eger
/eɡer/ · plural egerle
hunting dog, hound, borzoi — A swift, lean, long-legged dog used for hunting.
- eger it — hunting dog
- terk çabıwçu eger — a swift-running hound
- egerlerin alıb uwğa çıqdı — he took his hounds and went out hunting
- eger bla uwğa bardıq — we went hunting with a hound
- eger ızından çabadı — the hound runs after it
- hannı egeri çabar kün ashar — the khan's hound goes lame on the day of the chase
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | egerthe hound | egerimmy hound | egeriŋyour hound | egerihis hound | egeribizour hound | egerigizyou all's hound | egerleritheir hounds |
| Genitive | egernithe hound's | egerimimy hound's | egeriŋiyour hound's | egerinihis hound's | egeribizniour hound's | egerigizniyou all's hound's | egerlerinitheir hounds' |
| Accusative | egernithe hound (as the object) | egerimimy hound (as the object) | egeriŋiyour hound (as the object) | egerinhis hound (as the object) | egeribizniour hound (as the object) | egerigizniyou all's hound (as the object) | egerlerintheir hounds (as the object) |
| Dative | egergeto the hound | egerimeto my hound | egeriŋeto your hound | egerineto his hound | egeribizgeto our hound | egerigizgeto you all's hound | egerlerineto their hounds |
| Locative | egerdein / at the hound | egerimdein / at my hound | egeriŋdein / at your hound | egerindein / at his hound | egeribizdein / at our hound | egerigizdein / at you all's hound | egerlerindein / at their hounds |
| Ablative | egerdenfrom the hound | egerimdenfrom my hound | egeriŋdenfrom your hound | egerindenfrom his hound | egeribizdenfrom our hound | egerigizdenfrom you all's hound | egerlerindenfrom their hounds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | egerlethe hounds | egerlerimmy hounds | egerleriŋyour hounds | egerlerihis hounds | egerleribizour hounds | egerlerigizyou all's hounds | egerleritheir hounds |
| Genitive | egerlenithe hounds' | egerlerimimy hounds' | egerleriŋiyour hounds' | egerlerinihis hounds' | egerleribizniour hounds' | egerlerigizniyou all's hounds' | egerlerinitheir hounds' |
| Accusative | egerlenithe hounds (as the object) | egerlerimimy hounds (as the object) | egerleriŋiyour hounds (as the object) | egerlerinhis hounds (as the object) | egerleribizniour hounds (as the object) | egerlerigizniyou all's hounds (as the object) | egerlerintheir hounds (as the object) |
| Dative | egerlegeto the hounds | egerlerimeto my hounds | egerleriŋeto your hounds | egerlerineto his hounds | egerleribizgeto our hounds | egerlerigizgeto you all's hounds | egerlerineto their hounds |
| Locative | egerledein / at the hounds | egerlerimdein / at my hounds | egerleriŋdein / at your hounds | egerlerindein / at his hounds | egerleribizdein / at our hounds | egerlerigizdein / at you all's hounds | egerlerindein / at their hounds |
| Ablative | egerledenfrom the hounds | egerlerimdenfrom my hounds | egerleriŋdenfrom your hounds | egerlerindenfrom his hounds | egerleribizdenfrom our hounds | egerlerigizdenfrom you all's hounds | egerlerindenfrom their hounds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: egerleri can mean "his / her hounds", "their hound", or "their hounds" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | egernikithe hound's one | egernikilethe hound's ones | egerlenikithe hounds' one | egerlenikilethe hounds' ones |
| Genitive | egernikiniof the hound's one | egernikileniof the hound's ones | egerlenikiniof the hounds' one | egerlenikileniof the hounds' ones |
| Accusative | egernikinthe hound's one (as the object) | egernikilenithe hound's ones (as the object) | egerlenikinthe hounds' one (as the object) | egerlenikilenithe hounds' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | egernikineto the hound's one | egernikilegeto the hound's ones | egerlenikineto the hounds' one | egerlenikilegeto the hounds' ones |
| Locative | egernikindein / at the hound's one | egernikiledein / at the hound's ones | egerlenikindein / at the hounds' one | egerlenikiledein / at the hounds' ones |
| Ablative | egernikindenfrom the hound's one | egernikiledenfrom the hound's ones | egerlenikindenfrom the hounds' one | egerlenikiledenfrom the hounds' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.