öŋeç
/øŋetʃ/ · plural öŋeçle
1. esophagus, gullet
- malnı öŋeçi — an animal's gullet
- suwuq suw öŋeçimi salqın etdi — the cold water cooled my gullet
- öŋeçiŋi salqın ete baradı — it keeps cooling your gullet
- öŋeçin a itge atdı — and he threw its gullet to the dog
2. two-year-old (of a sheep or goat) — Said of rams, billy goats and wethers.
- öŋeç qoçhar — a two-year-old ram
- öŋeç teke — a two-year-old billy goat
- öŋeç irk — a two-year-old wether
- öŋeç irk soydula — they slaughtered a two-year-old wether
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | öŋeçthe esophagus | öŋeçimmy esophagus | öŋeçiŋyour esophagus | öŋeçihis esophagus | öŋeçibizour esophagus | öŋeçigizyou all's esophagus | öŋeçleritheir esophaguses |
| Genitive | öŋeçnithe esophagus' | öŋeçimimy esophagus' | öŋeçiŋiyour esophagus' | öŋeçinihis esophagus' | öŋeçibizniour esophagus' | öŋeçigizniyou all's esophagus' | öŋeçlerinitheir esophaguses' |
| Accusative | öŋeçnithe esophagus (as the object) | öŋeçimimy esophagus (as the object) | öŋeçiŋiyour esophagus (as the object) | öŋeçinhis esophagus (as the object) | öŋeçibizniour esophagus (as the object) | öŋeçigizniyou all's esophagus (as the object) | öŋeçlerintheir esophaguses (as the object) |
| Dative | öŋeçgeto the esophagus | öŋeçimeto my esophagus | öŋeçiŋeto your esophagus | öŋeçineto his esophagus | öŋeçibizgeto our esophagus | öŋeçigizgeto you all's esophagus | öŋeçlerineto their esophaguses |
| Locative | öŋeçdein / at the esophagus | öŋeçimdein / at my esophagus | öŋeçiŋdein / at your esophagus | öŋeçindein / at his esophagus | öŋeçibizdein / at our esophagus | öŋeçigizdein / at you all's esophagus | öŋeçlerindein / at their esophaguses |
| Ablative | öŋeçdenfrom the esophagus | öŋeçimdenfrom my esophagus | öŋeçiŋdenfrom your esophagus | öŋeçindenfrom his esophagus | öŋeçibizdenfrom our esophagus | öŋeçigizdenfrom you all's esophagus | öŋeçlerindenfrom their esophaguses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | öŋeçlethe esophaguses | öŋeçlerimmy esophaguses | öŋeçleriŋyour esophaguses | öŋeçlerihis esophaguses | öŋeçleribizour esophaguses | öŋeçlerigizyou all's esophaguses | öŋeçleritheir esophaguses |
| Genitive | öŋeçlenithe esophaguses' | öŋeçlerimimy esophaguses' | öŋeçleriŋiyour esophaguses' | öŋeçlerinihis esophaguses' | öŋeçleribizniour esophaguses' | öŋeçlerigizniyou all's esophaguses' | öŋeçlerinitheir esophaguses' |
| Accusative | öŋeçlenithe esophaguses (as the object) | öŋeçlerimimy esophaguses (as the object) | öŋeçleriŋiyour esophaguses (as the object) | öŋeçlerinhis esophaguses (as the object) | öŋeçleribizniour esophaguses (as the object) | öŋeçlerigizniyou all's esophaguses (as the object) | öŋeçlerintheir esophaguses (as the object) |
| Dative | öŋeçlegeto the esophaguses | öŋeçlerimeto my esophaguses | öŋeçleriŋeto your esophaguses | öŋeçlerineto his esophaguses | öŋeçleribizgeto our esophaguses | öŋeçlerigizgeto you all's esophaguses | öŋeçlerineto their esophaguses |
| Locative | öŋeçledein / at the esophaguses | öŋeçlerimdein / at my esophaguses | öŋeçleriŋdein / at your esophaguses | öŋeçlerindein / at his esophaguses | öŋeçleribizdein / at our esophaguses | öŋeçlerigizdein / at you all's esophaguses | öŋeçlerindein / at their esophaguses |
| Ablative | öŋeçledenfrom the esophaguses | öŋeçlerimdenfrom my esophaguses | öŋeçleriŋdenfrom your esophaguses | öŋeçlerindenfrom his esophaguses | öŋeçleribizdenfrom our esophaguses | öŋeçlerigizdenfrom you all's esophaguses | öŋeçlerindenfrom their esophaguses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: öŋeçleri can mean "his / her esophaguses", "their esophagus", or "their esophaguses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | öŋeçmeI am two-year-old | öŋeçseyou are two-year-old | öŋeçdihe is two-year-old | öŋeçbizwe are two-year-old | öŋeçsizyou all are two-year-old | öŋeçdilethey are two-year-old |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden öŋeçdi — "compared to me, he is two-year-old."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki öŋeçdimine is two-year-old | seniki öŋeçdiyours is two-year-old | anıqı öŋeçdihis is two-year-old | bizniki öŋeçdiours is two-year-old | sizniki öŋeçdiyours (pl.) is two-year-old | alanıqı öŋeçditheirs is two-year-old |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile öŋeçdilemine are two-year-old | senikile öŋeçdileyours are two-year-old | anıqıla öŋeçdilehis are two-year-old | biznikile öŋeçdileours are two-year-old | siznikile öŋeçdileyours (pl.) are two-year-old | alanıqıla öŋeçdiletheirs are two-year-old |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu öŋeçdi, bıla öŋeçdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".