edinoliçnik
/edinolitʃnik/ · plural edinoliçnikle
individual farmer, independent farmer: a peasant who did not join a collective farm (kolkhoz) and ran a private farm (Soviet era) — A Soviet-era term borrowed from Russian. Before another noun it means belonging to such a farmer, private: edinoliçnik mal "privately owned livestock", edinoliçnikni mülkü "an individual farmer's holding". Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 also gives ençi mülkçü for it. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it historical.
- atam edinoliçnik edi — my father was an individual farmer
- edinoliçnikni mülkü — an individual farmer's holding
- edinoliçnik mal — privately owned livestock
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | edinoliçnikthe individual farmer | edinoliçnigimmy individual farmer | edinoliçnigiŋyour individual farmer | edinoliçnigihis individual farmer | edinoliçnigibizour individual farmer | edinoliçnigigizyou all's individual farmer | edinoliçnikleritheir individual farmers |
| Genitive | edinoliçniknithe individual farmer's | edinoliçnigimimy individual farmer's | edinoliçnigiŋiyour individual farmer's | edinoliçniginihis individual farmer's | edinoliçnigibizniour individual farmer's | edinoliçnigigizniyou all's individual farmer's | edinoliçniklerinitheir individual farmers' |
| Accusative | edinoliçniknithe individual farmer (as the object) | edinoliçnigimimy individual farmer (as the object) | edinoliçnigiŋiyour individual farmer (as the object) | edinoliçniginhis individual farmer (as the object) | edinoliçnigibizniour individual farmer (as the object) | edinoliçnigigizniyou all's individual farmer (as the object) | edinoliçniklerintheir individual farmers (as the object) |
| Dative | edinoliçnikgeto the individual farmer | edinoliçnigimeto my individual farmer | edinoliçnigiŋeto your individual farmer | edinoliçnigineto his individual farmer | edinoliçnigibizgeto our individual farmer | edinoliçnigigizgeto you all's individual farmer | edinoliçniklerineto their individual farmers |
| Locative | edinoliçnikdein / at the individual farmer | edinoliçnigimdein / at my individual farmer | edinoliçnigiŋdein / at your individual farmer | edinoliçnigindein / at his individual farmer | edinoliçnigibizdein / at our individual farmer | edinoliçnigigizdein / at you all's individual farmer | edinoliçniklerindein / at their individual farmers |
| Ablative | edinoliçnikdenfrom the individual farmer | edinoliçnigimdenfrom my individual farmer | edinoliçnigiŋdenfrom your individual farmer | edinoliçnigindenfrom his individual farmer | edinoliçnigibizdenfrom our individual farmer | edinoliçnigigizdenfrom you all's individual farmer | edinoliçniklerindenfrom their individual farmers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | edinoliçniklethe individual farmers | edinoliçniklerimmy individual farmers | edinoliçnikleriŋyour individual farmers | edinoliçniklerihis individual farmers | edinoliçnikleribizour individual farmers | edinoliçniklerigizyou all's individual farmers | edinoliçnikleritheir individual farmers |
| Genitive | edinoliçniklenithe individual farmers' | edinoliçniklerimimy individual farmers' | edinoliçnikleriŋiyour individual farmers' | edinoliçniklerinihis individual farmers' | edinoliçnikleribizniour individual farmers' | edinoliçniklerigizniyou all's individual farmers' | edinoliçniklerinitheir individual farmers' |
| Accusative | edinoliçniklenithe individual farmers (as the object) | edinoliçniklerimimy individual farmers (as the object) | edinoliçnikleriŋiyour individual farmers (as the object) | edinoliçniklerinhis individual farmers (as the object) | edinoliçnikleribizniour individual farmers (as the object) | edinoliçniklerigizniyou all's individual farmers (as the object) | edinoliçniklerintheir individual farmers (as the object) |
| Dative | edinoliçniklegeto the individual farmers | edinoliçniklerimeto my individual farmers | edinoliçnikleriŋeto your individual farmers | edinoliçniklerineto his individual farmers | edinoliçnikleribizgeto our individual farmers | edinoliçniklerigizgeto you all's individual farmers | edinoliçniklerineto their individual farmers |
| Locative | edinoliçnikledein / at the individual farmers | edinoliçniklerimdein / at my individual farmers | edinoliçnikleriŋdein / at your individual farmers | edinoliçniklerindein / at his individual farmers | edinoliçnikleribizdein / at our individual farmers | edinoliçniklerigizdein / at you all's individual farmers | edinoliçniklerindein / at their individual farmers |
| Ablative | edinoliçnikledenfrom the individual farmers | edinoliçniklerimdenfrom my individual farmers | edinoliçnikleriŋdenfrom your individual farmers | edinoliçniklerindenfrom his individual farmers | edinoliçnikleribizdenfrom our individual farmers | edinoliçniklerigizdenfrom you all's individual farmers | edinoliçniklerindenfrom their individual farmers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: edinoliçnikleri can mean "his / her individual farmers", "their individual farmer", or "their individual farmers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.