Aştotur
/aʃtotur/
Definition
the Ashtotur stone, the sacred stone venerated by the people of the Chegem gorge before Islam — Recorded only by TSKBYA; the name of one particular stone rather than a class of them.
- Aştotur taş — the Ashtotur stone
- Aştoturnu üsünden hapar — a tale about Ashtotur
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Aştoturthe Ashtotur stone | Aştoturlathe Ashtotur stones | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | Aştoturnuthe Ashtotur stone's | Aştoturlanıthe Ashtotur stones' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | Aştoturnuthe Ashtotur stone (as the object) | Aştoturlanıthe Ashtotur stones (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | Aştoturğato the Ashtotur stone | Aştoturlağato the Ashtotur stones | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | Aştoturdaat / in the Ashtotur stone | Aştoturladaat / in the Ashtotur stones | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | Aştoturdanfrom the Ashtotur stone | Aştoturladanfrom the Ashtotur stones | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | Aştoturummy Ashtotur stone | Aştoturlarımmy Ashtotur stones |
| your | Aştoturungyour Ashtotur stone | Aştoturlarıngyour Ashtotur stones |
| his / her | Aştoturuhis / her Ashtotur stone | Aştoturlarıhis / her Ashtotur stones |
| our | Aştoturubuzour Ashtotur stone | Aştoturlarıbızour Ashtotur stones |
| you all's | Aştoturuğuzyou all's Ashtotur stone | Aştoturlarığızyou all's Ashtotur stones |
| their | Aştoturlarıtheir Ashtotur stone | Aştoturlarıtheir Ashtotur stones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Aştoturları can mean "his / her Ashtotur stones", "their Ashtotur stone", or "their Ashtotur stones" — context decides.