dinçi
/dintʃi/ · plural dinçile
1. clergyman, member of the clergy, religious functionary — The plural dinçile means the clergy as a body.
- dinçile — the clergy
- bu adam dinçidi — this man is a clergyman
- elni dinçisi — the village clergyman
- dinçi jıyılğan halqğa söleşdi — the clergyman spoke to the assembled people
- dinçile aythanŋa köre — according to what the clergy say
2. religious person, devout believer one source
- bir dinçi qart qatın — a devout old woman
- anam dinçi adamdı — my mother is a religious person
- ol bek dinçidi — he is very devout
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dinçithe clergyman | dinçimmy clergyman | dinçiŋyour clergyman | dinçisihis clergyman | dinçibizour clergyman | dinçigizyou all's clergyman | dinçileritheir clergymen |
| Genitive | dinçinithe clergyman's | dinçimimy clergyman's | dinçiŋiyour clergyman's | dinçisinihis clergyman's | dinçibizniour clergyman's | dinçigizniyou all's clergyman's | dinçilerinitheir clergymen's |
| Accusative | dinçinithe clergyman (as the object) | dinçimimy clergyman (as the object) | dinçiŋiyour clergyman (as the object) | dinçisinhis clergyman (as the object) | dinçibizniour clergyman (as the object) | dinçigizniyou all's clergyman (as the object) | dinçilerintheir clergymen (as the object) |
| Dative | dinçigeto the clergyman | dinçimeto my clergyman | dinçiŋeto your clergyman | dinçisineto his clergyman | dinçibizgeto our clergyman | dinçigizgeto you all's clergyman | dinçilerineto their clergymen |
| Locative | dinçidein / at the clergyman | dinçimdein / at my clergyman | dinçiŋdein / at your clergyman | dinçisindein / at his clergyman | dinçibizdein / at our clergyman | dinçigizdein / at you all's clergyman | dinçilerindein / at their clergymen |
| Ablative | dinçidenfrom the clergyman | dinçimdenfrom my clergyman | dinçiŋdenfrom your clergyman | dinçisindenfrom his clergyman | dinçibizdenfrom our clergyman | dinçigizdenfrom you all's clergyman | dinçilerindenfrom their clergymen |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dinçilethe clergymen | dinçilerimmy clergymen | dinçileriŋyour clergymen | dinçilerihis clergymen | dinçileribizour clergymen | dinçilerigizyou all's clergymen | dinçileritheir clergymen |
| Genitive | dinçilenithe clergymen's | dinçilerimimy clergymen's | dinçileriŋiyour clergymen's | dinçilerinihis clergymen's | dinçileribizniour clergymen's | dinçilerigizniyou all's clergymen's | dinçilerinitheir clergymen's |
| Accusative | dinçilenithe clergymen (as the object) | dinçilerimimy clergymen (as the object) | dinçileriŋiyour clergymen (as the object) | dinçilerinhis clergymen (as the object) | dinçileribizniour clergymen (as the object) | dinçilerigizniyou all's clergymen (as the object) | dinçilerintheir clergymen (as the object) |
| Dative | dinçilegeto the clergymen | dinçilerimeto my clergymen | dinçileriŋeto your clergymen | dinçilerineto his clergymen | dinçileribizgeto our clergymen | dinçilerigizgeto you all's clergymen | dinçilerineto their clergymen |
| Locative | dinçiledein / at the clergymen | dinçilerimdein / at my clergymen | dinçileriŋdein / at your clergymen | dinçilerindein / at his clergymen | dinçileribizdein / at our clergymen | dinçilerigizdein / at you all's clergymen | dinçilerindein / at their clergymen |
| Ablative | dinçiledenfrom the clergymen | dinçilerimdenfrom my clergymen | dinçileriŋdenfrom your clergymen | dinçilerindenfrom his clergymen | dinçileribizdenfrom our clergymen | dinçilerigizdenfrom you all's clergymen | dinçilerindenfrom their clergymen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dinçileri can mean "his / her clergymen", "their clergyman", or "their clergymen" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dinçinikithe clergyman's one | dinçinikilethe clergyman's ones | dinçilenikithe clergymen's one | dinçilenikilethe clergymen's ones |
| Genitive | dinçinikiniof the clergyman's one | dinçinikileniof the clergyman's ones | dinçilenikiniof the clergymen's one | dinçilenikileniof the clergymen's ones |
| Accusative | dinçinikinthe clergyman's one (as the object) | dinçinikilenithe clergyman's ones (as the object) | dinçilenikinthe clergymen's one (as the object) | dinçilenikilenithe clergymen's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | dinçinikineto the clergyman's one | dinçinikilegeto the clergyman's ones | dinçilenikineto the clergymen's one | dinçilenikilegeto the clergymen's ones |
| Locative | dinçinikindein / at the clergyman's one | dinçinikiledein / at the clergyman's ones | dinçilenikindein / at the clergymen's one | dinçilenikiledein / at the clergymen's ones |
| Ablative | dinçinikindenfrom the clergyman's one | dinçinikiledenfrom the clergyman's ones | dinçilenikindenfrom the clergymen's one | dinçilenikiledenfrom the clergymen's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.