emçek ana
/emtʃek ana/ · plural emçek anala
wet nurse, a woman who nurses another woman's child with her own milk; foster mother
- meni emçek anam — my wet nurse
- emçek ana sabiyni emizedi — the wet nurse nurses the child
- sabiyge emçek ana tabdıla — they found a wet nurse for the child
- ol menŋe emçek ana boldu — she became a foster mother to me
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | emçek anathe wet nurse | emçek anammy wet nurse | emçek anaŋyour wet nurse | emçek anasıhis wet nurse | emçek anabızour wet nurse | emçek anağızyou all's wet nurse | emçek analarıtheir wet nurses |
| Genitive | emçek ananıthe wet nurse's | emçek anamımy wet nurse's | emçek anaŋıyour wet nurse's | emçek anasınıhis wet nurse's | emçek anabıznıour wet nurse's | emçek anağıznıyou all's wet nurse's | emçek analarınıtheir wet nurses' |
| Accusative | emçek ananıthe wet nurse (as the object) | emçek anamımy wet nurse (as the object) | emçek anaŋıyour wet nurse (as the object) | emçek anasınhis wet nurse (as the object) | emçek anabıznıour wet nurse (as the object) | emçek anağıznıyou all's wet nurse (as the object) | emçek analarıntheir wet nurses (as the object) |
| Dative | emçek anağato the wet nurse | emçek anamato my wet nurse | emçek anaŋato your wet nurse | emçek anasınato his wet nurse | emçek anabızğato our wet nurse | emçek anağızğato you all's wet nurse | emçek analarınato their wet nurses |
| Locative | emçek anadain / at the wet nurse | emçek anamdain / at my wet nurse | emçek anaŋdain / at your wet nurse | emçek anasındain / at his wet nurse | emçek anabızdain / at our wet nurse | emçek anağızdain / at you all's wet nurse | emçek analarındain / at their wet nurses |
| Ablative | emçek anadanfrom the wet nurse | emçek anamdanfrom my wet nurse | emçek anaŋdanfrom your wet nurse | emçek anasındanfrom his wet nurse | emçek anabızdanfrom our wet nurse | emçek anağızdanfrom you all's wet nurse | emçek analarındanfrom their wet nurses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | emçek analathe wet nurses | emçek analarımmy wet nurses | emçek analarıŋyour wet nurses | emçek analarıhis wet nurses | emçek analarıbızour wet nurses | emçek analarığızyou all's wet nurses | emçek analarıtheir wet nurses |
| Genitive | emçek analanıthe wet nurses' | emçek analarımımy wet nurses' | emçek analarıŋıyour wet nurses' | emçek analarınıhis wet nurses' | emçek analarıbıznıour wet nurses' | emçek analarığıznıyou all's wet nurses' | emçek analarınıtheir wet nurses' |
| Accusative | emçek analanıthe wet nurses (as the object) | emçek analarımımy wet nurses (as the object) | emçek analarıŋıyour wet nurses (as the object) | emçek analarınhis wet nurses (as the object) | emçek analarıbıznıour wet nurses (as the object) | emçek analarığıznıyou all's wet nurses (as the object) | emçek analarıntheir wet nurses (as the object) |
| Dative | emçek analağato the wet nurses | emçek analarımato my wet nurses | emçek analarıŋato your wet nurses | emçek analarınato his wet nurses | emçek analarıbızğato our wet nurses | emçek analarığızğato you all's wet nurses | emçek analarınato their wet nurses |
| Locative | emçek analadain / at the wet nurses | emçek analarımdain / at my wet nurses | emçek analarıŋdain / at your wet nurses | emçek analarındain / at his wet nurses | emçek analarıbızdain / at our wet nurses | emçek analarığızdain / at you all's wet nurses | emçek analarındain / at their wet nurses |
| Ablative | emçek analadanfrom the wet nurses | emçek analarımdanfrom my wet nurses | emçek analarıŋdanfrom your wet nurses | emçek analarındanfrom his wet nurses | emçek analarıbızdanfrom our wet nurses | emçek analarığızdanfrom you all's wet nurses | emçek analarındanfrom their wet nurses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: emçek anaları can mean "his / her wet nurses", "their wet nurse", or "their wet nurses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.