etek
/etek/ · plural etekle
1. hem, flap, tail (of a garment) — Used of the lower edge of a coat, dress or other garment.
- tonnu etegi — the hem of the coat
- uzun etek — a long train
- etek bügerge — to hem
- anasını eteginden tuthanlay baradı — he walks holding on to his mother's hem
- eki etekni janŋa urub — having tucked up both flaps
- kirge kirme, kirseŋ, etek költürme — don't step into dirt; if you do, don't lift your hem
2. foot, base, lower slope (of a mountain)
- tawnu etegi — the foot of the mountain
- qayanı etegi — the foot of the cliff
- qayanı eteginde olturdula — they sat down at the foot of the cliff
- Kavkaznı taw etekleri — the foothills of the Caucasus
3. edge, outskirts, fringe (of an area or object)
- çegetni etegi — the edge of the forest
- elni eteginde jaşaydı — he lives on the outskirts of the village
- bulutnu etegi künnü jabdı — the fringe of the cloud covered the sun
- sabannı etegine jetdik — we reached the edge of the field
- jer etegine deri — as far as the edge of the earth
4. end (of a period of time)
- bu aynı eteginde — at the end of this month
- jılnı eteginde keterikme — I will leave at the end of the year
- qışnı eteginde qayıtdı — he came back at the end of winter
5. skirt (the garment)
- qısha etek — a short skirt
- tar etek — a narrow skirt
- ariw etek — a fine skirt
- etegin kiydi — she put on her skirt
- qıznı etegi uzundu — the girl's skirt is long
Expressions
- altın etegiŋe başım qonaqdı — I beg you
- eki etegin başına qayırırğa — brace oneself
- etegi, jeŋi bla keltirmezge — truly one's own child
- etegi, jeŋi keŋ bolurğa — have many backers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | etekthe hem | etegimmy hem | etegiŋyour hem | etegihis hem | etegibizour hem | etegigizyou all's hem | etekleritheir hems |
| Genitive | eteknithe hem's | etegimimy hem's | etegiŋiyour hem's | eteginihis hem's | etegibizniour hem's | etegigizniyou all's hem's | eteklerinitheir hems' |
| Accusative | eteknithe hem (as the object) | etegimimy hem (as the object) | etegiŋiyour hem (as the object) | eteginhis hem (as the object) | etegibizniour hem (as the object) | etegigizniyou all's hem (as the object) | eteklerintheir hems (as the object) |
| Dative | etekgeto the hem | etegimeto my hem | etegiŋeto your hem | etegineto his hem | etegibizgeto our hem | etegigizgeto you all's hem | eteklerineto their hems |
| Locative | etekdein / at the hem | etegimdein / at my hem | etegiŋdein / at your hem | etegindein / at his hem | etegibizdein / at our hem | etegigizdein / at you all's hem | eteklerindein / at their hems |
| Ablative | etekdenfrom the hem | etegimdenfrom my hem | etegiŋdenfrom your hem | etegindenfrom his hem | etegibizdenfrom our hem | etegigizdenfrom you all's hem | eteklerindenfrom their hems |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | eteklethe hems | eteklerimmy hems | etekleriŋyour hems | eteklerihis hems | etekleribizour hems | eteklerigizyou all's hems | etekleritheir hems |
| Genitive | eteklenithe hems' | eteklerimimy hems' | etekleriŋiyour hems' | eteklerinihis hems' | etekleribizniour hems' | eteklerigizniyou all's hems' | eteklerinitheir hems' |
| Accusative | eteklenithe hems (as the object) | eteklerimimy hems (as the object) | etekleriŋiyour hems (as the object) | eteklerinhis hems (as the object) | etekleribizniour hems (as the object) | eteklerigizniyou all's hems (as the object) | eteklerintheir hems (as the object) |
| Dative | eteklegeto the hems | eteklerimeto my hems | etekleriŋeto your hems | eteklerineto his hems | etekleribizgeto our hems | eteklerigizgeto you all's hems | eteklerineto their hems |
| Locative | etekledein / at the hems | eteklerimdein / at my hems | etekleriŋdein / at your hems | eteklerindein / at his hems | etekleribizdein / at our hems | eteklerigizdein / at you all's hems | eteklerindein / at their hems |
| Ablative | etekledenfrom the hems | eteklerimdenfrom my hems | etekleriŋdenfrom your hems | eteklerindenfrom his hems | etekleribizdenfrom our hems | eteklerigizdenfrom you all's hems | eteklerindenfrom their hems |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: etekleri can mean "his / her hems", "their hem", or "their hems" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.