erik
/erik/ · plural erikle
1. plum — Before another noun it means plum, as in plum tree or plum jam (erik terek, erik varene).
- men erik aşadım — I ate a plum
- erik terek — a plum tree
- erikle bişgendile — the plums have ripened
- alma, erik terekle çaqğandıla — the apple and plum trees have blossomed
- qara erik — a prune
- sarı erik — a cherry plum
- bal erik — a greengage
2. tanning liquor, tanning agent — A preparation used for dressing hides. This is a separate homonym of erik, unrelated to the fruit.
- terige erik aşatırğa — to tan a hide
- erik aşağan teri — a tanned hide
- erik aşağan — tanned
- erik jağılğan terile — hides smeared with tanning liquor
- erikge salıw — the tanning
- ınna erik etedi — grandmother is preparing tanning liquor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erikthe plum | erigimmy plum | erigiŋyour plum | erigihis plum | erigibizour plum | erigigizyou all's plum | erikleritheir plums |
| Genitive | eriknithe plum's | erigimimy plum's | erigiŋiyour plum's | eriginihis plum's | erigibizniour plum's | erigigizniyou all's plum's | eriklerinitheir plums' |
| Accusative | eriknithe plum (as the object) | erigimimy plum (as the object) | erigiŋiyour plum (as the object) | eriginhis plum (as the object) | erigibizniour plum (as the object) | erigigizniyou all's plum (as the object) | eriklerintheir plums (as the object) |
| Dative | erikgeto the plum | erigimeto my plum | erigiŋeto your plum | erigineto his plum | erigibizgeto our plum | erigigizgeto you all's plum | eriklerineto their plums |
| Locative | erikdein / at the plum | erigimdein / at my plum | erigiŋdein / at your plum | erigindein / at his plum | erigibizdein / at our plum | erigigizdein / at you all's plum | eriklerindein / at their plums |
| Ablative | erikdenfrom the plum | erigimdenfrom my plum | erigiŋdenfrom your plum | erigindenfrom his plum | erigibizdenfrom our plum | erigigizdenfrom you all's plum | eriklerindenfrom their plums |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eriklethe plums | eriklerimmy plums | erikleriŋyour plums | eriklerihis plums | erikleribizour plums | eriklerigizyou all's plums | erikleritheir plums |
| Genitive | eriklenithe plums' | eriklerimimy plums' | erikleriŋiyour plums' | eriklerinihis plums' | erikleribizniour plums' | eriklerigizniyou all's plums' | eriklerinitheir plums' |
| Accusative | eriklenithe plums (as the object) | eriklerimimy plums (as the object) | erikleriŋiyour plums (as the object) | eriklerinhis plums (as the object) | erikleribizniour plums (as the object) | eriklerigizniyou all's plums (as the object) | eriklerintheir plums (as the object) |
| Dative | eriklegeto the plums | eriklerimeto my plums | erikleriŋeto your plums | eriklerineto his plums | erikleribizgeto our plums | eriklerigizgeto you all's plums | eriklerineto their plums |
| Locative | erikledein / at the plums | eriklerimdein / at my plums | erikleriŋdein / at your plums | eriklerindein / at his plums | erikleribizdein / at our plums | eriklerigizdein / at you all's plums | eriklerindein / at their plums |
| Ablative | erikledenfrom the plums | eriklerimdenfrom my plums | erikleriŋdenfrom your plums | eriklerindenfrom his plums | erikleribizdenfrom our plums | eriklerigizdenfrom you all's plums | eriklerindenfrom their plums |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erikleri can mean "his / her plums", "their plum", or "their plums" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.