azhdağan
/aʒdaʁan/ · plural azhdağanla
1. a giant; a huge, powerfully built man, a strongman
- azhdağan kibik kişi — a man built like a giant
- azhdağanla kibik jaşla — lads like giants
- azhdağanla kibik üç jaşı — his three sons, like giants
- törtewlen azhdağança sermeşgendile — the four of them fought like giants
- azhdağannı küçü — the giant's strength
2. a dragon, the monster of folk tales one source
- jaş azhdağannı horladı — the lad overcame the dragon
- azhdağannı başı — the dragon's head
- azhdağan tawruhlada tübeydi — the dragon is met with in legends
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | azhdağanthe giant | azhdağanımmy giant | azhdağanıŋyour giant | azhdağanıhis giant | azhdağanıbızour giant | azhdağanığızyou all's giant | azhdağanlarıtheir giants |
| Genitive | azhdağannıthe giant's | azhdağanımımy giant's | azhdağanıŋıyour giant's | azhdağanınıhis giant's | azhdağanıbıznıour giant's | azhdağanığıznıyou all's giant's | azhdağanlarınıtheir giants' |
| Accusative | azhdağannıthe giant (as the object) | azhdağanımımy giant (as the object) | azhdağanıŋıyour giant (as the object) | azhdağanınhis giant (as the object) | azhdağanıbıznıour giant (as the object) | azhdağanığıznıyou all's giant (as the object) | azhdağanlarıntheir giants (as the object) |
| Dative | azhdağanŋato the giant | azhdağanımato my giant | azhdağanıŋato your giant | azhdağanınato his giant | azhdağanıbızğato our giant | azhdağanığızğato you all's giant | azhdağanlarınato their giants |
| Locative | azhdağandain / at the giant | azhdağanımdain / at my giant | azhdağanıŋdain / at your giant | azhdağanındain / at his giant | azhdağanıbızdain / at our giant | azhdağanığızdain / at you all's giant | azhdağanlarındain / at their giants |
| Ablative | azhdağandanfrom the giant | azhdağanımdanfrom my giant | azhdağanıŋdanfrom your giant | azhdağanındanfrom his giant | azhdağanıbızdanfrom our giant | azhdağanığızdanfrom you all's giant | azhdağanlarındanfrom their giants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | azhdağanlathe giants | azhdağanlarımmy giants | azhdağanlarıŋyour giants | azhdağanlarıhis giants | azhdağanlarıbızour giants | azhdağanlarığızyou all's giants | azhdağanlarıtheir giants |
| Genitive | azhdağanlanıthe giants' | azhdağanlarımımy giants' | azhdağanlarıŋıyour giants' | azhdağanlarınıhis giants' | azhdağanlarıbıznıour giants' | azhdağanlarığıznıyou all's giants' | azhdağanlarınıtheir giants' |
| Accusative | azhdağanlanıthe giants (as the object) | azhdağanlarımımy giants (as the object) | azhdağanlarıŋıyour giants (as the object) | azhdağanlarınhis giants (as the object) | azhdağanlarıbıznıour giants (as the object) | azhdağanlarığıznıyou all's giants (as the object) | azhdağanlarıntheir giants (as the object) |
| Dative | azhdağanlağato the giants | azhdağanlarımato my giants | azhdağanlarıŋato your giants | azhdağanlarınato his giants | azhdağanlarıbızğato our giants | azhdağanlarığızğato you all's giants | azhdağanlarınato their giants |
| Locative | azhdağanladain / at the giants | azhdağanlarımdain / at my giants | azhdağanlarıŋdain / at your giants | azhdağanlarındain / at his giants | azhdağanlarıbızdain / at our giants | azhdağanlarığızdain / at you all's giants | azhdağanlarındain / at their giants |
| Ablative | azhdağanladanfrom the giants | azhdağanlarımdanfrom my giants | azhdağanlarıŋdanfrom your giants | azhdağanlarındanfrom his giants | azhdağanlarıbızdanfrom our giants | azhdağanlarığızdanfrom you all's giants | azhdağanlarındanfrom their giants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: azhdağanları can mean "his / her giants", "their giant", or "their giants" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | azhdağannıqıthe giant's one | azhdağannıqılathe giant's ones | azhdağanlanıqıthe giants' one | azhdağanlanıqılathe giants' ones |
| Genitive | azhdağannıqınıof the giant's one | azhdağannıqılanıof the giant's ones | azhdağanlanıqınıof the giants' one | azhdağanlanıqılanıof the giants' ones |
| Accusative | azhdağannıqınthe giant's one (as the object) | azhdağannıqılanıthe giant's ones (as the object) | azhdağanlanıqınthe giants' one (as the object) | azhdağanlanıqılanıthe giants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | azhdağannıqınato the giant's one | azhdağannıqılağato the giant's ones | azhdağanlanıqınato the giants' one | azhdağanlanıqılağato the giants' ones |
| Locative | azhdağannıqındain / at the giant's one | azhdağannıqıladain / at the giant's ones | azhdağanlanıqındain / at the giants' one | azhdağanlanıqıladain / at the giants' ones |
| Ablative | azhdağannıqındanfrom the giant's one | azhdağannıqıladanfrom the giant's ones | azhdağanlanıqındanfrom the giants' one | azhdağanlanıqıladanfrom the giants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.