ögüz
/øɡyz/ · plural ögüzle
1. ox, castrated bull — Oxen drew the plow and the cart; a plowing team traditionally had three pairs, each named for its place in the line.
- ögüz arba — an ox cart
- ögüz çananı tartadı — the ox pulls the sled
- ögüzle arbanı tartadıla — the oxen are pulling the cart
- al ögüzle — the leading pair of oxen
- saz ögüzle — the middle pair of oxen
- çıbıq ögüzle — the hindmost pair of oxen
- ögüz arba bla çarsha çabhançadı — it is like racing in an ox cart
2. hulking man, hulk
- ögüz kibik birdi — he is built like an ox
- ögüz kibik jaş — a hulking young man
- ol ne ögüzdü — what a hulk he is
Expressions
- aybaş ögüz — great wide-horned ox
- beçew ögüz — yoked oxen team
- ögüz öldü, ortaqdan ayırıldıq — our tie is broken
- ögüznü soya kelib quyruğunda biçaq sındırğanlay — ruin it at the end
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ögüzthe ox | ögüzümmy ox | ögüzüŋyour ox | ögüzühis ox | ögüzübüzour ox | ögüzügüzyou all's ox | ögüzleritheir oxen |
| Genitive | ögüznüthe ox's | ögüzümümy ox's | ögüzüŋüyour ox's | ögüzünühis ox's | ögüzübüznüour ox's | ögüzügüznüyou all's ox's | ögüzlerinitheir oxen's |
| Accusative | ögüznüthe ox (as the object) | ögüzümümy ox (as the object) | ögüzüŋüyour ox (as the object) | ögüzünhis ox (as the object) | ögüzübüznüour ox (as the object) | ögüzügüznüyou all's ox (as the object) | ögüzlerintheir oxen (as the object) |
| Dative | ögüzgeto the ox | ögüzümeto my ox | ögüzüŋeto your ox | ögüzüneto his ox | ögüzübüzgeto our ox | ögüzügüzgeto you all's ox | ögüzlerineto their oxen |
| Locative | ögüzdein / at the ox | ögüzümdein / at my ox | ögüzüŋdein / at your ox | ögüzündein / at his ox | ögüzübüzdein / at our ox | ögüzügüzdein / at you all's ox | ögüzlerindein / at their oxen |
| Ablative | ögüzdenfrom the ox | ögüzümdenfrom my ox | ögüzüŋdenfrom your ox | ögüzündenfrom his ox | ögüzübüzdenfrom our ox | ögüzügüzdenfrom you all's ox | ögüzlerindenfrom their oxen |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ögüzlethe oxen | ögüzlerimmy oxen | ögüzleriŋyour oxen | ögüzlerihis oxen | ögüzleribizour oxen | ögüzlerigizyou all's oxen | ögüzleritheir oxen |
| Genitive | ögüzlenithe oxen's | ögüzlerimimy oxen's | ögüzleriŋiyour oxen's | ögüzlerinihis oxen's | ögüzleribizniour oxen's | ögüzlerigizniyou all's oxen's | ögüzlerinitheir oxen's |
| Accusative | ögüzlenithe oxen (as the object) | ögüzlerimimy oxen (as the object) | ögüzleriŋiyour oxen (as the object) | ögüzlerinhis oxen (as the object) | ögüzleribizniour oxen (as the object) | ögüzlerigizniyou all's oxen (as the object) | ögüzlerintheir oxen (as the object) |
| Dative | ögüzlegeto the oxen | ögüzlerimeto my oxen | ögüzleriŋeto your oxen | ögüzlerineto his oxen | ögüzleribizgeto our oxen | ögüzlerigizgeto you all's oxen | ögüzlerineto their oxen |
| Locative | ögüzledein / at the oxen | ögüzlerimdein / at my oxen | ögüzleriŋdein / at your oxen | ögüzlerindein / at his oxen | ögüzleribizdein / at our oxen | ögüzlerigizdein / at you all's oxen | ögüzlerindein / at their oxen |
| Ablative | ögüzledenfrom the oxen | ögüzlerimdenfrom my oxen | ögüzleriŋdenfrom your oxen | ögüzlerindenfrom his oxen | ögüzleribizdenfrom our oxen | ögüzlerigizdenfrom you all's oxen | ögüzlerindenfrom their oxen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ögüzleri can mean "his / her oxen", "their ox", or "their oxen" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ögüznüküthe ox's one | ögüznükülethe ox's ones | ögüzlenikithe oxen's one | ögüzlenikilethe oxen's ones |
| Genitive | ögüznükünüof the ox's one | ögüznüküleniof the ox's ones | ögüzlenikiniof the oxen's one | ögüzlenikileniof the oxen's ones |
| Accusative | ögüznükünthe ox's one (as the object) | ögüznükülenithe ox's ones (as the object) | ögüzlenikinthe oxen's one (as the object) | ögüzlenikilenithe oxen's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ögüznüküneto the ox's one | ögüznükülegeto the ox's ones | ögüzlenikineto the oxen's one | ögüzlenikilegeto the oxen's ones |
| Locative | ögüznükündein / at the ox's one | ögüznüküledein / at the ox's ones | ögüzlenikindein / at the oxen's one | ögüzlenikiledein / at the oxen's ones |
| Ablative | ögüznükündenfrom the ox's one | ögüznüküledenfrom the ox's ones | ögüzlenikindenfrom the oxen's one | ögüzlenikiledenfrom the oxen's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.