ayağı-başı
/ajaʁɯ-baʃɯ/ · plural ayağı-başıla
clothing, clothes — Literally 'his feet and head'; usually said of a particular person's clothes, as in ayağı-başı igidi "he is well dressed". The phrase ayağına-başına qararğa means clothe someone, get clothes for someone. one source
- ayağı-başı igidi — his clothes are good
- anı ayağı-başı jaŋıdı — her clothes are new
- sabiyni ayağı-başı tazadı — the child's clothes are clean
- ayağına-başına qararğa — to clothe someone, to get clothes for someone
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ayağı-başıthe clothing | ayağı-başımmy clothing | ayağı-başıŋyour clothing | ayağı-başısıhis clothing | ayağı-başıbızour clothing | ayağı-başığızyou all's clothing | ayağı-başılarıtheir clothings |
| Genitive | ayağı-başınıthe clothing's | ayağı-başımımy clothing's | ayağı-başıŋıyour clothing's | ayağı-başısınıhis clothing's | ayağı-başıbıznıour clothing's | ayağı-başığıznıyou all's clothing's | ayağı-başılarınıtheir clothings' |
| Accusative | ayağı-başınıthe clothing (as the object) | ayağı-başımımy clothing (as the object) | ayağı-başıŋıyour clothing (as the object) | ayağı-başısınhis clothing (as the object) | ayağı-başıbıznıour clothing (as the object) | ayağı-başığıznıyou all's clothing (as the object) | ayağı-başılarıntheir clothings (as the object) |
| Dative | ayağı-başığato the clothing | ayağı-başımato my clothing | ayağı-başıŋato your clothing | ayağı-başısınato his clothing | ayağı-başıbızğato our clothing | ayağı-başığızğato you all's clothing | ayağı-başılarınato their clothings |
| Locative | ayağı-başıdain / at the clothing | ayağı-başımdain / at my clothing | ayağı-başıŋdain / at your clothing | ayağı-başısındain / at his clothing | ayağı-başıbızdain / at our clothing | ayağı-başığızdain / at you all's clothing | ayağı-başılarındain / at their clothings |
| Ablative | ayağı-başıdanfrom the clothing | ayağı-başımdanfrom my clothing | ayağı-başıŋdanfrom your clothing | ayağı-başısındanfrom his clothing | ayağı-başıbızdanfrom our clothing | ayağı-başığızdanfrom you all's clothing | ayağı-başılarındanfrom their clothings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ayağı-başılathe clothings | ayağı-başılarımmy clothings | ayağı-başılarıŋyour clothings | ayağı-başılarıhis clothings | ayağı-başılarıbızour clothings | ayağı-başılarığızyou all's clothings | ayağı-başılarıtheir clothings |
| Genitive | ayağı-başılanıthe clothings' | ayağı-başılarımımy clothings' | ayağı-başılarıŋıyour clothings' | ayağı-başılarınıhis clothings' | ayağı-başılarıbıznıour clothings' | ayağı-başılarığıznıyou all's clothings' | ayağı-başılarınıtheir clothings' |
| Accusative | ayağı-başılanıthe clothings (as the object) | ayağı-başılarımımy clothings (as the object) | ayağı-başılarıŋıyour clothings (as the object) | ayağı-başılarınhis clothings (as the object) | ayağı-başılarıbıznıour clothings (as the object) | ayağı-başılarığıznıyou all's clothings (as the object) | ayağı-başılarıntheir clothings (as the object) |
| Dative | ayağı-başılağato the clothings | ayağı-başılarımato my clothings | ayağı-başılarıŋato your clothings | ayağı-başılarınato his clothings | ayağı-başılarıbızğato our clothings | ayağı-başılarığızğato you all's clothings | ayağı-başılarınato their clothings |
| Locative | ayağı-başıladain / at the clothings | ayağı-başılarımdain / at my clothings | ayağı-başılarıŋdain / at your clothings | ayağı-başılarındain / at his clothings | ayağı-başılarıbızdain / at our clothings | ayağı-başılarığızdain / at you all's clothings | ayağı-başılarındain / at their clothings |
| Ablative | ayağı-başıladanfrom the clothings | ayağı-başılarımdanfrom my clothings | ayağı-başılarıŋdanfrom your clothings | ayağı-başılarındanfrom his clothings | ayağı-başılarıbızdanfrom our clothings | ayağı-başılarığızdanfrom you all's clothings | ayağı-başılarındanfrom their clothings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ayağı-başıları can mean "his / her clothings", "their clothing", or "their clothings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.