gavan
/ɡavan/ · plural gavanla
harbor, haven: a sheltered place on the shore of a sea, lake or river where ships stop, protected from wind and waves — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as a maritime word and gives gavanda tururğa "lie in harbor".
- keme gavanŋa keldi — the ship came into the harbor
- gavanda köb keme bardı — there are many ships in the harbor
- gavanda tururğa — to lie in harbor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gavanthe harbor | gavanımmy harbor | gavanıŋyour harbor | gavanıhis harbor | gavanıbızour harbor | gavanığızyou all's harbor | gavanlarıtheir harbors |
| Genitive | gavannıthe harbor's | gavanımımy harbor's | gavanıŋıyour harbor's | gavanınıhis harbor's | gavanıbıznıour harbor's | gavanığıznıyou all's harbor's | gavanlarınıtheir harbors' |
| Accusative | gavannıthe harbor (as the object) | gavanımımy harbor (as the object) | gavanıŋıyour harbor (as the object) | gavanınhis harbor (as the object) | gavanıbıznıour harbor (as the object) | gavanığıznıyou all's harbor (as the object) | gavanlarıntheir harbors (as the object) |
| Dative | gavanŋato the harbor | gavanımato my harbor | gavanıŋato your harbor | gavanınato his harbor | gavanıbızğato our harbor | gavanığızğato you all's harbor | gavanlarınato their harbors |
| Locative | gavandain / at the harbor | gavanımdain / at my harbor | gavanıŋdain / at your harbor | gavanındain / at his harbor | gavanıbızdain / at our harbor | gavanığızdain / at you all's harbor | gavanlarındain / at their harbors |
| Ablative | gavandanfrom the harbor | gavanımdanfrom my harbor | gavanıŋdanfrom your harbor | gavanındanfrom his harbor | gavanıbızdanfrom our harbor | gavanığızdanfrom you all's harbor | gavanlarındanfrom their harbors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gavanlathe harbors | gavanlarımmy harbors | gavanlarıŋyour harbors | gavanlarıhis harbors | gavanlarıbızour harbors | gavanlarığızyou all's harbors | gavanlarıtheir harbors |
| Genitive | gavanlanıthe harbors' | gavanlarımımy harbors' | gavanlarıŋıyour harbors' | gavanlarınıhis harbors' | gavanlarıbıznıour harbors' | gavanlarığıznıyou all's harbors' | gavanlarınıtheir harbors' |
| Accusative | gavanlanıthe harbors (as the object) | gavanlarımımy harbors (as the object) | gavanlarıŋıyour harbors (as the object) | gavanlarınhis harbors (as the object) | gavanlarıbıznıour harbors (as the object) | gavanlarığıznıyou all's harbors (as the object) | gavanlarıntheir harbors (as the object) |
| Dative | gavanlağato the harbors | gavanlarımato my harbors | gavanlarıŋato your harbors | gavanlarınato his harbors | gavanlarıbızğato our harbors | gavanlarığızğato you all's harbors | gavanlarınato their harbors |
| Locative | gavanladain / at the harbors | gavanlarımdain / at my harbors | gavanlarıŋdain / at your harbors | gavanlarındain / at his harbors | gavanlarıbızdain / at our harbors | gavanlarığızdain / at you all's harbors | gavanlarındain / at their harbors |
| Ablative | gavanladanfrom the harbors | gavanlarımdanfrom my harbors | gavanlarıŋdanfrom your harbors | gavanlarındanfrom his harbors | gavanlarıbızdanfrom our harbors | gavanlarığızdanfrom you all's harbors | gavanlarındanfrom their harbors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gavanları can mean "his / her harbors", "their harbor", or "their harbors" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.