epos
/epos/ · plural eposla
1. epic, epos, the body of heroic songs, tales and poems of a people — Before another noun it means epic, as in epos stil "epic style".
- nart epos — the Nart epic
- nart eposdan başlanadı — begins with the Nart epic
- batır epos — heroic epic
- eposda batırlanı jigitligi mahtaladı — in the epic the valor of the heroes is praised
- eposnu saqlağan halq — a people that keeps its epic
- epos stil — epic style
2. narrative literature, as distinguished from drama and lyric poetry
- eposnu da, dramanı da — both narrative literature and drama
- eposnu tili — the language of narrative literature
- eposnu, lirikanı da bilgen jazıwçu — a writer who knows both narrative literature and lyric poetry
- halq tawruhları eposha kiredile — the people's legends belong to narrative literature
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eposthe epic | eposummy epic | eposuŋyour epic | eposuhis epic | eposubuzour epic | eposuğuzyou all's epic | eposlarıtheir epics |
| Genitive | eposnuthe epic's | eposumumy epic's | eposuŋuyour epic's | eposunuhis epic's | eposubuznuour epic's | eposuğuznuyou all's epic's | eposlarınıtheir epics' |
| Accusative | eposnuthe epic (as the object) | eposumumy epic (as the object) | eposuŋuyour epic (as the object) | eposunhis epic (as the object) | eposubuznuour epic (as the object) | eposuğuznuyou all's epic (as the object) | eposlarıntheir epics (as the object) |
| Dative | eposhato the epic | eposumato my epic | eposuŋato your epic | eposunato his epic | eposubuzğato our epic | eposuğuzğato you all's epic | eposlarınato their epics |
| Locative | eposdain / at the epic | eposumdain / at my epic | eposuŋdain / at your epic | eposundain / at his epic | eposubuzdain / at our epic | eposuğuzdain / at you all's epic | eposlarındain / at their epics |
| Ablative | eposdanfrom the epic | eposumdanfrom my epic | eposuŋdanfrom your epic | eposundanfrom his epic | eposubuzdanfrom our epic | eposuğuzdanfrom you all's epic | eposlarındanfrom their epics |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eposlathe epics | eposlarımmy epics | eposlarıŋyour epics | eposlarıhis epics | eposlarıbızour epics | eposlarığızyou all's epics | eposlarıtheir epics |
| Genitive | eposlanıthe epics' | eposlarımımy epics' | eposlarıŋıyour epics' | eposlarınıhis epics' | eposlarıbıznıour epics' | eposlarığıznıyou all's epics' | eposlarınıtheir epics' |
| Accusative | eposlanıthe epics (as the object) | eposlarımımy epics (as the object) | eposlarıŋıyour epics (as the object) | eposlarınhis epics (as the object) | eposlarıbıznıour epics (as the object) | eposlarığıznıyou all's epics (as the object) | eposlarıntheir epics (as the object) |
| Dative | eposlağato the epics | eposlarımato my epics | eposlarıŋato your epics | eposlarınato his epics | eposlarıbızğato our epics | eposlarığızğato you all's epics | eposlarınato their epics |
| Locative | eposladain / at the epics | eposlarımdain / at my epics | eposlarıŋdain / at your epics | eposlarındain / at his epics | eposlarıbızdain / at our epics | eposlarığızdain / at you all's epics | eposlarındain / at their epics |
| Ablative | eposladanfrom the epics | eposlarımdanfrom my epics | eposlarıŋdanfrom your epics | eposlarındanfrom his epics | eposlarıbızdanfrom our epics | eposlarığızdanfrom you all's epics | eposlarındanfrom their epics |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eposları can mean "his / her epics", "their epic", or "their epics" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.