çollaq
/tʃollaq/
Definition
a weaver's shuttle, the part of a loom that carries the thread across — Elbrusoid labels this ткац. (weaving); the label has no domain value in this schema.
- çollaq jürümey çepken soğulmaz — if the shuttle does not run, the cloth is not woven
- stanoknu çollağı — the shuttle of the loom
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çollaqthe shuttle | çollaqlathe shuttles | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çollaqnıthe shuttle's | çollaqlanıthe shuttles' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çollaqnıthe shuttle (as the object) | çollaqlanıthe shuttles (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çollaqğato the shuttle | çollaqlağato the shuttles | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çollaqdaat / in the shuttle | çollaqladaat / in the shuttles | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çollaqdanfrom the shuttle | çollaqladanfrom the shuttles | 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 | çollağımmy shuttle | çollaqlarımmy shuttles |
| your | çollağıngyour shuttle | çollaqlarıngyour shuttles |
| his / her | çollağıhis / her shuttle | çollaqlarıhis / her shuttles |
| our | çollağıbızour shuttle | çollaqlarıbızour shuttles |
| you all's | çollağığızyou all's shuttle | çollaqlarığızyou all's shuttles |
| their | çollaqlarıtheir shuttle | çollaqlarıtheir shuttles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çollaqları can mean "his / her shuttles", "their shuttle", or "their shuttles" — context decides.