eltir
/ eltir /
Definitions noun lambskin, astrakhan, karakul (the pelt of a newborn lamb)
Definitions noun astrakhan- (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | eltir the lambskin | eltirle the lambskins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | eltirni the lambskin's | eltirleni the lambskins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | eltirni the lambskin (as the object) | eltirleni the lambskins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | eltirge to the lambskin | eltirlege to the lambskins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | eltirde at / in the lambskin | eltirlede at / in the lambskins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | eltirden from the lambskin | eltirleden from the lambskins | 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 | eltirim my lambskin | eltirlerim my lambskins |
| your | eltiriŋ your lambskin | eltirleriŋ your lambskins |
| his / her | eltiri his / her lambskin | eltirleri his / her lambskins |
| our | eltiribiz our lambskin | eltirleribiz our lambskins |
| you all's | eltirigiz you all's lambskin | eltirlerigiz you all's lambskins |
| their | eltirleri their lambskin | eltirleri their lambskins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eltirleri can mean "his / her lambskins", "their lambskin", or "their lambskins" — context decides.