essizlik
/essizlik/
1. slow-wittedness, dullness of understanding, lack of quick wit
- essizligi bla külkülük boldu — with his slow-wittedness he became a laughing stock
- ustaz anı essizligine qıynaldı — the teacher was troubled by his slow-wittedness
- essizlik hata keltiredi — slow-wittedness brings harm
- essizligi üçün aŋılamadı — because of his slow-wittedness he did not understand
2. absent-mindedness, inattentiveness, forgetfulness — Names a lasting habit rather than a single lapse.
- essizliginden unutub qoydu — out of absent-mindedness he forgot
- anı essizligi ketmeydi — his absent-mindedness does not go away
- essizlik etme — do not be absent-minded
- anı essizligini sıltawları köbdü — the reasons for his absent-mindedness are many
3. lack of conscientiousness, irresponsibility
- ömürlük işde essizlik kerek tüldü — irresponsibility is not needed in a lifelong matter
- allay essizlik oyunla — such irresponsible games
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | essizlikthe slow-wittedness | essizligimmy slow-wittedness | essizligiŋyour slow-wittedness | essizligihis slow-wittedness | essizligibizour slow-wittedness | essizligigizyou all's slow-wittedness | essizlikleritheir slow-wittednesses |
| Genitive | essizliknithe slow-wittedness' | essizligimimy slow-wittedness' | essizligiŋiyour slow-wittedness' | essizliginihis slow-wittedness' | essizligibizniour slow-wittedness' | essizligigizniyou all's slow-wittedness' | essizliklerinitheir slow-wittednesses' |
| Accusative | essizliknithe slow-wittedness (as the object) | essizligimimy slow-wittedness (as the object) | essizligiŋiyour slow-wittedness (as the object) | essizliginhis slow-wittedness (as the object) | essizligibizniour slow-wittedness (as the object) | essizligigizniyou all's slow-wittedness (as the object) | essizliklerintheir slow-wittednesses (as the object) |
| Dative | essizlikgeto the slow-wittedness | essizligimeto my slow-wittedness | essizligiŋeto your slow-wittedness | essizligineto his slow-wittedness | essizligibizgeto our slow-wittedness | essizligigizgeto you all's slow-wittedness | essizliklerineto their slow-wittednesses |
| Locative | essizlikdein / at the slow-wittedness | essizligimdein / at my slow-wittedness | essizligiŋdein / at your slow-wittedness | essizligindein / at his slow-wittedness | essizligibizdein / at our slow-wittedness | essizligigizdein / at you all's slow-wittedness | essizliklerindein / at their slow-wittednesses |
| Ablative | essizlikdenfrom the slow-wittedness | essizligimdenfrom my slow-wittedness | essizligiŋdenfrom your slow-wittedness | essizligindenfrom his slow-wittedness | essizligibizdenfrom our slow-wittedness | essizligigizdenfrom you all's slow-wittedness | essizliklerindenfrom their slow-wittednesses |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.