ebze
/ebze/ · plural ebzele
a Svan, one of the mountain Georgians of Svaneti — Before another noun it means Svan, of the Svans: ebze tişirıw a Svan woman, ebze til the Svan language.
- ebzele tawda jaşaydıla — the Svans live in the mountains
- qonağıbız ebzedi — our guest is a Svan
- ebze bla söleşdim — I spoke with a Svan
- ebze tişirıw — a Svan woman
- ebze til — the Svan language
- ebze halq — the Svan people
- ebzeni taw tıymaz — mountains do not stop a Svan
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ebzethe Svan | ebzemmy Svan | ebzeŋyour Svan | ebzesihis Svan | ebzebizour Svan | ebzegizyou all's Svan | ebzeleritheir Svans |
| Genitive | ebzenithe Svan's | ebzemimy Svan's | ebzeŋiyour Svan's | ebzesinihis Svan's | ebzebizniour Svan's | ebzegizniyou all's Svan's | ebzelerinitheir Svans' |
| Accusative | ebzenithe Svan (as the object) | ebzemimy Svan (as the object) | ebzeŋiyour Svan (as the object) | ebzesinhis Svan (as the object) | ebzebizniour Svan (as the object) | ebzegizniyou all's Svan (as the object) | ebzelerintheir Svans (as the object) |
| Dative | ebzegeto the Svan | ebzemeto my Svan | ebzeŋeto your Svan | ebzesineto his Svan | ebzebizgeto our Svan | ebzegizgeto you all's Svan | ebzelerineto their Svans |
| Locative | ebzedein / at the Svan | ebzemdein / at my Svan | ebzeŋdein / at your Svan | ebzesindein / at his Svan | ebzebizdein / at our Svan | ebzegizdein / at you all's Svan | ebzelerindein / at their Svans |
| Ablative | ebzedenfrom the Svan | ebzemdenfrom my Svan | ebzeŋdenfrom your Svan | ebzesindenfrom his Svan | ebzebizdenfrom our Svan | ebzegizdenfrom you all's Svan | ebzelerindenfrom their Svans |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ebzelethe Svans | ebzelerimmy Svans | ebzeleriŋyour Svans | ebzelerihis Svans | ebzeleribizour Svans | ebzelerigizyou all's Svans | ebzeleritheir Svans |
| Genitive | ebzelenithe Svans' | ebzelerimimy Svans' | ebzeleriŋiyour Svans' | ebzelerinihis Svans' | ebzeleribizniour Svans' | ebzelerigizniyou all's Svans' | ebzelerinitheir Svans' |
| Accusative | ebzelenithe Svans (as the object) | ebzelerimimy Svans (as the object) | ebzeleriŋiyour Svans (as the object) | ebzelerinhis Svans (as the object) | ebzeleribizniour Svans (as the object) | ebzelerigizniyou all's Svans (as the object) | ebzelerintheir Svans (as the object) |
| Dative | ebzelegeto the Svans | ebzelerimeto my Svans | ebzeleriŋeto your Svans | ebzelerineto his Svans | ebzeleribizgeto our Svans | ebzelerigizgeto you all's Svans | ebzelerineto their Svans |
| Locative | ebzeledein / at the Svans | ebzelerimdein / at my Svans | ebzeleriŋdein / at your Svans | ebzelerindein / at his Svans | ebzeleribizdein / at our Svans | ebzelerigizdein / at you all's Svans | ebzelerindein / at their Svans |
| Ablative | ebzeledenfrom the Svans | ebzelerimdenfrom my Svans | ebzeleriŋdenfrom your Svans | ebzelerindenfrom his Svans | ebzeleribizdenfrom our Svans | ebzelerigizdenfrom you all's Svans | ebzelerindenfrom their Svans |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ebzeleri can mean "his / her Svans", "their Svan", or "their Svans" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ebzenikithe Svan's one | ebzenikilethe Svan's ones | ebzelenikithe Svans' one | ebzelenikilethe Svans' ones |
| Genitive | ebzenikiniof the Svan's one | ebzenikileniof the Svan's ones | ebzelenikiniof the Svans' one | ebzelenikileniof the Svans' ones |
| Accusative | ebzenikinthe Svan's one (as the object) | ebzenikilenithe Svan's ones (as the object) | ebzelenikinthe Svans' one (as the object) | ebzelenikilenithe Svans' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | ebzenikineto the Svan's one | ebzenikilegeto the Svan's ones | ebzelenikineto the Svans' one | ebzelenikilegeto the Svans' ones |
| Locative | ebzenikindein / at the Svan's one | ebzenikiledein / at the Svan's ones | ebzelenikindein / at the Svans' one | ebzelenikiledein / at the Svans' ones |
| Ablative | ebzenikindenfrom the Svan's one | ebzenikiledenfrom the Svan's ones | ebzelenikindenfrom the Svans' one | ebzelenikiledenfrom the Svans' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.