emildeş
/emildeʃ/ · plural emildeşle
1. milk sibling, foster sibling; milk brother, milk sister: a child nursed by the same woman as another but not related by blood — Before another noun it means milk or foster, as in emildeş egeçle "milk sisters". The plural emildeşle means milk brothers or milk sisters.
- ala emildeşledile — they are milk siblings
- emildeşle — milk brothers, milk sisters
2. wet nurse, milk mother: a woman who nurses another woman's child — Also found as emildeş ana.
- emildeş ana — a milk mother
- ol meni emildeş anamdı — she is my milk mother
- emildeş ana sabiyni emizedi — the milk mother nurses the child
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | emildeşthe foster sibling | emildeşimmy foster sibling | emildeşiŋyour foster sibling | emildeşihis foster sibling | emildeşibizour foster sibling | emildeşigizyou all's foster sibling | emildeşleritheir foster siblings |
| Genitive | emildeşnithe foster sibling's | emildeşimimy foster sibling's | emildeşiŋiyour foster sibling's | emildeşinihis foster sibling's | emildeşibizniour foster sibling's | emildeşigizniyou all's foster sibling's | emildeşlerinitheir foster siblings' |
| Accusative | emildeşnithe foster sibling (as the object) | emildeşimimy foster sibling (as the object) | emildeşiŋiyour foster sibling (as the object) | emildeşinhis foster sibling (as the object) | emildeşibizniour foster sibling (as the object) | emildeşigizniyou all's foster sibling (as the object) | emildeşlerintheir foster siblings (as the object) |
| Dative | emildeşgeto the foster sibling | emildeşimeto my foster sibling | emildeşiŋeto your foster sibling | emildeşineto his foster sibling | emildeşibizgeto our foster sibling | emildeşigizgeto you all's foster sibling | emildeşlerineto their foster siblings |
| Locative | emildeşdein / at the foster sibling | emildeşimdein / at my foster sibling | emildeşiŋdein / at your foster sibling | emildeşindein / at his foster sibling | emildeşibizdein / at our foster sibling | emildeşigizdein / at you all's foster sibling | emildeşlerindein / at their foster siblings |
| Ablative | emildeşdenfrom the foster sibling | emildeşimdenfrom my foster sibling | emildeşiŋdenfrom your foster sibling | emildeşindenfrom his foster sibling | emildeşibizdenfrom our foster sibling | emildeşigizdenfrom you all's foster sibling | emildeşlerindenfrom their foster siblings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | emildeşlethe foster siblings | emildeşlerimmy foster siblings | emildeşleriŋyour foster siblings | emildeşlerihis foster siblings | emildeşleribizour foster siblings | emildeşlerigizyou all's foster siblings | emildeşleritheir foster siblings |
| Genitive | emildeşlenithe foster siblings' | emildeşlerimimy foster siblings' | emildeşleriŋiyour foster siblings' | emildeşlerinihis foster siblings' | emildeşleribizniour foster siblings' | emildeşlerigizniyou all's foster siblings' | emildeşlerinitheir foster siblings' |
| Accusative | emildeşlenithe foster siblings (as the object) | emildeşlerimimy foster siblings (as the object) | emildeşleriŋiyour foster siblings (as the object) | emildeşlerinhis foster siblings (as the object) | emildeşleribizniour foster siblings (as the object) | emildeşlerigizniyou all's foster siblings (as the object) | emildeşlerintheir foster siblings (as the object) |
| Dative | emildeşlegeto the foster siblings | emildeşlerimeto my foster siblings | emildeşleriŋeto your foster siblings | emildeşlerineto his foster siblings | emildeşleribizgeto our foster siblings | emildeşlerigizgeto you all's foster siblings | emildeşlerineto their foster siblings |
| Locative | emildeşledein / at the foster siblings | emildeşlerimdein / at my foster siblings | emildeşleriŋdein / at your foster siblings | emildeşlerindein / at his foster siblings | emildeşleribizdein / at our foster siblings | emildeşlerigizdein / at you all's foster siblings | emildeşlerindein / at their foster siblings |
| Ablative | emildeşledenfrom the foster siblings | emildeşlerimdenfrom my foster siblings | emildeşleriŋdenfrom your foster siblings | emildeşlerindenfrom his foster siblings | emildeşleribizdenfrom our foster siblings | emildeşlerigizdenfrom you all's foster siblings | emildeşlerindenfrom their foster siblings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: emildeşleri can mean "his / her foster siblings", "their foster sibling", or "their foster siblings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.