başçık
/ baʃtʃɯq /
Definition noun head (diminutive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | başçık the head | başçıkla the heads | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | başçıknı the head's | başçıklanı the heads' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | başçıknı the head (as the object) | başçıklanı the heads (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | başçıkğa to the head | başçıklağa to the heads | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | başçıkda at / in the head | başçıklada at / in the heads | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | başçıkdan from the head | başçıkladan from the heads | 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 | başçığım my head | başçıklarım my heads |
| your | başçığıng your head | başçıklarıng your heads |
| his / her | başçığı his / her head | başçıkları his / her heads |
| our | başçığıbız our head | başçıklarıbız our heads |
| you all's | başçığığız you all's head | başçıklarığız you all's heads |
| their | başçıkları their head | başçıkları their heads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: başçıkları can mean "his / her heads", "their head", or "their heads" — context decides.