gelew
/ɡelew/ · plural gelewle
fescue, a short tasty mountain grass of sunny slopes — Also used before another noun to mean covered with fescue, as in gelew sırtla "fescue-covered ridges".
- qoyla gelewnü otlaydıla — the sheep graze on the fescue
- gelew ösgen sırt — a ridge where fescue grows
- gelew sırtla — fescue-covered ridges
- gelew bla jabılğan ıran — a ledge covered with fescue
- qoyla gelewge jetdile — the sheep reached the fescue
- gelew körseŋ, jer sorma — when you see fescue, do not ask what the land is like
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gelewthe fescue | gelewümmy fescue | gelewüŋyour fescue | gelewühis fescue | gelewübüzour fescue | gelewügüzyou all's fescue | gelewleritheir fescues |
| Genitive | gelewnüthe fescue's | gelewümümy fescue's | gelewüŋüyour fescue's | gelewünühis fescue's | gelewübüznüour fescue's | gelewügüznüyou all's fescue's | gelewlerinitheir fescues' |
| Accusative | gelewnüthe fescue (as the object) | gelewümümy fescue (as the object) | gelewüŋüyour fescue (as the object) | gelewünhis fescue (as the object) | gelewübüznüour fescue (as the object) | gelewügüznüyou all's fescue (as the object) | gelewlerintheir fescues (as the object) |
| Dative | gelewgeto the fescue | gelewümeto my fescue | gelewüŋeto your fescue | gelewüneto his fescue | gelewübüzgeto our fescue | gelewügüzgeto you all's fescue | gelewlerineto their fescues |
| Locative | gelewdein / at the fescue | gelewümdein / at my fescue | gelewüŋdein / at your fescue | gelewündein / at his fescue | gelewübüzdein / at our fescue | gelewügüzdein / at you all's fescue | gelewlerindein / at their fescues |
| Ablative | gelewdenfrom the fescue | gelewümdenfrom my fescue | gelewüŋdenfrom your fescue | gelewündenfrom his fescue | gelewübüzdenfrom our fescue | gelewügüzdenfrom you all's fescue | gelewlerindenfrom their fescues |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gelewlethe fescues | gelewlerimmy fescues | gelewleriŋyour fescues | gelewlerihis fescues | gelewleribizour fescues | gelewlerigizyou all's fescues | gelewleritheir fescues |
| Genitive | gelewlenithe fescues' | gelewlerimimy fescues' | gelewleriŋiyour fescues' | gelewlerinihis fescues' | gelewleribizniour fescues' | gelewlerigizniyou all's fescues' | gelewlerinitheir fescues' |
| Accusative | gelewlenithe fescues (as the object) | gelewlerimimy fescues (as the object) | gelewleriŋiyour fescues (as the object) | gelewlerinhis fescues (as the object) | gelewleribizniour fescues (as the object) | gelewlerigizniyou all's fescues (as the object) | gelewlerintheir fescues (as the object) |
| Dative | gelewlegeto the fescues | gelewlerimeto my fescues | gelewleriŋeto your fescues | gelewlerineto his fescues | gelewleribizgeto our fescues | gelewlerigizgeto you all's fescues | gelewlerineto their fescues |
| Locative | gelewledein / at the fescues | gelewlerimdein / at my fescues | gelewleriŋdein / at your fescues | gelewlerindein / at his fescues | gelewleribizdein / at our fescues | gelewlerigizdein / at you all's fescues | gelewlerindein / at their fescues |
| Ablative | gelewledenfrom the fescues | gelewlerimdenfrom my fescues | gelewleriŋdenfrom your fescues | gelewlerindenfrom his fescues | gelewleribizdenfrom our fescues | gelewlerigizdenfrom you all's fescues | gelewlerindenfrom their fescues |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gelewleri can mean "his / her fescues", "their fescue", or "their fescues" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.