dew
/dew/ · plural dewle
1. giant, colossus, strongman — Also said of a person of outstanding ability, as in aqılnı dewü "a giant of thought".
- dew kibik küçlü jaş — a youth strong as a giant
- nart batır dewge qorqmay qaradı — the Nart hero looked at the giant without fear
- dew qalasın nartla aldıla — the Narts took the giant's fortress
- dew bla demleşirge — to match strength with the giant
2. mighty, gigantic, heroic — Mostly used in folklore and epic language.
- dew küç kerek edi — mighty strength was needed
- anı dew jüregi bar — he has a mighty heart
- dew emegen juqlaydı — the mighty giant is sleeping
- dew emegen qamiş kölge kirgendi — the mighty giant went into the reed lake
- dew jaş — a strapping youth
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dewthe giant | dewümmy giant | dewüŋyour giant | dewühis giant | dewübüzour giant | dewügüzyou all's giant | dewleritheir giants |
| Genitive | dewnüthe giant's | dewümümy giant's | dewüŋüyour giant's | dewünühis giant's | dewübüznüour giant's | dewügüznüyou all's giant's | dewlerinitheir giants' |
| Accusative | dewnüthe giant (as the object) | dewümümy giant (as the object) | dewüŋüyour giant (as the object) | dewünhis giant (as the object) | dewübüznüour giant (as the object) | dewügüznüyou all's giant (as the object) | dewlerintheir giants (as the object) |
| Dative | dewgeto the giant | dewümeto my giant | dewüŋeto your giant | dewüneto his giant | dewübüzgeto our giant | dewügüzgeto you all's giant | dewlerineto their giants |
| Locative | dewdein / at the giant | dewümdein / at my giant | dewüŋdein / at your giant | dewündein / at his giant | dewübüzdein / at our giant | dewügüzdein / at you all's giant | dewlerindein / at their giants |
| Ablative | dewdenfrom the giant | dewümdenfrom my giant | dewüŋdenfrom your giant | dewündenfrom his giant | dewübüzdenfrom our giant | dewügüzdenfrom you all's giant | dewlerindenfrom their giants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dewlethe giants | dewlerimmy giants | dewleriŋyour giants | dewlerihis giants | dewleribizour giants | dewlerigizyou all's giants | dewleritheir giants |
| Genitive | dewlenithe giants' | dewlerimimy giants' | dewleriŋiyour giants' | dewlerinihis giants' | dewleribizniour giants' | dewlerigizniyou all's giants' | dewlerinitheir giants' |
| Accusative | dewlenithe giants (as the object) | dewlerimimy giants (as the object) | dewleriŋiyour giants (as the object) | dewlerinhis giants (as the object) | dewleribizniour giants (as the object) | dewlerigizniyou all's giants (as the object) | dewlerintheir giants (as the object) |
| Dative | dewlegeto the giants | dewlerimeto my giants | dewleriŋeto your giants | dewlerineto his giants | dewleribizgeto our giants | dewlerigizgeto you all's giants | dewlerineto their giants |
| Locative | dewledein / at the giants | dewlerimdein / at my giants | dewleriŋdein / at your giants | dewlerindein / at his giants | dewleribizdein / at our giants | dewlerigizdein / at you all's giants | dewlerindein / at their giants |
| Ablative | dewledenfrom the giants | dewlerimdenfrom my giants | dewleriŋdenfrom your giants | dewlerindenfrom his giants | dewleribizdenfrom our giants | dewlerigizdenfrom you all's giants | dewlerindenfrom their giants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dewleri can mean "his / her giants", "their giant", or "their giants" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dewnüküthe giant's one | dewnükülethe giant's ones | dewlenikithe giants' one | dewlenikilethe giants' ones |
| Genitive | dewnükünüof the giant's one | dewnüküleniof the giant's ones | dewlenikiniof the giants' one | dewlenikileniof the giants' ones |
| Accusative | dewnükünthe giant's one (as the object) | dewnükülenithe giant's ones (as the object) | dewlenikinthe giants' one (as the object) | dewlenikilenithe giants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | dewnüküneto the giant's one | dewnükülegeto the giant's ones | dewlenikineto the giants' one | dewlenikilegeto the giants' ones |
| Locative | dewnükündein / at the giant's one | dewnüküledein / at the giant's ones | dewlenikindein / at the giants' one | dewlenikiledein / at the giants' ones |
| Ablative | dewnükündenfrom the giant's one | dewnüküledenfrom the giant's ones | dewlenikindenfrom the giants' one | dewlenikiledenfrom the giants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.