ökünç
/økyntʃ/ · plural ökünçle
grief, sorrow; worry, distress; a cause of worry — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay. ol da bizge ökünçdü means "that, too, is a grief to us" or "that, too, worries us". With eterge it means be worried about something: atabıznı keç qalğanına ökünç etebiz "we are worried that our father is late".
- ol da bizge ökünçdü — that too is a grief to us
- bu bizge ullu ökünçdü — this is a great grief to us
- anı ökünçü ulludu — his grief is great
- ananı ökünçü — the mother's sorrow
- atabıznı keç qalğanına ökünç etebiz — we are worried that our father is late
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ökünçthe grief | ökünçümmy grief | ökünçüŋyour grief | ökünçühis grief | ökünçübüzour grief | ökünçügüzyou all's grief | ökünçleritheir griefs |
| Genitive | ökünçnüthe grief's | ökünçümümy grief's | ökünçüŋüyour grief's | ökünçünühis grief's | ökünçübüznüour grief's | ökünçügüznüyou all's grief's | ökünçlerinitheir griefs' |
| Accusative | ökünçnüthe grief (as the object) | ökünçümümy grief (as the object) | ökünçüŋüyour grief (as the object) | ökünçünhis grief (as the object) | ökünçübüznüour grief (as the object) | ökünçügüznüyou all's grief (as the object) | ökünçlerintheir griefs (as the object) |
| Dative | ökünçgeto the grief | ökünçümeto my grief | ökünçüŋeto your grief | ökünçüneto his grief | ökünçübüzgeto our grief | ökünçügüzgeto you all's grief | ökünçlerineto their griefs |
| Locative | ökünçdein / at the grief | ökünçümdein / at my grief | ökünçüŋdein / at your grief | ökünçündein / at his grief | ökünçübüzdein / at our grief | ökünçügüzdein / at you all's grief | ökünçlerindein / at their griefs |
| Ablative | ökünçdenfrom the grief | ökünçümdenfrom my grief | ökünçüŋdenfrom your grief | ökünçündenfrom his grief | ökünçübüzdenfrom our grief | ökünçügüzdenfrom you all's grief | ökünçlerindenfrom their griefs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ökünçlethe griefs | ökünçlerimmy griefs | ökünçleriŋyour griefs | ökünçlerihis griefs | ökünçleribizour griefs | ökünçlerigizyou all's griefs | ökünçleritheir griefs |
| Genitive | ökünçlenithe griefs' | ökünçlerimimy griefs' | ökünçleriŋiyour griefs' | ökünçlerinihis griefs' | ökünçleribizniour griefs' | ökünçlerigizniyou all's griefs' | ökünçlerinitheir griefs' |
| Accusative | ökünçlenithe griefs (as the object) | ökünçlerimimy griefs (as the object) | ökünçleriŋiyour griefs (as the object) | ökünçlerinhis griefs (as the object) | ökünçleribizniour griefs (as the object) | ökünçlerigizniyou all's griefs (as the object) | ökünçlerintheir griefs (as the object) |
| Dative | ökünçlegeto the griefs | ökünçlerimeto my griefs | ökünçleriŋeto your griefs | ökünçlerineto his griefs | ökünçleribizgeto our griefs | ökünçlerigizgeto you all's griefs | ökünçlerineto their griefs |
| Locative | ökünçledein / at the griefs | ökünçlerimdein / at my griefs | ökünçleriŋdein / at your griefs | ökünçlerindein / at his griefs | ökünçleribizdein / at our griefs | ökünçlerigizdein / at you all's griefs | ökünçlerindein / at their griefs |
| Ablative | ökünçledenfrom the griefs | ökünçlerimdenfrom my griefs | ökünçleriŋdenfrom your griefs | ökünçlerindenfrom his griefs | ökünçleribizdenfrom our griefs | ökünçlerigizdenfrom you all's griefs | ökünçlerindenfrom their griefs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ökünçleri can mean "his / her griefs", "their grief", or "their griefs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.