balta
/balta/
Definition
axe, hatchet
- balta bla keserge — to cut with an axe
- baltanı awuzu — the edge of the axe
- ullu balta — a big axe
- baltası taşha tiydi — his axe struck a stone
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 90).Found in
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | baltathe axe | baltalathe axes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | baltanıthe axe's | baltalanıthe axes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | baltanıthe axe (as the object) | baltalanıthe axes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | baltağato the axe | baltalağato the axes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | baltadaat / in the axe | baltaladaat / in the axes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | baltadanfrom the axe | baltaladanfrom the axes | 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 | baltammy axe | baltalarımmy axes |
| your | baltangyour axe | baltalarıngyour axes |
| his / her | baltasıhis / her axe | baltalarıhis / her axes |
| our | baltabızour axe | baltalarıbızour axes |
| you all's | baltağızyou all's axe | baltalarığızyou all's axes |
| their | baltalarıtheir axe | baltalarıtheir axes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: baltaları can mean "his / her axes", "their axe", or "their axes" — context decides.