eli
/eli/
Definition
finger's breadth, a traditional measure of breadth equal to one finger's width
- qalınlığı üç eli bolğan qanga — a plank three fingers thick
- eki eli — two fingers' breadth
- bir eli qar jawğandı — a finger's depth of snow has fallen
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | elithe finger's breadth | elilethe finger's breadths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | elinithe finger's breadth's | elilenithe finger's breadths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | elinithe finger's breadth (as the object) | elilenithe finger's breadths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eligeto the finger's breadth | elilegeto the finger's breadths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | elideat / in the finger's breadth | eliledeat / in the finger's breadths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | elidenfrom the finger's breadth | eliledenfrom the finger's breadths | 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 | elimmy finger's breadth | elilerimmy finger's breadths |
| your | elingyour finger's breadth | elileringyour finger's breadths |
| his / her | elisihis / her finger's breadth | elilerihis / her finger's breadths |
| our | elibizour finger's breadth | elileribizour finger's breadths |
| you all's | eligizyou all's finger's breadth | elilerigizyou all's finger's breadths |
| their | elileritheir finger's breadth | elileritheir finger's breadths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: elileri can mean "his / her finger's breadths", "their finger's breadth", or "their finger's breadths" — context decides.