bilenŋenlik
/bilenŋenlik/ · plural bilenŋenlikle
sharpness, keenness (of a knife, axe or other blade) — The abstract noun of bilenŋen "sharpened". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 also gives an ironic question about a knife, roughly "is this what you call its sharpness?", meaning "you call this a sharp knife?" one source
- bıçaqnı bilenŋenligi — the sharpness of the knife
- baltanı bilenŋenligi ketgendi — the axe's sharpness has gone
- bıçaqnı bilenŋenligin sına — test the sharpness of the knife
- bu bıçaqnı bilenŋenligimidi? — is this the knife's sharpness? (you call this a sharp knife?)
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilenŋenlikthe sharpness | bilenŋenligimmy sharpness | bilenŋenligiŋyour sharpness | bilenŋenligihis sharpness | bilenŋenligibizour sharpness | bilenŋenligigizyou all's sharpness | bilenŋenlikleritheir sharpnesses |
| Genitive | bilenŋenliknithe sharpness' | bilenŋenligimimy sharpness' | bilenŋenligiŋiyour sharpness' | bilenŋenliginihis sharpness' | bilenŋenligibizniour sharpness' | bilenŋenligigizniyou all's sharpness' | bilenŋenliklerinitheir sharpnesses' |
| Accusative | bilenŋenliknithe sharpness (as the object) | bilenŋenligimimy sharpness (as the object) | bilenŋenligiŋiyour sharpness (as the object) | bilenŋenliginhis sharpness (as the object) | bilenŋenligibizniour sharpness (as the object) | bilenŋenligigizniyou all's sharpness (as the object) | bilenŋenliklerintheir sharpnesses (as the object) |
| Dative | bilenŋenlikgeto the sharpness | bilenŋenligimeto my sharpness | bilenŋenligiŋeto your sharpness | bilenŋenligineto his sharpness | bilenŋenligibizgeto our sharpness | bilenŋenligigizgeto you all's sharpness | bilenŋenliklerineto their sharpnesses |
| Locative | bilenŋenlikdein / at the sharpness | bilenŋenligimdein / at my sharpness | bilenŋenligiŋdein / at your sharpness | bilenŋenligindein / at his sharpness | bilenŋenligibizdein / at our sharpness | bilenŋenligigizdein / at you all's sharpness | bilenŋenliklerindein / at their sharpnesses |
| Ablative | bilenŋenlikdenfrom the sharpness | bilenŋenligimdenfrom my sharpness | bilenŋenligiŋdenfrom your sharpness | bilenŋenligindenfrom his sharpness | bilenŋenligibizdenfrom our sharpness | bilenŋenligigizdenfrom you all's sharpness | bilenŋenliklerindenfrom their sharpnesses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilenŋenliklethe sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerimmy sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleriŋyour sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerihis sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleribizour sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerigizyou all's sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleritheir sharpnesses |
| Genitive | bilenŋenliklenithe sharpnesses' | bilenŋenliklerimimy sharpnesses' | bilenŋenlikleriŋiyour sharpnesses' | bilenŋenliklerinihis sharpnesses' | bilenŋenlikleribizniour sharpnesses' | bilenŋenliklerigizniyou all's sharpnesses' | bilenŋenliklerinitheir sharpnesses' |
| Accusative | bilenŋenliklenithe sharpnesses (as the object) | bilenŋenliklerimimy sharpnesses (as the object) | bilenŋenlikleriŋiyour sharpnesses (as the object) | bilenŋenliklerinhis sharpnesses (as the object) | bilenŋenlikleribizniour sharpnesses (as the object) | bilenŋenliklerigizniyou all's sharpnesses (as the object) | bilenŋenliklerintheir sharpnesses (as the object) |
| Dative | bilenŋenliklegeto the sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerimeto my sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleriŋeto your sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerineto his sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleribizgeto our sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerigizgeto you all's sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerineto their sharpnesses |
| Locative | bilenŋenlikledein / at the sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerimdein / at my sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleriŋdein / at your sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerindein / at his sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleribizdein / at our sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerigizdein / at you all's sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerindein / at their sharpnesses |
| Ablative | bilenŋenlikledenfrom the sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerimdenfrom my sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleriŋdenfrom your sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerindenfrom his sharpnesses | bilenŋenlikleribizdenfrom our sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerigizdenfrom you all's sharpnesses | bilenŋenliklerindenfrom their sharpnesses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilenŋenlikleri can mean "his / her sharpnesses", "their sharpness", or "their sharpnesses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.