özdenlik
/øzdenlik/
1. standing of an uzden; membership of the free noble estate — An uzden was a member of the free noble estate in old Karachay-Balkar society.
- özdenligin unutmadı — he did not forget his standing as an uzden
- özdenligi bla mahtanadı — he boasts of his standing as an uzden
- özdenlik dawladı — he laid claim to the standing of an uzden
- özdenligiŋe eki şağat kerekdi — your standing as an uzden needs two witnesses
2. good breeding, courtesy, seemly conduct — With eterge it means offering something to someone out of politeness.
- özdenlik bilmegen adam — a person who knows no courtesy
- qonaqğa özdenlik etdi — he showed courtesy to the guest
- qolunda bolğan zatdan özdenlik etiwçüdü — she always offers from whatever she has in hand
- malıŋ bla özdenlik etseŋ — if you show courtesy with your property
- qurğaq özdenlik oğuna etsele ua — if only they had made at least an empty polite offer
3. haughtiness, aristocratic arrogance one source
- özdenlik eterge — to give oneself the airs of an uzden
- özdenlikni eki ülüşü ötürük — two parts of an uzden's arrogance are lies
4. gift, present given as a mark of regard one source
- honşubuzğa özdenlik berdik — we gave our neighbor a gift
- özdenlik bolsun bir qozu — let one lamb be a gift
- özdenlik mal — livestock set aside as a gift
- özdenlik berirge — to give a gift as a mark of regard
- özdenlikge sanalğan mal — livestock counted as a gift
Expressions
- özdenlik eterge — share with others
- qurğaq özdenlik eterge — empty courtesy
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | özdenlikthe standing of an uzden | özdenligimmy standing of an uzden | özdenligiŋyour standing of an uzden | özdenligihis standing of an uzden | özdenligibizour standing of an uzden | özdenligigizyou all's standing of an uzden | özdenlikleritheir standing of an uzdens |
| Genitive | özdenliknithe standing of an uzden's | özdenligimimy standing of an uzden's | özdenligiŋiyour standing of an uzden's | özdenliginihis standing of an uzden's | özdenligibizniour standing of an uzden's | özdenligigizniyou all's standing of an uzden's | özdenliklerinitheir standing of an uzdens' |
| Accusative | özdenliknithe standing of an uzden (as the object) | özdenligimimy standing of an uzden (as the object) | özdenligiŋiyour standing of an uzden (as the object) | özdenliginhis standing of an uzden (as the object) | özdenligibizniour standing of an uzden (as the object) | özdenligigizniyou all's standing of an uzden (as the object) | özdenliklerintheir standing of an uzdens (as the object) |
| Dative | özdenlikgeto the standing of an uzden | özdenligimeto my standing of an uzden | özdenligiŋeto your standing of an uzden | özdenligineto his standing of an uzden | özdenligibizgeto our standing of an uzden | özdenligigizgeto you all's standing of an uzden | özdenliklerineto their standing of an uzdens |
| Locative | özdenlikdein / at the standing of an uzden | özdenligimdein / at my standing of an uzden | özdenligiŋdein / at your standing of an uzden | özdenligindein / at his standing of an uzden | özdenligibizdein / at our standing of an uzden | özdenligigizdein / at you all's standing of an uzden | özdenliklerindein / at their standing of an uzdens |
| Ablative | özdenlikdenfrom the standing of an uzden | özdenligimdenfrom my standing of an uzden | özdenligiŋdenfrom your standing of an uzden | özdenligindenfrom his standing of an uzden | özdenligibizdenfrom our standing of an uzden | özdenligigizdenfrom you all's standing of an uzden | özdenliklerindenfrom their standing of an uzdens |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.