eçki
/etʃki/ · plural eçkile
goat — Before another noun it means goat's, of a goat: eçki süt goat's milk, eçki teri goatskin.
- eçki süt — goat's milk
- eçki et — goat meat
- qart eçki — an old goat
- meni eçkim bardı — I have a goat
- eçkile otlaydıla — the goats are grazing
- eçkini saw — milk the goat
- eçkile küt — graze goats
- eçki bla qoy — a goat and a sheep
- eçki qoy bolmaz — a goat will not become a sheep
Expressions
- eçki ant — empty promise
- eçki başlı, sıyır ayaqlı — one and all
- eçki japhaq kibik — scrawny good-for-nothing
- eçkige tük çıqsa, qaltırawuq bolur — wealth breeds greed
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eçkithe goat | eçkimmy goat | eçkiŋyour goat | eçkisihis goat | eçkibizour goat | eçkigizyou all's goat | eçkileritheir goats |
| Genitive | eçkinithe goat's | eçkimimy goat's | eçkiŋiyour goat's | eçkisinihis goat's | eçkibizniour goat's | eçkigizniyou all's goat's | eçkilerinitheir goats' |
| Accusative | eçkinithe goat (as the object) | eçkimimy goat (as the object) | eçkiŋiyour goat (as the object) | eçkisinhis goat (as the object) | eçkibizniour goat (as the object) | eçkigizniyou all's goat (as the object) | eçkilerintheir goats (as the object) |
| Dative | eçkigeto the goat | eçkimeto my goat | eçkiŋeto your goat | eçkisineto his goat | eçkibizgeto our goat | eçkigizgeto you all's goat | eçkilerineto their goats |
| Locative | eçkidein / at the goat | eçkimdein / at my goat | eçkiŋdein / at your goat | eçkisindein / at his goat | eçkibizdein / at our goat | eçkigizdein / at you all's goat | eçkilerindein / at their goats |
| Ablative | eçkidenfrom the goat | eçkimdenfrom my goat | eçkiŋdenfrom your goat | eçkisindenfrom his goat | eçkibizdenfrom our goat | eçkigizdenfrom you all's goat | eçkilerindenfrom their goats |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eçkilethe goats | eçkilerimmy goats | eçkileriŋyour goats | eçkilerihis goats | eçkileribizour goats | eçkilerigizyou all's goats | eçkileritheir goats |
| Genitive | eçkilenithe goats' | eçkilerimimy goats' | eçkileriŋiyour goats' | eçkilerinihis goats' | eçkileribizniour goats' | eçkilerigizniyou all's goats' | eçkilerinitheir goats' |
| Accusative | eçkilenithe goats (as the object) | eçkilerimimy goats (as the object) | eçkileriŋiyour goats (as the object) | eçkilerinhis goats (as the object) | eçkileribizniour goats (as the object) | eçkilerigizniyou all's goats (as the object) | eçkilerintheir goats (as the object) |
| Dative | eçkilegeto the goats | eçkilerimeto my goats | eçkileriŋeto your goats | eçkilerineto his goats | eçkileribizgeto our goats | eçkilerigizgeto you all's goats | eçkilerineto their goats |
| Locative | eçkiledein / at the goats | eçkilerimdein / at my goats | eçkileriŋdein / at your goats | eçkilerindein / at his goats | eçkileribizdein / at our goats | eçkilerigizdein / at you all's goats | eçkilerindein / at their goats |
| Ablative | eçkiledenfrom the goats | eçkilerimdenfrom my goats | eçkileriŋdenfrom your goats | eçkilerindenfrom his goats | eçkileribizdenfrom our goats | eçkilerigizdenfrom you all's goats | eçkilerindenfrom their goats |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eçkileri can mean "his / her goats", "their goat", or "their goats" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eçkinikithe goat's one | eçkinikilethe goat's ones | eçkilenikithe goats' one | eçkilenikilethe goats' ones |
| Genitive | eçkinikiniof the goat's one | eçkinikileniof the goat's ones | eçkilenikiniof the goats' one | eçkilenikileniof the goats' ones |
| Accusative | eçkinikinthe goat's one (as the object) | eçkinikilenithe goat's ones (as the object) | eçkilenikinthe goats' one (as the object) | eçkilenikilenithe goats' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | eçkinikineto the goat's one | eçkinikilegeto the goat's ones | eçkilenikineto the goats' one | eçkilenikilegeto the goats' ones |
| Locative | eçkinikindein / at the goat's one | eçkinikiledein / at the goat's ones | eçkilenikindein / at the goats' one | eçkilenikiledein / at the goats' ones |
| Ablative | eçkinikindenfrom the goat's one | eçkinikiledenfrom the goat's ones | eçkilenikindenfrom the goats' one | eçkilenikiledenfrom the goats' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.