bilew
/ bilew /
Definitions noun whetstone, hone, grindstone
Definitions noun sharpening, whetting
Definitions noun a decorative metal plaque on a man's belt
Definitions noun inciting, egging on
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilew the whetstone | bilewle the whetstones | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bilewni the whetstone's | bilewleni the whetstones' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bilewni the whetstone (as the object) | bilewleni the whetstones (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bilewge to the whetstone | bilewlege to the whetstones | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bilewde at / in the whetstone | bilewlede at / in the whetstones | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bilewden from the whetstone | bilewleden from the whetstones | 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 | bilewim my whetstone | bilewlerim my whetstones |
| your | bilewiŋ your whetstone | bilewleriŋ your whetstones |
| his / her | bilewi his / her whetstone | bilewleri his / her whetstones |
| our | bilewibiz our whetstone | bilewleribiz our whetstones |
| you all's | bilewigiz you all's whetstone | bilewlerigiz you all's whetstones |
| their | bilewleri their whetstone | bilewleri their whetstones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilewleri can mean "his / her whetstones", "their whetstone", or "their whetstones" — context decides.