özden
/øzden/ · plural özdenle
1. uzden, nobleman, freeborn commoner — In pre-revolutionary Karachay and Balkaria the uzdens were the legally free middle estate, divided into great, middle and qara ("black") uzdens.
- qul özden bolmaz — a slave will not become an uzden
- özdenme degen bla özden bolunmaz — one does not become an uzden by saying "I am an uzden"
- ol özdenleden bolğandı — he was one of the uzdens
- qara özden köb bolğandı — there were many black uzdens
- bir han bla bir özden — a khan and an uzden
- dedi özden Qaplan — said the uzden Kaplan
- özdenle jıyılıb keŋeş qurdula — the uzdens gathered and held council
2. noble, highborn, of the uzden estate — Used before a noun, of a person, family, or custom of the uzden estate, as in özden tuqum "uzden family".
- özden tuqum — an uzden family
- özden kişi — a man of the uzden estate
- özden adetni saqlaydıla — they keep the uzden custom
- ol özden sözdü — that is a noble word
- özden tuqumğa sanalmasala da — though they were not counted as an uzden family
Expressions
- aq özden — impoverished noble
- qara özden — wealthy commoner
- özden söz — courteous word
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | özdenthe uzden | özdenimmy uzden | özdeniŋyour uzden | özdenihis uzden | özdenibizour uzden | özdenigizyou all's uzden | özdenleritheir uzdens |
| Genitive | özdennithe uzden's | özdenimimy uzden's | özdeniŋiyour uzden's | özdeninihis uzden's | özdenibizniour uzden's | özdenigizniyou all's uzden's | özdenlerinitheir uzdens' |
| Accusative | özdennithe uzden (as the object) | özdenimimy uzden (as the object) | özdeniŋiyour uzden (as the object) | özdeninhis uzden (as the object) | özdenibizniour uzden (as the object) | özdenigizniyou all's uzden (as the object) | özdenlerintheir uzdens (as the object) |
| Dative | özdenŋeto the uzden | özdenimeto my uzden | özdeniŋeto your uzden | özdenineto his uzden | özdenibizgeto our uzden | özdenigizgeto you all's uzden | özdenlerineto their uzdens |
| Locative | özdendein / at the uzden | özdenimdein / at my uzden | özdeniŋdein / at your uzden | özdenindein / at his uzden | özdenibizdein / at our uzden | özdenigizdein / at you all's uzden | özdenlerindein / at their uzdens |
| Ablative | özdendenfrom the uzden | özdenimdenfrom my uzden | özdeniŋdenfrom your uzden | özdenindenfrom his uzden | özdenibizdenfrom our uzden | özdenigizdenfrom you all's uzden | özdenlerindenfrom their uzdens |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | özdenlethe uzdens | özdenlerimmy uzdens | özdenleriŋyour uzdens | özdenlerihis uzdens | özdenleribizour uzdens | özdenlerigizyou all's uzdens | özdenleritheir uzdens |
| Genitive | özdenlenithe uzdens' | özdenlerimimy uzdens' | özdenleriŋiyour uzdens' | özdenlerinihis uzdens' | özdenleribizniour uzdens' | özdenlerigizniyou all's uzdens' | özdenlerinitheir uzdens' |
| Accusative | özdenlenithe uzdens (as the object) | özdenlerimimy uzdens (as the object) | özdenleriŋiyour uzdens (as the object) | özdenlerinhis uzdens (as the object) | özdenleribizniour uzdens (as the object) | özdenlerigizniyou all's uzdens (as the object) | özdenlerintheir uzdens (as the object) |
| Dative | özdenlegeto the uzdens | özdenlerimeto my uzdens | özdenleriŋeto your uzdens | özdenlerineto his uzdens | özdenleribizgeto our uzdens | özdenlerigizgeto you all's uzdens | özdenlerineto their uzdens |
| Locative | özdenledein / at the uzdens | özdenlerimdein / at my uzdens | özdenleriŋdein / at your uzdens | özdenlerindein / at his uzdens | özdenleribizdein / at our uzdens | özdenlerigizdein / at you all's uzdens | özdenlerindein / at their uzdens |
| Ablative | özdenledenfrom the uzdens | özdenlerimdenfrom my uzdens | özdenleriŋdenfrom your uzdens | özdenlerindenfrom his uzdens | özdenleribizdenfrom our uzdens | özdenlerigizdenfrom you all's uzdens | özdenlerindenfrom their uzdens |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: özdenleri can mean "his / her uzdens", "their uzden", or "their uzdens" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | özdennikithe uzden's one | özdennikilethe uzden's ones | özdenlenikithe uzdens' one | özdenlenikilethe uzdens' ones |
| Genitive | özdennikiniof the uzden's one | özdennikileniof the uzden's ones | özdenlenikiniof the uzdens' one | özdenlenikileniof the uzdens' ones |
| Accusative | özdennikinthe uzden's one (as the object) | özdennikilenithe uzden's ones (as the object) | özdenlenikinthe uzdens' one (as the object) | özdenlenikilenithe uzdens' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | özdennikineto the uzden's one | özdennikilegeto the uzden's ones | özdenlenikineto the uzdens' one | özdenlenikilegeto the uzdens' ones |
| Locative | özdennikindein / at the uzden's one | özdennikiledein / at the uzden's ones | özdenlenikindein / at the uzdens' one | özdenlenikiledein / at the uzdens' ones |
| Ablative | özdennikindenfrom the uzden's one | özdennikiledenfrom the uzden's ones | özdenlenikindenfrom the uzdens' one | özdenlenikiledenfrom the uzdens' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.