bilewçü
/bilewtʃy/ · plural bilewçüle
1. sharpener, knife grinder, one who sharpens — Also used before a noun for things to do with sharpening, as in bilewçü masterskoy "sharpening workshop".
- bilewçü bıçaqlanı bileydi — the knife grinder sharpens knives
- usta bilewçü — a skilled knife grinder
- bilewçü masterskoy — sharpening workshop
- bilewçü işleydi — the knife grinder is at work
- bilewçüge bıçaqnı berirge — to give the knife to the knife grinder
2. instigator, inciter — Literally "one who sharpens", in the sense of someone who eggs others on. one source
- bilewçüge tıŋılama — don't listen to the instigator
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilewçüthe one who sharpens | bilewçümthe one who sharpens, of mine | bilewçüŋthe one who sharpens, of yours | bilewçüsüthe one who sharpens, of his | bilewçübüzthe one who sharpens, of ours | bilewçügüzthe one who sharpens, of you all's | bilewçülerithose who sharpen, of theirs |
| Genitive | bilewçünüof the one who sharpens | bilewçümüof the one who sharpens, of mine | bilewçüŋüof the one who sharpens, of yours | bilewçüsünüof the one who sharpens, of his | bilewçübüznüof the one who sharpens, of ours | bilewçügüznüof the one who sharpens, of you all's | bilewçüleriniof those who sharpen, of theirs |
| Accusative | bilewçünüthe one who sharpens (as the object) | bilewçümüthe one who sharpens, of mine (as the object) | bilewçüŋüthe one who sharpens, of yours (as the object) | bilewçüsünthe one who sharpens, of his (as the object) | bilewçübüznüthe one who sharpens, of ours (as the object) | bilewçügüznüthe one who sharpens, of you all's (as the object) | bilewçülerinthose who sharpen, of theirs (as the object) |
| Dative | bilewçügeto the one who sharpens | bilewçümeto the one who sharpens, of mine | bilewçüŋeto the one who sharpens, of yours | bilewçüsüneto the one who sharpens, of his | bilewçübüzgeto the one who sharpens, of ours | bilewçügüzgeto the one who sharpens, of you all's | bilewçülerineto those who sharpen, of theirs |
| Locative | bilewçüdein / at the one who sharpens | bilewçümdein / at the one who sharpens, of mine | bilewçüŋdein / at the one who sharpens, of yours | bilewçüsündein / at the one who sharpens, of his | bilewçübüzdein / at the one who sharpens, of ours | bilewçügüzdein / at the one who sharpens, of you all's | bilewçülerindein / at those who sharpen, of theirs |
| Ablative | bilewçüdenfrom the one who sharpens | bilewçümdenfrom the one who sharpens, of mine | bilewçüŋdenfrom the one who sharpens, of yours | bilewçüsündenfrom the one who sharpens, of his | bilewçübüzdenfrom the one who sharpens, of ours | bilewçügüzdenfrom the one who sharpens, of you all's | bilewçülerindenfrom those who sharpen, of theirs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilewçülethose who sharpen | bilewçülerimthose who sharpen, of mine | bilewçüleriŋthose who sharpen, of yours | bilewçülerithose who sharpen, of his | bilewçüleribizthose who sharpen, of ours | bilewçülerigizthose who sharpen, of you all's | bilewçülerithose who sharpen, of theirs |
| Genitive | bilewçüleniof those who sharpen | bilewçülerimiof those who sharpen, of mine | bilewçüleriŋiof those who sharpen, of yours | bilewçüleriniof those who sharpen, of his | bilewçüleribizniof those who sharpen, of ours | bilewçülerigizniof those who sharpen, of you all's | bilewçüleriniof those who sharpen, of theirs |
| Accusative | bilewçülenithose who sharpen (as the object) | bilewçülerimithose who sharpen, of mine (as the object) | bilewçüleriŋithose who sharpen, of yours (as the object) | bilewçülerinthose who sharpen, of his (as the object) | bilewçüleribiznithose who sharpen, of ours (as the object) | bilewçülerigiznithose who sharpen, of you all's (as the object) | bilewçülerinthose who sharpen, of theirs (as the object) |
| Dative | bilewçülegeto those who sharpen | bilewçülerimeto those who sharpen, of mine | bilewçüleriŋeto those who sharpen, of yours | bilewçülerineto those who sharpen, of his | bilewçüleribizgeto those who sharpen, of ours | bilewçülerigizgeto those who sharpen, of you all's | bilewçülerineto those who sharpen, of theirs |
| Locative | bilewçüledein / at those who sharpen | bilewçülerimdein / at those who sharpen, of mine | bilewçüleriŋdein / at those who sharpen, of yours | bilewçülerindein / at those who sharpen, of his | bilewçüleribizdein / at those who sharpen, of ours | bilewçülerigizdein / at those who sharpen, of you all's | bilewçülerindein / at those who sharpen, of theirs |
| Ablative | bilewçüledenfrom those who sharpen | bilewçülerimdenfrom those who sharpen, of mine | bilewçüleriŋdenfrom those who sharpen, of yours | bilewçülerindenfrom those who sharpen, of his | bilewçüleribizdenfrom those who sharpen, of ours | bilewçülerigizdenfrom those who sharpen, of you all's | bilewçülerindenfrom those who sharpen, of theirs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilewçüleri can mean "those who sharpen, of his / hers", "the one who sharpens, of theirs", or "those who sharpen, of theirs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | bilewçünüküthe one of the one who sharpens | bilewçünükülethe ones of the one who sharpens | bilewçülenikithe one of those who sharpen | bilewçülenikilethe ones of those who sharpen |
| Genitive | bilewçünükünüof the one of the one who sharpens | bilewçünüküleniof the ones of the one who sharpens | bilewçülenikiniof the one of those who sharpen | bilewçülenikileniof the ones of those who sharpen |
| Accusative | bilewçünükünthe one of the one who sharpens (as the object) | bilewçünükülenithe ones of the one who sharpens (as the object) | bilewçülenikinthe one of those who sharpen (as the object) | bilewçülenikilenithe ones of those who sharpen (as the object) |
| Dative | bilewçünüküneto the one of the one who sharpens | bilewçünükülegeto the ones of the one who sharpens | bilewçülenikineto the one of those who sharpen | bilewçülenikilegeto the ones of those who sharpen |
| Locative | bilewçünükündein / at the one of the one who sharpens | bilewçünüküledein / at the ones of the one who sharpens | bilewçülenikindein / at the one of those who sharpen | bilewçülenikiledein / at the ones of those who sharpen |
| Ablative | bilewçünükündenfrom the one of the one who sharpens | bilewçünüküledenfrom the ones of the one who sharpens | bilewçülenikindenfrom the one of those who sharpen | bilewçülenikiledenfrom the ones of those who sharpen |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.