awuş
/awuʃ/ · plural awuşla
mountain pass, col, saddle between mountain ridges
- taw awuşla — mountain passes
- awuşnu qar bashandı — snow has covered the pass
- awuşda jel küçlü uradı — on the pass the wind blows hard
- awuşdan awarğa — to go over a pass
- miyik awuşdan ötgende — when crossing a high pass
- awuşnu aşıb elge endile — having crossed the pass they came down to the village
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awuşthe mountain pass | awuşummy mountain pass | awuşuŋyour mountain pass | awuşuhis mountain pass | awuşubuzour mountain pass | awuşuğuzyou all's mountain pass | awuşlarıtheir mountain passes |
| Genitive | awuşnuthe mountain pass' | awuşumumy mountain pass' | awuşuŋuyour mountain pass' | awuşunuhis mountain pass' | awuşubuznuour mountain pass' | awuşuğuznuyou all's mountain pass' | awuşlarınıtheir mountain passes' |
| Accusative | awuşnuthe mountain pass (as the object) | awuşumumy mountain pass (as the object) | awuşuŋuyour mountain pass (as the object) | awuşunhis mountain pass (as the object) | awuşubuznuour mountain pass (as the object) | awuşuğuznuyou all's mountain pass (as the object) | awuşlarıntheir mountain passes (as the object) |
| Dative | awuşhato the mountain pass | awuşumato my mountain pass | awuşuŋato your mountain pass | awuşunato his mountain pass | awuşubuzğato our mountain pass | awuşuğuzğato you all's mountain pass | awuşlarınato their mountain passes |
| Locative | awuşdain / at the mountain pass | awuşumdain / at my mountain pass | awuşuŋdain / at your mountain pass | awuşundain / at his mountain pass | awuşubuzdain / at our mountain pass | awuşuğuzdain / at you all's mountain pass | awuşlarındain / at their mountain passes |
| Ablative | awuşdanfrom the mountain pass | awuşumdanfrom my mountain pass | awuşuŋdanfrom your mountain pass | awuşundanfrom his mountain pass | awuşubuzdanfrom our mountain pass | awuşuğuzdanfrom you all's mountain pass | awuşlarındanfrom their mountain passes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | awuşlathe mountain passes | awuşlarımmy mountain passes | awuşlarıŋyour mountain passes | awuşlarıhis mountain passes | awuşlarıbızour mountain passes | awuşlarığızyou all's mountain passes | awuşlarıtheir mountain passes |
| Genitive | awuşlanıthe mountain passes' | awuşlarımımy mountain passes' | awuşlarıŋıyour mountain passes' | awuşlarınıhis mountain passes' | awuşlarıbıznıour mountain passes' | awuşlarığıznıyou all's mountain passes' | awuşlarınıtheir mountain passes' |
| Accusative | awuşlanıthe mountain passes (as the object) | awuşlarımımy mountain passes (as the object) | awuşlarıŋıyour mountain passes (as the object) | awuşlarınhis mountain passes (as the object) | awuşlarıbıznıour mountain passes (as the object) | awuşlarığıznıyou all's mountain passes (as the object) | awuşlarıntheir mountain passes (as the object) |
| Dative | awuşlağato the mountain passes | awuşlarımato my mountain passes | awuşlarıŋato your mountain passes | awuşlarınato his mountain passes | awuşlarıbızğato our mountain passes | awuşlarığızğato you all's mountain passes | awuşlarınato their mountain passes |
| Locative | awuşladain / at the mountain passes | awuşlarımdain / at my mountain passes | awuşlarıŋdain / at your mountain passes | awuşlarındain / at his mountain passes | awuşlarıbızdain / at our mountain passes | awuşlarığızdain / at you all's mountain passes | awuşlarındain / at their mountain passes |
| Ablative | awuşladanfrom the mountain passes | awuşlarımdanfrom my mountain passes | awuşlarıŋdanfrom your mountain passes | awuşlarındanfrom his mountain passes | awuşlarıbızdanfrom our mountain passes | awuşlarığızdanfrom you all's mountain passes | awuşlarındanfrom their mountain passes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: awuşları can mean "his / her mountain passes", "their mountain pass", or "their mountain passes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.