abreklik / abireklik
/abreklik/, /abireklik/
abrekhood, the life of an abrek, outlaw life in the mountains — An abrek was an outlaw who lived in the mountains, often in defiance of the authorities. The word also covers an abrek's deeds and way of life.
- Qanamatnı abreklikde jaşawu — Kanamat's life in abrekhood
- abreklikge ketib tawlada aylanŋandı — having gone off into abrekhood, he roamed the mountains
- ala talay zamannı abreklikde aylanŋandıla — they roamed in abrekhood for quite some time
- abreklikni qoyub elge qaytırğa — to give up abrekhood and return to the village
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | abreklikthe abrekhood | abrekligimmy abrekhood | abrekligiŋyour abrekhood | abrekligihis abrekhood | abrekligibizour abrekhood | abrekligigizyou all's abrekhood | abreklikleritheir abrekhoods |
| Genitive | abrekliknithe abrekhood's | abrekligimimy abrekhood's | abrekligiŋiyour abrekhood's | abrekliginihis abrekhood's | abrekligibizniour abrekhood's | abrekligigizniyou all's abrekhood's | abrekliklerinitheir abrekhoods' |
| Accusative | abrekliknithe abrekhood (as the object) | abrekligimimy abrekhood (as the object) | abrekligiŋiyour abrekhood (as the object) | abrekliginhis abrekhood (as the object) | abrekligibizniour abrekhood (as the object) | abrekligigizniyou all's abrekhood (as the object) | abrekliklerintheir abrekhoods (as the object) |
| Dative | abreklikgeto the abrekhood | abrekligimeto my abrekhood | abrekligiŋeto your abrekhood | abrekligineto his abrekhood | abrekligibizgeto our abrekhood | abrekligigizgeto you all's abrekhood | abrekliklerineto their abrekhoods |
| Locative | abreklikdein / at the abrekhood | abrekligimdein / at my abrekhood | abrekligiŋdein / at your abrekhood | abrekligindein / at his abrekhood | abrekligibizdein / at our abrekhood | abrekligigizdein / at you all's abrekhood | abrekliklerindein / at their abrekhoods |
| Ablative | abreklikdenfrom the abrekhood | abrekligimdenfrom my abrekhood | abrekligiŋdenfrom your abrekhood | abrekligindenfrom his abrekhood | abrekligibizdenfrom our abrekhood | abrekligigizdenfrom you all's abrekhood | abrekliklerindenfrom their abrekhoods |
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.