ajü-müjü
/adʒy-mydʒy/ · plural ajü-müjüle
louse, lice — A veiled way of referring to lice, used to avoid naming them directly; Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as an indirect expression. one source
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ajü-müjüthe louse | ajü-müjümmy louse | ajü-müjüŋyour louse | ajü-müjüsühis louse | ajü-müjübüzour louse | ajü-müjügüzyou all's louse | ajü-müjüleritheir lice |
| Genitive | ajü-müjünüthe louse's | ajü-müjümümy louse's | ajü-müjüŋüyour louse's | ajü-müjüsünühis louse's | ajü-müjübüznüour louse's | ajü-müjügüznüyou all's louse's | ajü-müjülerinitheir lice's |
| Accusative | ajü-müjünüthe louse (as the object) | ajü-müjümümy louse (as the object) | ajü-müjüŋüyour louse (as the object) | ajü-müjüsünhis louse (as the object) | ajü-müjübüznüour louse (as the object) | ajü-müjügüznüyou all's louse (as the object) | ajü-müjülerintheir lice (as the object) |
| Dative | ajü-müjügeto the louse | ajü-müjümeto my louse | ajü-müjüŋeto your louse | ajü-müjüsüneto his louse | ajü-müjübüzgeto our louse | ajü-müjügüzgeto you all's louse | ajü-müjülerineto their lice |
| Locative | ajü-müjüdein / at the louse | ajü-müjümdein / at my louse | ajü-müjüŋdein / at your louse | ajü-müjüsündein / at his louse | ajü-müjübüzdein / at our louse | ajü-müjügüzdein / at you all's louse | ajü-müjülerindein / at their lice |
| Ablative | ajü-müjüdenfrom the louse | ajü-müjümdenfrom my louse | ajü-müjüŋdenfrom your louse | ajü-müjüsündenfrom his louse | ajü-müjübüzdenfrom our louse | ajü-müjügüzdenfrom you all's louse | ajü-müjülerindenfrom their lice |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ajü-müjülethe lice | ajü-müjülerimmy lice | ajü-müjüleriŋyour lice | ajü-müjülerihis lice | ajü-müjüleribizour lice | ajü-müjülerigizyou all's lice | ajü-müjüleritheir lice |
| Genitive | ajü-müjülenithe lice's | ajü-müjülerimimy lice's | ajü-müjüleriŋiyour lice's | ajü-müjülerinihis lice's | ajü-müjüleribizniour lice's | ajü-müjülerigizniyou all's lice's | ajü-müjülerinitheir lice's |
| Accusative | ajü-müjülenithe lice (as the object) | ajü-müjülerimimy lice (as the object) | ajü-müjüleriŋiyour lice (as the object) | ajü-müjülerinhis lice (as the object) | ajü-müjüleribizniour lice (as the object) | ajü-müjülerigizniyou all's lice (as the object) | ajü-müjülerintheir lice (as the object) |
| Dative | ajü-müjülegeto the lice | ajü-müjülerimeto my lice | ajü-müjüleriŋeto your lice | ajü-müjülerineto his lice | ajü-müjüleribizgeto our lice | ajü-müjülerigizgeto you all's lice | ajü-müjülerineto their lice |
| Locative | ajü-müjüledein / at the lice | ajü-müjülerimdein / at my lice | ajü-müjüleriŋdein / at your lice | ajü-müjülerindein / at his lice | ajü-müjüleribizdein / at our lice | ajü-müjülerigizdein / at you all's lice | ajü-müjülerindein / at their lice |
| Ablative | ajü-müjüledenfrom the lice | ajü-müjülerimdenfrom my lice | ajü-müjüleriŋdenfrom your lice | ajü-müjülerindenfrom his lice | ajü-müjüleribizdenfrom our lice | ajü-müjülerigizdenfrom you all's lice | ajü-müjülerindenfrom their lice |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ajü-müjüleri can mean "his / her lice", "their louse", or "their lice" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.