erkeç
/erketʃ/ · plural erkeçle
1. wether; three-year-old castrated billy goat
- semiz erkeç — a fat wether goat
- bir erkeçim bardı — I have one wether goat
- erkeç soydula — they slaughtered a wether goat
- eki erkeçibiz bardı — we have two wether goats
2. lead goat of a flock of sheep
- sürüwnü erkeçi — the lead goat of the flock
- erkeç qoy sürüwnü allında baradı — the lead goat walks in front of the flock of sheep
- qoy sürüwnü birgesine erkeç tutadıla — they keep a lead goat with a flock of sheep
3. ringleader; leader of a group
- meni qarnaşım alanı erkeçi — my brother is their ringleader
- alanı erkeçi kim edi? — who was their ringleader?
- ol bizni erkeçibiz edi — he was our ringleader
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkeçthe wether | erkeçimmy wether | erkeçiŋyour wether | erkeçihis wether | erkeçibizour wether | erkeçigizyou all's wether | erkeçleritheir wethers |
| Genitive | erkeçnithe wether's | erkeçimimy wether's | erkeçiŋiyour wether's | erkeçinihis wether's | erkeçibizniour wether's | erkeçigizniyou all's wether's | erkeçlerinitheir wethers' |
| Accusative | erkeçnithe wether (as the object) | erkeçimimy wether (as the object) | erkeçiŋiyour wether (as the object) | erkeçinhis wether (as the object) | erkeçibizniour wether (as the object) | erkeçigizniyou all's wether (as the object) | erkeçlerintheir wethers (as the object) |
| Dative | erkeçgeto the wether | erkeçimeto my wether | erkeçiŋeto your wether | erkeçineto his wether | erkeçibizgeto our wether | erkeçigizgeto you all's wether | erkeçlerineto their wethers |
| Locative | erkeçdein / at the wether | erkeçimdein / at my wether | erkeçiŋdein / at your wether | erkeçindein / at his wether | erkeçibizdein / at our wether | erkeçigizdein / at you all's wether | erkeçlerindein / at their wethers |
| Ablative | erkeçdenfrom the wether | erkeçimdenfrom my wether | erkeçiŋdenfrom your wether | erkeçindenfrom his wether | erkeçibizdenfrom our wether | erkeçigizdenfrom you all's wether | erkeçlerindenfrom their wethers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkeçlethe wethers | erkeçlerimmy wethers | erkeçleriŋyour wethers | erkeçlerihis wethers | erkeçleribizour wethers | erkeçlerigizyou all's wethers | erkeçleritheir wethers |
| Genitive | erkeçlenithe wethers' | erkeçlerimimy wethers' | erkeçleriŋiyour wethers' | erkeçlerinihis wethers' | erkeçleribizniour wethers' | erkeçlerigizniyou all's wethers' | erkeçlerinitheir wethers' |
| Accusative | erkeçlenithe wethers (as the object) | erkeçlerimimy wethers (as the object) | erkeçleriŋiyour wethers (as the object) | erkeçlerinhis wethers (as the object) | erkeçleribizniour wethers (as the object) | erkeçlerigizniyou all's wethers (as the object) | erkeçlerintheir wethers (as the object) |
| Dative | erkeçlegeto the wethers | erkeçlerimeto my wethers | erkeçleriŋeto your wethers | erkeçlerineto his wethers | erkeçleribizgeto our wethers | erkeçlerigizgeto you all's wethers | erkeçlerineto their wethers |
| Locative | erkeçledein / at the wethers | erkeçlerimdein / at my wethers | erkeçleriŋdein / at your wethers | erkeçlerindein / at his wethers | erkeçleribizdein / at our wethers | erkeçlerigizdein / at you all's wethers | erkeçlerindein / at their wethers |
| Ablative | erkeçledenfrom the wethers | erkeçlerimdenfrom my wethers | erkeçleriŋdenfrom your wethers | erkeçlerindenfrom his wethers | erkeçleribizdenfrom our wethers | erkeçlerigizdenfrom you all's wethers | erkeçlerindenfrom their wethers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: erkeçleri can mean "his / her wethers", "their wether", or "their wethers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | erkeçnikithe wether's one | erkeçnikilethe wether's ones | erkeçlenikithe wethers' one | erkeçlenikilethe wethers' ones |
| Genitive | erkeçnikiniof the wether's one | erkeçnikileniof the wether's ones | erkeçlenikiniof the wethers' one | erkeçlenikileniof the wethers' ones |
| Accusative | erkeçnikinthe wether's one (as the object) | erkeçnikilenithe wether's ones (as the object) | erkeçlenikinthe wethers' one (as the object) | erkeçlenikilenithe wethers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | erkeçnikineto the wether's one | erkeçnikilegeto the wether's ones | erkeçlenikineto the wethers' one | erkeçlenikilegeto the wethers' ones |
| Locative | erkeçnikindein / at the wether's one | erkeçnikiledein / at the wether's ones | erkeçlenikindein / at the wethers' one | erkeçlenikiledein / at the wethers' ones |
| Ablative | erkeçnikindenfrom the wether's one | erkeçnikiledenfrom the wether's ones | erkeçlenikindenfrom the wethers' one | erkeçlenikiledenfrom the wethers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.