çerkesigizdein / at you all's Circassian | Çerkeslerindein / at their Circassians |
| Ablative | Çerkesdenfrom the Circassian | Çerkesimdenfrom my Circassian | Çerkesiŋdenfrom your Circassian | Çerkesindenfrom his Circassian | Çerkesibizdenfrom our Circassian | Çerkesigizdenfrom you all's Circassian | Çerkeslerindenfrom their Circassians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Çerkeslethe Circassians | Çerkeslerimmy Circassians | Çerkesleriŋyour Circassians | Çerkeslerihis Circassians | Çerkesleribizour Circassians | Çerkeslerigizyou all's Circassians | Çerkesleritheir Circassians |
| Genitive | Çerkeslenithe Circassians' | Çerkeslerimimy Circassians' | Çerkesleriŋiyour Circassians' | Çerkeslerinihis Circassians' | Çerkesleribizniour Circassians' | Çerkeslerigizniyou all's Circassians' | Çerkeslerinitheir Circassians' |
| Accusative | Çerkeslenithe Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslerimimy Circassians (as the object) | Çerkesleriŋiyour Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslerinhis Circassians (as the object) | Çerkesleribizniour Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslerigizniyou all's Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslerintheir Circassians (as the object) |
| Dative | Çerkeslegeto the Circassians | Çerkeslerimeto my Circassians | Çerkesleriŋeto your Circassians | Çerkeslerineto his Circassians | Çerkesleribizgeto our Circassians | Çerkeslerigizgeto you all's Circassians | Çerkeslerineto their Circassians |
| Locative | Çerkesledein / at the Circassians | Çerkeslerimdein / at my Circassians | Çerkesleriŋdein / at your Circassians | Çerkeslerindein / at his Circassians | Çerkesleribizdein / at our Circassians | Çerkeslerigizdein / at you all's Circassians | Çerkeslerindein / at their Circassians |
| Ablative | Çerkesledenfrom the Circassians | Çerkeslerimdenfrom my Circassians | Çerkesleriŋdenfrom your Circassians | Çerkeslerindenfrom his Circassians | Çerkesleribizdenfrom our Circassians | Çerkeslerigizdenfrom you all's Circassians | Çerkeslerindenfrom their Circassians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Çerkesleri can mean "his / her Circassians", "their Circassian", or "their Circassians" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Çerkesnikithe Circassian's one | Çerkesnikilethe Circassian's ones | Çerkeslenikithe Circassians' one | Çerkeslenikilethe Circassians' ones |
| Genitive | Çerkesnikiniof the Circassian's one | Çerkesnikileniof the Circassian's ones | Çerkeslenikiniof the Circassians' one | Çerkeslenikileniof the Circassians' ones |
| Accusative | Çerkesnikinthe Circassian's one (as the object) | Çerkesnikilenithe Circassian's ones (as the object) | Çerkeslenikinthe Circassians' one (as the object) | Çerkeslenikilenithe Circassians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | Çerkesnikineto the Circassian's one | Çerkesnikilegeto the Circassian's ones | Çerkeslenikineto the Circassians' one | Çerkeslenikilegeto the Circassians' ones |
| Locative | Çerkesnikindein / at the Circassian's one | Çerkesnikiledein / at the Circassian's ones | Çerkeslenikindein / at the Circassians' one | Çerkeslenikiledein / at the Circassians' ones |
| Ablative | Çerkesnikindenfrom the Circassian's one | Çerkesnikiledenfrom the Circassian's ones | Çerkeslenikindenfrom the Circassians' one | Çerkeslenikiledenfrom the Circassians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.