egir
/eɡir/ · plural egirle
sweet flag, calamus (a marsh plant with a fragrant root, Acorus calamus) — Khapaev and Khapaeva 2015 and 2022 identify it as Acorus calamus and refer to it under the name "stomach root" as well. one source
- suw jağasında egir ösedi — sweet flag grows on the bank of the water
- egirni tamırı — the root of the sweet flag
- biz egir jıydıq — we gathered sweet flag
- egirden darman etedile — they make medicine from sweet flag
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | egirthe sweet flag | egirimmy sweet flag | egiriŋyour sweet flag | egirihis sweet flag | egiribizour sweet flag | egirigizyou all's sweet flag | egirleritheir sweet flags |
| Genitive | egirnithe sweet flag's | egirimimy sweet flag's | egiriŋiyour sweet flag's | egirinihis sweet flag's | egiribizniour sweet flag's | egirigizniyou all's sweet flag's | egirlerinitheir sweet flags' |
| Accusative | egirnithe sweet flag (as the object) | egirimimy sweet flag (as the object) | egiriŋiyour sweet flag (as the object) | egirinhis sweet flag (as the object) | egiribizniour sweet flag (as the object) | egirigizniyou all's sweet flag (as the object) | egirlerintheir sweet flags (as the object) |
| Dative | egirgeto the sweet flag | egirimeto my sweet flag | egiriŋeto your sweet flag | egirineto his sweet flag | egiribizgeto our sweet flag | egirigizgeto you all's sweet flag | egirlerineto their sweet flags |
| Locative | egirdein / at the sweet flag | egirimdein / at my sweet flag | egiriŋdein / at your sweet flag | egirindein / at his sweet flag | egiribizdein / at our sweet flag | egirigizdein / at you all's sweet flag | egirlerindein / at their sweet flags |
| Ablative | egirdenfrom the sweet flag | egirimdenfrom my sweet flag | egiriŋdenfrom your sweet flag | egirindenfrom his sweet flag | egiribizdenfrom our sweet flag | egirigizdenfrom you all's sweet flag | egirlerindenfrom their sweet flags |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | egirlethe sweet flags | egirlerimmy sweet flags | egirleriŋyour sweet flags | egirlerihis sweet flags | egirleribizour sweet flags | egirlerigizyou all's sweet flags | egirleritheir sweet flags |
| Genitive | egirlenithe sweet flags' | egirlerimimy sweet flags' | egirleriŋiyour sweet flags' | egirlerinihis sweet flags' | egirleribizniour sweet flags' | egirlerigizniyou all's sweet flags' | egirlerinitheir sweet flags' |
| Accusative | egirlenithe sweet flags (as the object) | egirlerimimy sweet flags (as the object) | egirleriŋiyour sweet flags (as the object) | egirlerinhis sweet flags (as the object) | egirleribizniour sweet flags (as the object) | egirlerigizniyou all's sweet flags (as the object) | egirlerintheir sweet flags (as the object) |
| Dative | egirlegeto the sweet flags | egirlerimeto my sweet flags | egirleriŋeto your sweet flags | egirlerineto his sweet flags | egirleribizgeto our sweet flags | egirlerigizgeto you all's sweet flags | egirlerineto their sweet flags |
| Locative | egirledein / at the sweet flags | egirlerimdein / at my sweet flags | egirleriŋdein / at your sweet flags | egirlerindein / at his sweet flags | egirleribizdein / at our sweet flags | egirlerigizdein / at you all's sweet flags | egirlerindein / at their sweet flags |
| Ablative | egirledenfrom the sweet flags | egirlerimdenfrom my sweet flags | egirleriŋdenfrom your sweet flags | egirlerindenfrom his sweet flags | egirleribizdenfrom our sweet flags | egirlerigizdenfrom you all's sweet flags | egirlerindenfrom their sweet flags |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: egirleri can mean "his / her sweet flags", "their sweet flag", or "their sweet flags" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.