özek
/øzek/ · plural özekle
1. core, pith, heartwood; rod, pencil lead
- ağaçnı özegi — the core of the tree
- terekni özegi — the heartwood of the tree
- karandaş özek — a pencil lead
- temir özek — a metal rod
- ağaç çirise, özeginden çiriydi — when wood rots, it rots from the core
2. vein, seam, lode of ore
- altın özek — a gold vein
- altın çıqğan özek — a gold-bearing vein
- mağadanı bolğan özek — an ore-bearing seam
- bu özekde altın köbdü — there is a lot of gold in this vein
3. core of a boil, plug one source
- bitgenni özegi — the core of the boil
- bitgenni özegi çıqdı — the core of the boil came out
- bitgenni özegi ketmese — if the core of the boil does not come out
4. essence, core, gist of something
- işni özegi — the core of the work
- jaşawnu özegi — the essence of life
- haparnı özegin aytdı — he told the gist of the story
5. mainstay of a family, the one who carries on the line
- üyürnü özegi — the mainstay of the family
- tuqumnu özegi — the mainstay of the clan
- ol üynü özegidi — he is the mainstay of the house
- atam üyürnü özegi edi — my father was the mainstay of the family
6. wick of a lamp — Chiefly a Karachay usage.
- çıraqnı özegi — the wick of the lamp
- çıraqnı özegi janadı — the lamp's wick is burning
- çıraqğa jaŋı özek saldım — I put a new wick in the lamp
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | özekthe core | özegimmy core | özegiŋyour core | özegihis core | özegibizour core | özegigizyou all's core | özekleritheir cores |
| Genitive | özeknithe core's | özegimimy core's | özegiŋiyour core's | özeginihis core's | özegibizniour core's | özegigizniyou all's core's | özeklerinitheir cores' |
| Accusative | özeknithe core (as the object) | özegimimy core (as the object) | özegiŋiyour core (as the object) | özeginhis core (as the object) | özegibizniour core (as the object) | özegigizniyou all's core (as the object) | özeklerintheir cores (as the object) |
| Dative | özekgeto the core | özegimeto my core | özegiŋeto your core | özegineto his core | özegibizgeto our core | özegigizgeto you all's core | özeklerineto their cores |
| Locative | özekdein / at the core | özegimdein / at my core | özegiŋdein / at your core | özegindein / at his core | özegibizdein / at our core | özegigizdein / at you all's core | özeklerindein / at their cores |
| Ablative | özekdenfrom the core | özegimdenfrom my core | özegiŋdenfrom your core | özegindenfrom his core | özegibizdenfrom our core | özegigizdenfrom you all's core | özeklerindenfrom their cores |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | özeklethe cores | özeklerimmy cores | özekleriŋyour cores | özeklerihis cores | özekleribizour cores | özeklerigizyou all's cores | özekleritheir cores |
| Genitive | özeklenithe cores' | özeklerimimy cores' | özekleriŋiyour cores' | özeklerinihis cores' | özekleribizniour cores' | özeklerigizniyou all's cores' | özeklerinitheir cores' |
| Accusative | özeklenithe cores (as the object) | özeklerimimy cores (as the object) | özekleriŋiyour cores (as the object) | özeklerinhis cores (as the object) | özekleribizniour cores (as the object) | özeklerigizniyou all's cores (as the object) | özeklerintheir cores (as the object) |
| Dative | özeklegeto the cores | özeklerimeto my cores | özekleriŋeto your cores | özeklerineto his cores | özekleribizgeto our cores | özeklerigizgeto you all's cores | özeklerineto their cores |
| Locative | özekledein / at the cores | özeklerimdein / at my cores | özekleriŋdein / at your cores | özeklerindein / at his cores | özekleribizdein / at our cores | özeklerigizdein / at you all's cores | özeklerindein / at their cores |
| Ablative | özekledenfrom the cores | özeklerimdenfrom my cores | özekleriŋdenfrom your cores | özeklerindenfrom his cores | özekleribizdenfrom our cores | özeklerigizdenfrom you all's cores | özeklerindenfrom their cores |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: özekleri can mean "his / her cores", "their core", or "their cores" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.