egiz
/eɡiz/
Definitions
1. twin, twins, a pair born together
- egizle — twins
- egiz qarnaşla — twin brothers
- egiz nöger — one of a pair of twins
2. alike as twins, very similar
- egizni nasıbı da egiz — the luck of twins is twinned too
- ekisi da egiz kibikdile — the two of them are as alike as twins
- bu eki üy egizdile — these two houses are twins of each other
Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 22).Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | egizthe twin | egizlethe twins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | egiznithe twin's | egizlenithe twins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | egiznithe twin (as the object) | egizlenithe twins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | egizgeto the twin | egizlegeto the twins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | egizdeat / in the twin | egizledeat / in the twins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | egizdenfrom the twin | egizledenfrom the twins | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | egizimmy twin | egizlerimmy twins |
| your | egizingyour twin | egizleringyour twins |
| his / her | egizihis / her twin | egizlerihis / her twins |
| our | egizibizour twin | egizleribizour twins |
| you all's | egizigizyou all's twin | egizlerigizyou all's twins |
| their | egizleritheir twin | egizleritheir twins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: egizleri can mean "his / her twins", "their twin", or "their twins" — context decides.