eriklew
/eriklew/ · plural eriklewle
verbal noun of eriklerge →
1. imitating, mimicking — The phrase eriklew söz is the grammar term for an onomatopoeic, sound-imitating word.
- tawuşnu eriklew — imitating a sound
- ayünü jürüwün eriklew — imitating the walk of a bear
- eriklew tınç tüldü — mimicking is not easy
2. tanning, the dressing of hides
- terini eriklew — the tanning of the hide
- terileni eriklew — the dressing of the hides
- eriklew boşaldı — the tanning is finished
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eriklewthe imitating | eriklewümmy imitating | eriklewüŋyour imitating | eriklewühis imitating | eriklewübüzour imitating | eriklewügüzyou all's imitating | eriklewleritheir imitatings |
| Genitive | eriklewnüthe imitating's | eriklewümümy imitating's | eriklewüŋüyour imitating's | eriklewünühis imitating's | eriklewübüznüour imitating's | eriklewügüznüyou all's imitating's | eriklewlerinitheir imitatings' |
| Accusative | eriklewnüthe imitating (as the object) | eriklewümümy imitating (as the object) | eriklewüŋüyour imitating (as the object) | eriklewünhis imitating (as the object) | eriklewübüznüour imitating (as the object) | eriklewügüznüyou all's imitating (as the object) | eriklewlerintheir imitatings (as the object) |
| Dative | eriklewgeto the imitating | eriklewümeto my imitating | eriklewüŋeto your imitating | eriklewüneto his imitating | eriklewübüzgeto our imitating | eriklewügüzgeto you all's imitating | eriklewlerineto their imitatings |
| Locative | eriklewdein / at the imitating | eriklewümdein / at my imitating | eriklewüŋdein / at your imitating | eriklewündein / at his imitating | eriklewübüzdein / at our imitating | eriklewügüzdein / at you all's imitating | eriklewlerindein / at their imitatings |
| Ablative | eriklewdenfrom the imitating | eriklewümdenfrom my imitating | eriklewüŋdenfrom your imitating | eriklewündenfrom his imitating | eriklewübüzdenfrom our imitating | eriklewügüzdenfrom you all's imitating | eriklewlerindenfrom their imitatings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eriklewlethe imitatings | eriklewlerimmy imitatings | eriklewleriŋyour imitatings | eriklewlerihis imitatings | eriklewleribizour imitatings | eriklewlerigizyou all's imitatings | eriklewleritheir imitatings |
| Genitive | eriklewlenithe imitatings' | eriklewlerimimy imitatings' | eriklewleriŋiyour imitatings' | eriklewlerinihis imitatings' | eriklewleribizniour imitatings' | eriklewlerigizniyou all's imitatings' | eriklewlerinitheir imitatings' |
| Accusative | eriklewlenithe imitatings (as the object) | eriklewlerimimy imitatings (as the object) | eriklewleriŋiyour imitatings (as the object) | eriklewlerinhis imitatings (as the object) | eriklewleribizniour imitatings (as the object) | eriklewlerigizniyou all's imitatings (as the object) | eriklewlerintheir imitatings (as the object) |
| Dative | eriklewlegeto the imitatings | eriklewlerimeto my imitatings | eriklewleriŋeto your imitatings | eriklewlerineto his imitatings | eriklewleribizgeto our imitatings | eriklewlerigizgeto you all's imitatings | eriklewlerineto their imitatings |
| Locative | eriklewledein / at the imitatings | eriklewlerimdein / at my imitatings | eriklewleriŋdein / at your imitatings | eriklewlerindein / at his imitatings | eriklewleribizdein / at our imitatings | eriklewlerigizdein / at you all's imitatings | eriklewlerindein / at their imitatings |
| Ablative | eriklewledenfrom the imitatings | eriklewlerimdenfrom my imitatings | eriklewleriŋdenfrom your imitatings | eriklewlerindenfrom his imitatings | eriklewleribizdenfrom our imitatings | eriklewlerigizdenfrom you all's imitatings | eriklewlerindenfrom their imitatings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: eriklewleri can mean "his / her imitatings", "their imitating", or "their imitatings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.