allezin
/allezin/ · plural allezinle
little sheep — An affectionate word for a sheep, heard mostly in folk songs.
- kök jibekden tüyme tüygen allezin — the little sheep that gives blue silk for knitting
- allezin ot aşaydı — the little sheep eats grass
- allezin suw içedi — the little sheep drinks water
- men allezinni kördüm — I saw the little sheep
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | allezinthe sheep | allezinimmy sheep | alleziniŋyour sheep | allezinihis sheep | allezinibizour sheep | allezinigizyou all's sheep | allezinleritheir sheep |
| Genitive | allezinnithe sheep's | allezinimimy sheep's | alleziniŋiyour sheep's | allezininihis sheep's | allezinibizniour sheep's | allezinigizniyou all's sheep's | allezinlerinitheir sheep's |
| Accusative | allezinnithe sheep (as the object) | allezinimimy sheep (as the object) | alleziniŋiyour sheep (as the object) | allezininhis sheep (as the object) | allezinibizniour sheep (as the object) | allezinigizniyou all's sheep (as the object) | allezinlerintheir sheep (as the object) |
| Dative | allezinŋeto the sheep | allezinimeto my sheep | alleziniŋeto your sheep | allezinineto his sheep | allezinibizgeto our sheep | allezinigizgeto you all's sheep | allezinlerineto their sheep |
| Locative | allezindein / at the sheep | allezinimdein / at my sheep | alleziniŋdein / at your sheep | allezinindein / at his sheep | allezinibizdein / at our sheep | allezinigizdein / at you all's sheep | allezinlerindein / at their sheep |
| Ablative | allezindenfrom the sheep | allezinimdenfrom my sheep | alleziniŋdenfrom your sheep | allezinindenfrom his sheep | allezinibizdenfrom our sheep | allezinigizdenfrom you all's sheep | allezinlerindenfrom their sheep |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | allezinlethe sheep | allezinlerimmy sheep | allezinleriŋyour sheep | allezinlerihis sheep | allezinleribizour sheep | allezinlerigizyou all's sheep | allezinleritheir sheep |
| Genitive | allezinlenithe sheep's | allezinlerimimy sheep's | allezinleriŋiyour sheep's | allezinlerinihis sheep's | allezinleribizniour sheep's | allezinlerigizniyou all's sheep's | allezinlerinitheir sheep's |
| Accusative | allezinlenithe sheep (as the object) | allezinlerimimy sheep (as the object) | allezinleriŋiyour sheep (as the object) | allezinlerinhis sheep (as the object) | allezinleribizniour sheep (as the object) | allezinlerigizniyou all's sheep (as the object) | allezinlerintheir sheep (as the object) |
| Dative | allezinlegeto the sheep | allezinlerimeto my sheep | allezinleriŋeto your sheep | allezinlerineto his sheep | allezinleribizgeto our sheep | allezinlerigizgeto you all's sheep | allezinlerineto their sheep |
| Locative | allezinledein / at the sheep | allezinlerimdein / at my sheep | allezinleriŋdein / at your sheep | allezinlerindein / at his sheep | allezinleribizdein / at our sheep | allezinlerigizdein / at you all's sheep | allezinlerindein / at their sheep |
| Ablative | allezinledenfrom the sheep | allezinlerimdenfrom my sheep | allezinleriŋdenfrom your sheep | allezinlerindenfrom his sheep | allezinleribizdenfrom our sheep | allezinlerigizdenfrom you all's sheep | allezinlerindenfrom their sheep |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: allezinleri can mean "his / her sheep", "their sheep", or "their sheep" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.