emçek
/ emtʃek /
Definitions noun breast
Definitions noun teat, udder, nipple
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | emçek the breast | emçekle the breasts | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | emçekni the breast's | emçekleni the breasts' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | emçekni the breast (as the object) | emçekleni the breasts (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | emçekge to the breast | emçeklege to the breasts | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | emçekde at / in the breast | emçeklede at / in the breasts | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | emçekden from the breast | emçekleden from the breasts | 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 | emçegim my breast | emçeklerim my breasts |
| your | emçegiŋ your breast | emçekleriŋ your breasts |
| his / her | emçegi his / her breast | emçekleri his / her breasts |
| our | emçegibiz our breast | emçekleribiz our breasts |
| you all's | emçegigiz you all's breast | emçeklerigiz you all's breasts |
| their | emçekleri their breast | emçekleri their breasts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: emçekleri can mean "his / her breasts", "their breast", or "their breasts" — context decides.