balçı
/baltʃɯ/ · plural balçıla
beekeeper, apiarist; one who produces honey
- balçını balı — the beekeeper's honey
- qart balçı — an old beekeeper
- balçı, tawuqçu em malçı — the beekeeper, the poultry farmer and the livestock farmer
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balçıthe beekeeper | balçımmy beekeeper | balçıŋyour beekeeper | balçısıhis beekeeper | balçıbızour beekeeper | balçığızyou all's beekeeper | balçılarıtheir beekeepers |
| Genitive | balçınıthe beekeeper's | balçımımy beekeeper's | balçıŋıyour beekeeper's | balçısınıhis beekeeper's | balçıbıznıour beekeeper's | balçığıznıyou all's beekeeper's | balçılarınıtheir beekeepers' |
| Accusative | balçınıthe beekeeper (as the object) | balçımımy beekeeper (as the object) | balçıŋıyour beekeeper (as the object) | balçısınhis beekeeper (as the object) | balçıbıznıour beekeeper (as the object) | balçığıznıyou all's beekeeper (as the object) | balçılarıntheir beekeepers (as the object) |
| Dative | balçığato the beekeeper | balçımato my beekeeper | balçıŋato your beekeeper | balçısınato his beekeeper | balçıbızğato our beekeeper | balçığızğato you all's beekeeper | balçılarınato their beekeepers |
| Locative | balçıdain / at the beekeeper | balçımdain / at my beekeeper | balçıŋdain / at your beekeeper | balçısındain / at his beekeeper | balçıbızdain / at our beekeeper | balçığızdain / at you all's beekeeper | balçılarındain / at their beekeepers |
| Ablative | balçıdanfrom the beekeeper | balçımdanfrom my beekeeper | balçıŋdanfrom your beekeeper | balçısındanfrom his beekeeper | balçıbızdanfrom our beekeeper | balçığızdanfrom you all's beekeeper | balçılarındanfrom their beekeepers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | balçılathe beekeepers | balçılarımmy beekeepers | balçılarıŋyour beekeepers | balçılarıhis beekeepers | balçılarıbızour beekeepers | balçılarığızyou all's beekeepers | balçılarıtheir beekeepers |
| Genitive | balçılanıthe beekeepers' | balçılarımımy beekeepers' | balçılarıŋıyour beekeepers' | balçılarınıhis beekeepers' | balçılarıbıznıour beekeepers' | balçılarığıznıyou all's beekeepers' | balçılarınıtheir beekeepers' |
| Accusative | balçılanıthe beekeepers (as the object) | balçılarımımy beekeepers (as the object) | balçılarıŋıyour beekeepers (as the object) | balçılarınhis beekeepers (as the object) | balçılarıbıznıour beekeepers (as the object) | balçılarığıznıyou all's beekeepers (as the object) | balçılarıntheir beekeepers (as the object) |
| Dative | balçılağato the beekeepers | balçılarımato my beekeepers | balçılarıŋato your beekeepers | balçılarınato his beekeepers | balçılarıbızğato our beekeepers | balçılarığızğato you all's beekeepers | balçılarınato their beekeepers |
| Locative | balçıladain / at the beekeepers | balçılarımdain / at my beekeepers | balçılarıŋdain / at your beekeepers | balçılarındain / at his beekeepers | balçılarıbızdain / at our beekeepers | balçılarığızdain / at you all's beekeepers | balçılarındain / at their beekeepers |
| Ablative | balçıladanfrom the beekeepers | balçılarımdanfrom my beekeepers | balçılarıŋdanfrom your beekeepers | balçılarındanfrom his beekeepers | balçılarıbızdanfrom our beekeepers | balçılarığızdanfrom you all's beekeepers | balçılarındanfrom their beekeepers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: balçıları can mean "his / her beekeepers", "their beekeeper", or "their beekeepers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.