emegen / Emegen

/emeɡen/ · plural emegenle

1. (n.) giant, cyclops, monster of folk tales — A hairy, many-headed giant of folk tales and the Nart epic. In the riddle el aşağan emegen, a giant that eats up the whole people, the answer is a mill.

el aşağan emegen — a giant that devours the people
üç başlı emegen — a three-headed giant
Sosuruq emegenni başın taydırdı — Sosuruk knocked off the giant's head
nart batır emegenni qorqmay horladı — the Nart hero defeated the giant without fear
emegen qalasın nartla buzdula — the Narts destroyed the giant's fortress
emegenni qorquwlu tawuşu tawlada jaŋıradı — the Emegen's terrifying roar echoed in the mountains

2. (n.) Emegen, the name of the cyclops in myth — Written with a capital letter. The common noun "giant, cyclops, monster" is a separate record.

Emegenni horlağan nartla — the Narts who defeated Emegen
Emegen bla sermeşgen Sosuruq — Sosuruk, who fought with Emegen

Expressions

el aşağan emegen — tyrant, oppressor (Idiom)
suw başın kesgen emegença — domineering monopolist (Idiom)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of emegen, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	emegenthe giant	emegenimmy giant	emegeniŋyour giant	emegenihis giant	emegenibizour giant	emegenigizyou all's giant	emegenleritheir giants
Genitive	emegennithe giant's	emegenimimy giant's	emegeniŋiyour giant's	emegeninihis giant's	emegenibizniour giant's	emegenigizniyou all's giant's	emegenlerinitheir giants'
Accusative	emegennithe giant (as the object)	emegenimimy giant (as the object)	emegeniŋiyour giant (as the object)	emegeninhis giant (as the object)	emegenibizniour giant (as the object)	emegenigizniyou all's giant (as the object)	emegenlerintheir giants (as the object)
Dative	emegenŋeto the giant	emegenimeto my giant	emegeniŋeto your giant	emegenineto his giant	emegenibizgeto our giant	emegenigizgeto you all's giant	emegenlerineto their giants
Locative	emegendein / at the giant	emegenimdein / at my giant	emegeniŋdein / at your giant	emegenindein / at his giant	emegenibizdein / at our giant	emegenigizdein / at you all's giant	emegenlerindein / at their giants
Ablative	emegendenfrom the giant	emegenimdenfrom my giant	emegeniŋdenfrom your giant	emegenindenfrom his giant	emegenibizdenfrom our giant	emegenigizdenfrom you all's giant	emegenlerindenfrom their giants

Plural

Plural — cases of emegen, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	emegenlethe giants	emegenlerimmy giants	emegenleriŋyour giants	emegenlerihis giants	emegenleribizour giants	emegenlerigizyou all's giants	emegenleritheir giants
Genitive	emegenlenithe giants'	emegenlerimimy giants'	emegenleriŋiyour giants'	emegenlerinihis giants'	emegenleribizniour giants'	emegenlerigizniyou all's giants'	emegenlerinitheir giants'
Accusative	emegenlenithe giants (as the object)	emegenlerimimy giants (as the object)	emegenleriŋiyour giants (as the object)	emegenlerinhis giants (as the object)	emegenleribizniour giants (as the object)	emegenlerigizniyou all's giants (as the object)	emegenlerintheir giants (as the object)
Dative	emegenlegeto the giants	emegenlerimeto my giants	emegenleriŋeto your giants	emegenlerineto his giants	emegenleribizgeto our giants	emegenlerigizgeto you all's giants	emegenlerineto their giants
Locative	emegenledein / at the giants	emegenlerimdein / at my giants	emegenleriŋdein / at your giants	emegenlerindein / at his giants	emegenleribizdein / at our giants	emegenlerigizdein / at you all's giants	emegenlerindein / at their giants
Ablative	emegenledenfrom the giants	emegenlerimdenfrom my giants	emegenleriŋdenfrom your giants	emegenlerindenfrom his giants	emegenleribizdenfrom our giants	emegenlerigizdenfrom you all's giants	emegenlerindenfrom their giants

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: emegenleri can mean "his / her giants", "their giant", or "their giants" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to emegen — the giant's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	emegennikithe giant's one	emegennikilethe giant's ones	emegenlenikithe giants' one	emegenlenikilethe giants' ones
Genitive	emegennikiniof the giant's one	emegennikileniof the giant's ones	emegenlenikiniof the giants' one	emegenlenikileniof the giants' ones
Accusative	emegennikinthe giant's one (as the object)	emegennikilenithe giant's ones (as the object)	emegenlenikinthe giants' one (as the object)	emegenlenikilenithe giants' ones (as the object)
Dative	emegennikineto the giant's one	emegennikilegeto the giant's ones	emegenlenikineto the giants' one	emegenlenikilegeto the giants' ones
Locative	emegennikindein / at the giant's one	emegennikiledein / at the giant's ones	emegenlenikindein / at the giants' one	emegenlenikiledein / at the giants' ones
Ablative	emegennikindenfrom the giant's one	emegennikiledenfrom the giant's ones	emegenlenikindenfrom the giants' one	emegenlenikiledenfrom the giants' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of Emegen, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	Emegenthe Emegen	Emegenimmy Emegen	Emegeniŋyour Emegen	Emegenihis Emegen	Emegenibizour Emegen	Emegenigizyou all's Emegen	Emegenleritheir Emegens
Genitive	Emegennithe Emegen's	Emegenimimy Emegen's	Emegeniŋiyour Emegen's	Emegeninihis Emegen's	Emegenibizniour Emegen's	Emegenigizniyou all's Emegen's	Emegenlerinitheir Emegens'
Accusative	Emegennithe Emegen (as the object)	Emegenimimy Emegen (as the object)	Emegeniŋiyour Emegen (as the object)	Emegeninhis Emegen (as the object)	Emegenibizniour Emegen (as the object)	Emegenigizniyou all's Emegen (as the object)	Emegenlerintheir Emegens (as the object)
Dative	Emegenŋeto the Emegen	Emegenimeto my Emegen	Emegeniŋeto your Emegen	Emegenineto his Emegen	Emegenibizgeto our Emegen	Emegenigizgeto you all's Emegen	Emegenlerineto their Emegens
Locative	Emegendein / at the Emegen	Emegenimdein / at my Emegen	Emegeniŋdein / at your Emegen	Emegenindein / at his Emegen	Emegenibizdein / at our Emegen	Emegenigizdein / at you all's Emegen	Emegenlerindein / at their Emegens
Ablative	Emegendenfrom the Emegen	Emegenimdenfrom my Emegen	Emegeniŋdenfrom your Emegen	Emegenindenfrom his Emegen	Emegenibizdenfrom our Emegen	Emegenigizdenfrom you all's Emegen	Emegenlerindenfrom their Emegens

Plural

Plural — cases of Emegen, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	Emegenlethe Emegens	Emegenlerimmy Emegens	Emegenleriŋyour Emegens	Emegenlerihis Emegens	Emegenleribizour Emegens	Emegenlerigizyou all's Emegens	Emegenleritheir Emegens
Genitive	Emegenlenithe Emegens'	Emegenlerimimy Emegens'	Emegenleriŋiyour Emegens'	Emegenlerinihis Emegens'	Emegenleribizniour Emegens'	Emegenlerigizniyou all's Emegens'	Emegenlerinitheir Emegens'
Accusative	Emegenlenithe Emegens (as the object)	Emegenlerimimy Emegens (as the object)	Emegenleriŋiyour Emegens (as the object)	Emegenlerinhis Emegens (as the object)	Emegenleribizniour Emegens (as the object)	Emegenlerigizniyou all's Emegens (as the object)	Emegenlerintheir Emegens (as the object)
Dative	Emegenlegeto the Emegens	Emegenlerimeto my Emegens	Emegenleriŋeto your Emegens	Emegenlerineto his Emegens	Emegenleribizgeto our Emegens	Emegenlerigizgeto you all's Emegens	Emegenlerineto their Emegens
Locative	Emegenledein / at the Emegens	Emegenlerimdein / at my Emegens	Emegenleriŋdein / at your Emegens	Emegenlerindein / at his Emegens	Emegenleribizdein / at our Emegens	Emegenlerigizdein / at you all's Emegens	Emegenlerindein / at their Emegens
Ablative	Emegenledenfrom the Emegens	Emegenlerimdenfrom my Emegens	Emegenleriŋdenfrom your Emegens	Emegenlerindenfrom his Emegens	Emegenleribizdenfrom our Emegens	Emegenlerigizdenfrom you all's Emegens	Emegenlerindenfrom their Emegens

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Emegenleri can mean "his / her Emegens", "their Emegen", or "their Emegens" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to Emegen — the Emegen's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	Emegennikithe Emegen's one	Emegennikilethe Emegen's ones	Emegenlenikithe Emegens' one	Emegenlenikilethe Emegens' ones
Genitive	Emegennikiniof the Emegen's one	Emegennikileniof the Emegen's ones	Emegenlenikiniof the Emegens' one	Emegenlenikileniof the Emegens' ones
Accusative	Emegennikinthe Emegen's one (as the object)	Emegennikilenithe Emegen's ones (as the object)	Emegenlenikinthe Emegens' one (as the object)	Emegenlenikilenithe Emegens' ones (as the object)
Dative	Emegennikineto the Emegen's one	Emegennikilegeto the Emegen's ones	Emegenlenikineto the Emegens' one	Emegenlenikilegeto the Emegens' ones
Locative	Emegennikindein / at the Emegen's one	Emegennikiledein / at the Emegen's ones	Emegenlenikindein / at the Emegens' one	Emegenlenikiledein / at the Emegens' ones
Ablative	Emegennikindenfrom the Emegen's one	Emegennikiledenfrom the Emegen's ones	Emegenlenikindenfrom the Emegens' one	Emegenlenikiledenfrom the Emegens' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.