çepken
/ tʃepken /
Definitions noun homespun woollen cloth
Definitions noun of that cloth (attributive)
Definitions noun cherkeska, the long Caucasian coat
Definitions noun a gown, dress
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çepken the homespun woollen cloth | çepkenle the homespun woollen cloths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çepkenni the homespun woollen cloth's | çepkenleni the homespun woollen cloths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çepkenni the homespun woollen cloth (as the object) | çepkenleni the homespun woollen cloths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çepkenge to the homespun woollen cloth | çepkenlege to the homespun woollen cloths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çepkende at / in the homespun woollen cloth | çepkenlede at / in the homespun woollen cloths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çepkenden from the homespun woollen cloth | çepkenleden from the homespun woollen cloths | 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 | çepkenim my homespun woollen cloth | çepkenlerim my homespun woollen cloths |
| your | çepkeniŋ your homespun woollen cloth | çepkenleriŋ your homespun woollen cloths |
| his / her | çepkeni his / her homespun woollen cloth | çepkenleri his / her homespun woollen cloths |
| our | çepkenibiz our homespun woollen cloth | çepkenleribiz our homespun woollen cloths |
| you all's | çepkenigiz you all's homespun woollen cloth | çepkenlerigiz you all's homespun woollen cloths |
| their | çepkenleri their homespun woollen cloth | çepkenleri their homespun woollen cloths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çepkenleri can mean "his / her homespun woollen cloths", "their homespun woollen cloth", or "their homespun woollen cloths" — context decides.