bilgiç
/bilɡitʃ/
Definitions
1. one who foretells what is to come; a soothsayer, a seer
- bilgiçge sorurğa — to ask a soothsayer
- bilgiçni aythanı bolmadı — what the soothsayer said did not come true
- bilgiçleni çaqırdı — he summoned the soothsayers
- bilgiç aythanga köre — according to what the soothsayer said
2. one who treats the sick by charms and herbal remedies; a folk healer
- bilgiç etgen darman — a remedy made by a folk healer
- bilgiçge barırğa — to go to a folk healer
- elde bilgiç bar edi — there was a folk healer in the village
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | bilgiçthe soothsayer | bilgiçlethe soothsayers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | bilgiçnithe soothsayer's | bilgiçlenithe soothsayers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | bilgiçnithe soothsayer (as the object) | bilgiçlenithe soothsayers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | bilgiçgeto the soothsayer | bilgiçlegeto the soothsayers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | bilgiçdeat / in the soothsayer | bilgiçledeat / in the soothsayers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | bilgiçdenfrom the soothsayer | bilgiçledenfrom the soothsayers | 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 | bilgiçimmy soothsayer | bilgiçlerimmy soothsayers |
| your | bilgiçingyour soothsayer | bilgiçleringyour soothsayers |
| his / her | bilgiçihis / her soothsayer | bilgiçlerihis / her soothsayers |
| our | bilgiçibizour soothsayer | bilgiçleribizour soothsayers |
| you all's | bilgiçigizyou all's soothsayer | bilgiçlerigizyou all's soothsayers |
| their | bilgiçleritheir soothsayer | bilgiçleritheir soothsayers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: bilgiçleri can mean "his / her soothsayers", "their soothsayer", or "their soothsayers" — context decides.