çüyke
/tʃyjke/
Definitions
1. bobbin; the small spool a thread is wound on inside a sewing machine
- çüykege halı çulğarğa — to wind thread onto the bobbin
- çüyke çulğarğa — to wind a bobbin
- çüykeni halısı — the thread of the bobbin
2. a short stick sharpened at both ends, used as the target in a game of tipcat
- çüyke bla tayaq — the tipcat stick and the bat
- çüyke tüşgen jer — the place where the tipcat fell
- çüykeni ururğa — to strike the tipcat stick
3. tipcat; a children's game in which such a stick is driven with a bat
- çüyke oynarğa — to play tipcat
- çüyke oynay edik — we used to play tipcat
- çüyke oyun — the game of tipcat
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | çüykethe bobbin | çüykelethe bobbins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | çüykenithe bobbin's | çüykelenithe bobbins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | çüykenithe bobbin (as the object) | çüykelenithe bobbins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | çüykegeto the bobbin | çüykelegeto the bobbins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | çüykedeat / in the bobbin | çüykeledeat / in the bobbins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | çüykedenfrom the bobbin | çüykeledenfrom the bobbins | 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 | çüykemmy bobbin | çüykelerimmy bobbins |
| your | çüykengyour bobbin | çüykeleringyour bobbins |
| his / her | çüykesihis / her bobbin | çüykelerihis / her bobbins |
| our | çüykebizour bobbin | çüykeleribizour bobbins |
| you all's | çüykegizyou all's bobbin | çüykelerigizyou all's bobbins |
| their | çüykeleritheir bobbin | çüykeleritheir bobbins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: çüykeleri can mean "his / her bobbins", "their bobbin", or "their bobbins" — context decides.