eli
/eli/ · plural elile
finger's breadth, finger (as a measure) — A traditional measure of thickness, depth or length, counted in fingers.
- eki eli — two fingers' breadth
- qalınlığı üç eli bolğan qaŋa — a plank three fingers thick
- bir eli qar jawğandı — a finger's depth of snow has fallen
Expressions
- bir eliden qalırğa — fall just short
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elithe finger's breadth | elimmy finger's breadth | eliŋyour finger's breadth | elisihis finger's breadth | elibizour finger's breadth | eligizyou all's finger's breadth | elileritheir finger's breadths |
| Genitive | elinithe finger's breadth's | elimimy finger's breadth's | eliŋiyour finger's breadth's | elisinihis finger's breadth's | elibizniour finger's breadth's | eligizniyou all's finger's breadth's | elilerinitheir finger's breadths' |
| Accusative | elinithe finger's breadth (as the object) | elimimy finger's breadth (as the object) | eliŋiyour finger's breadth (as the object) | elisinhis finger's breadth (as the object) | elibizniour finger's breadth (as the object) | eligizniyou all's finger's breadth (as the object) | elilerintheir finger's breadths (as the object) |
| Dative | eligeto the finger's breadth | elimeto my finger's breadth | eliŋeto your finger's breadth | elisineto his finger's breadth | elibizgeto our finger's breadth | eligizgeto you all's finger's breadth | elilerineto their finger's breadths |
| Locative | elidein / at the finger's breadth | elimdein / at my finger's breadth | eliŋdein / at your finger's breadth | elisindein / at his finger's breadth | elibizdein / at our finger's breadth | eligizdein / at you all's finger's breadth | elilerindein / at their finger's breadths |
| Ablative | elidenfrom the finger's breadth | elimdenfrom my finger's breadth | eliŋdenfrom your finger's breadth | elisindenfrom his finger's breadth | elibizdenfrom our finger's breadth | eligizdenfrom you all's finger's breadth | elilerindenfrom their finger's breadths |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | elilethe finger's breadths | elilerimmy finger's breadths | elileriŋyour finger's breadths | elilerihis finger's breadths | elileribizour finger's breadths | elilerigizyou all's finger's breadths | elileritheir finger's breadths |
| Genitive | elilenithe finger's breadths' | elilerimimy finger's breadths' | elileriŋiyour finger's breadths' | elilerinihis finger's breadths' | elileribizniour finger's breadths' | elilerigizniyou all's finger's breadths' | elilerinitheir finger's breadths' |
| Accusative | elilenithe finger's breadths (as the object) | elilerimimy finger's breadths (as the object) | elileriŋiyour finger's breadths (as the object) | elilerinhis finger's breadths (as the object) | elileribizniour finger's breadths (as the object) | elilerigizniyou all's finger's breadths (as the object) | elilerintheir finger's breadths (as the object) |
| Dative | elilegeto the finger's breadths | elilerimeto my finger's breadths | elileriŋeto your finger's breadths | elilerineto his finger's breadths | elileribizgeto our finger's breadths | elilerigizgeto you all's finger's breadths | elilerineto their finger's breadths |
| Locative | eliledein / at the finger's breadths | elilerimdein / at my finger's breadths | elileriŋdein / at your finger's breadths | elilerindein / at his finger's breadths | elileribizdein / at our finger's breadths | elilerigizdein / at you all's finger's breadths | elilerindein / at their finger's breadths |
| Ablative | eliledenfrom the finger's breadths | elilerimdenfrom my finger's breadths | elileriŋdenfrom your finger's breadths | elilerindenfrom his finger's breadths | elileribizdenfrom our finger's breadths | elilerigizdenfrom you all's finger's breadths | elilerindenfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.