bel
/ bel /
Definitions noun waist, small of the back, loins
Definitions noun waist (of a garment)
Definitions noun middle, midpoint (of a barrel, a bucket)
Definitions noun spade, digging spade (Balkar)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bel the waist | belle the waists | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | belni the waist's | belleni the waists' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | belni the waist (as the object) | belleni the waists (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | belge to the waist | bellege to the waists | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | belde at / in the waist | bellede at / in the waists | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | belden from the waist | belleden from the waists | 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 | belim my waist | bellerim my waists |
| your | beliŋ your waist | belleriŋ your waists |
| his / her | beli his / her waist | belleri his / her waists |
| our | belibiz our waist | belleribiz our waists |
| you all's | beligiz you all's waist | bellerigiz you all's waists |
| their | belleri their waist | belleri their waists |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: belleri can mean "his / her waists", "their waist", or "their waists" — context decides.