gammeş
/ɡammeʃ/
Definition
the domestic buffalo
- gammeş buğa — a buffalo bull
- gammeş iynek — a buffalo cow
- gammeş kibik — like a buffalo — said of a big, heavy woman
Related
yaksynonymyak, a long-haired horned animal of the high mountains of Central Asia
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gammeşthe buffalo | gammeşlethe buffaloes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | gammeşnithe buffalo's | gammeşlenithe buffaloes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | gammeşnithe buffalo (as the object) | gammeşlenithe buffaloes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | gammeşgeto the buffalo | gammeşlegeto the buffaloes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | gammeşdeat / in the buffalo | gammeşledeat / in the buffaloes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | gammeşdenfrom the buffalo | gammeşledenfrom the buffaloes | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | gammeşimmy buffalo | gammeşlerimmy buffaloes |
| your | gammeşingyour buffalo | gammeşleringyour buffaloes |
| his / her | gammeşihis / her buffalo | gammeşlerihis / her buffaloes |
| our | gammeşibizour buffalo | gammeşleribizour buffaloes |
| you all's | gammeşigizyou all's buffalo | gammeşlerigizyou all's buffaloes |
| their | gammeşleritheir buffalo | gammeşleritheir buffaloes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gammeşleri can mean "his / her buffaloes", "their buffalo", or "their buffaloes" — context decides.