dreyf
/drejf/ · plural dreyfle
drift of ice or a vessel with the wind or current — A nautical term. Common phrases: dreyfge tüşerge "go adrift, heave to"; dreyfge tüşgen keme or dreyfde aylanŋan keme "a drifting vessel". Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 also give dreyfge salırğa for setting the sails so a ship stays in place.
- dreyfge tüşgen keme — a drifting vessel
- dreyfge tüşerge — to go adrift, to heave to
- kemeni dreyfi — the vessel's drift
- dreyfde aylanŋan keme — a drifting vessel
- dreyf başlandı — the drift began
- dreyf tohtadı — the drift stopped
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dreyfthe drift | dreyfimmy drift | dreyfiŋyour drift | dreyfihis drift | dreyfibizour drift | dreyfigizyou all's drift | dreyfleritheir drifts |
| Genitive | dreyfnithe drift's | dreyfimimy drift's | dreyfiŋiyour drift's | dreyfinihis drift's | dreyfibizniour drift's | dreyfigizniyou all's drift's | dreyflerinitheir drifts' |
| Accusative | dreyfnithe drift (as the object) | dreyfimimy drift (as the object) | dreyfiŋiyour drift (as the object) | dreyfinhis drift (as the object) | dreyfibizniour drift (as the object) | dreyfigizniyou all's drift (as the object) | dreyflerintheir drifts (as the object) |
| Dative | dreyfgeto the drift | dreyfimeto my drift | dreyfiŋeto your drift | dreyfineto his drift | dreyfibizgeto our drift | dreyfigizgeto you all's drift | dreyflerineto their drifts |
| Locative | dreyfdein / at the drift | dreyfimdein / at my drift | dreyfiŋdein / at your drift | dreyfindein / at his drift | dreyfibizdein / at our drift | dreyfigizdein / at you all's drift | dreyflerindein / at their drifts |
| Ablative | dreyfdenfrom the drift | dreyfimdenfrom my drift | dreyfiŋdenfrom your drift | dreyfindenfrom his drift | dreyfibizdenfrom our drift | dreyfigizdenfrom you all's drift | dreyflerindenfrom their drifts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | dreyflethe drifts | dreyflerimmy drifts | dreyfleriŋyour drifts | dreyflerihis drifts | dreyfleribizour drifts | dreyflerigizyou all's drifts | dreyfleritheir drifts |
| Genitive | dreyflenithe drifts' | dreyflerimimy drifts' | dreyfleriŋiyour drifts' | dreyflerinihis drifts' | dreyfleribizniour drifts' | dreyflerigizniyou all's drifts' | dreyflerinitheir drifts' |
| Accusative | dreyflenithe drifts (as the object) | dreyflerimimy drifts (as the object) | dreyfleriŋiyour drifts (as the object) | dreyflerinhis drifts (as the object) | dreyfleribizniour drifts (as the object) | dreyflerigizniyou all's drifts (as the object) | dreyflerintheir drifts (as the object) |
| Dative | dreyflegeto the drifts | dreyflerimeto my drifts | dreyfleriŋeto your drifts | dreyflerineto his drifts | dreyfleribizgeto our drifts | dreyflerigizgeto you all's drifts | dreyflerineto their drifts |
| Locative | dreyfledein / at the drifts | dreyflerimdein / at my drifts | dreyfleriŋdein / at your drifts | dreyflerindein / at his drifts | dreyfleribizdein / at our drifts | dreyflerigizdein / at you all's drifts | dreyflerindein / at their drifts |
| Ablative | dreyfledenfrom the drifts | dreyflerimdenfrom my drifts | dreyfleriŋdenfrom your drifts | dreyflerindenfrom his drifts | dreyfleribizdenfrom our drifts | dreyflerigizdenfrom you all's drifts | dreyflerindenfrom their drifts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: dreyfleri can mean "his / her drifts", "their drift", or "their drifts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.