bilezik
/bilezik/
Definitions
1. bracelet, an ornament worn on the wrist
- altın bilezik — a gold bracelet
- altın bilezikle — gold bracelets
- bilezikni bilegine taqdı — she put the bracelet on her wrist
2. roving, a loose sliver of carded wool made ready for spinning
- jünnü bilezik eterge — to work the wool into roving
- aq bilezikni iyirirge — to spin the white roving
- kökde bulutla aq bilezikleça çırmaladıla — in the sky the clouds twist like white rovings of wool
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilezikthe bracelet | bileziklethe bracelets | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bileziknithe bracelet's | bileziklenithe bracelets' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bileziknithe bracelet (as the object) | bileziklenithe bracelets (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bilezikgeto the bracelet | bileziklegeto the bracelets | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bilezikdeat / in the bracelet | bilezikledeat / in the bracelets | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bilezikdenfrom the bracelet | bilezikledenfrom the bracelets | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | bilezigimmy bracelet | bileziklerimmy bracelets |
| your | bilezigingyour bracelet | bilezikleringyour bracelets |
| his / her | bilezigihis / her bracelet | bileziklerihis / her bracelets |
| our | bilezigibizour bracelet | bilezikleribizour bracelets |
| you all's | bilezigigizyou all's bracelet | bileziklerigizyou all's bracelets |
| their | bilezikleritheir bracelet | bilezikleritheir bracelets |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilezikleri can mean "his / her bracelets", "their bracelet", or "their bracelets" — context decides.