getmen
/ɡetmen/ · plural getmenle
1. mattock, broad-bladed hoe — A digging tool, used above all for opening irrigation channels.
- getmenle bla biçenlikge suw saldıla — they brought water to the hayfield with mattocks
- getmen bla qazarğa — to dig with a mattock
- getmenle bla jerni qazıb başladıla — they began digging the ground with mattocks
- getmenni sabı — the handle of the mattock
- getmenni qoluna aldı — he took the mattock in his hand
- jerni getmen bla qazdıla — they dug the ground with a mattock
2. pick, pickaxe — Sharp at both ends and shaped like a hammer, for stony ground and ice.
- taşlı jerde getmen kerekdi — on stony ground a pick is needed
- taşlı jerni getmen bla qazdı — he dug the stony ground with a pick
- buznu getmen bla tüydü — he struck the ice with a pick
3. tusk, fang — Before another noun it means tusked or fanged.
- qabannı getmenleri — the boar's tusks
- aq getmenlerin keŋ aça edi — it was baring its white fangs wide
- qabannı getmenleri bek iti — the boar's tusks are very sharp
- pilni getmenleri bek ullu — the elephant's tusks are very big
- aq getmen tişleri körünedile — its white fang teeth show
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | getmenthe mattock | getmenimmy mattock | getmeniŋyour mattock | getmenihis mattock | getmenibizour mattock | getmenigizyou all's mattock | getmenleritheir mattocks |
| Genitive | getmennithe mattock's | getmenimimy mattock's | getmeniŋiyour mattock's | getmeninihis mattock's | getmenibizniour mattock's | getmenigizniyou all's mattock's | getmenlerinitheir mattocks' |
| Accusative | getmennithe mattock (as the object) | getmenimimy mattock (as the object) | getmeniŋiyour mattock (as the object) | getmeninhis mattock (as the object) | getmenibizniour mattock (as the object) | getmenigizniyou all's mattock (as the object) | getmenlerintheir mattocks (as the object) |
| Dative | getmenŋeto the mattock | getmenimeto my mattock | getmeniŋeto your mattock | getmenineto his mattock | getmenibizgeto our mattock | getmenigizgeto you all's mattock | getmenlerineto their mattocks |
| Locative | getmendein / at the mattock | getmenimdein / at my mattock | getmeniŋdein / at your mattock | getmenindein / at his mattock | getmenibizdein / at our mattock | getmenigizdein / at you all's mattock | getmenlerindein / at their mattocks |
| Ablative | getmendenfrom the mattock | getmenimdenfrom my mattock | getmeniŋdenfrom your mattock | getmenindenfrom his mattock | getmenibizdenfrom our mattock | getmenigizdenfrom you all's mattock | getmenlerindenfrom their mattocks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | getmenlethe mattocks | getmenlerimmy mattocks | getmenleriŋyour mattocks | getmenlerihis mattocks | getmenleribizour mattocks | getmenlerigizyou all's mattocks | getmenleritheir mattocks |
| Genitive | getmenlenithe mattocks' | getmenlerimimy mattocks' | getmenleriŋiyour mattocks' | getmenlerinihis mattocks' | getmenleribizniour mattocks' | getmenlerigizniyou all's mattocks' | getmenlerinitheir mattocks' |
| Accusative | getmenlenithe mattocks (as the object) | getmenlerimimy mattocks (as the object) | getmenleriŋiyour mattocks (as the object) | getmenlerinhis mattocks (as the object) | getmenleribizniour mattocks (as the object) | getmenlerigizniyou all's mattocks (as the object) | getmenlerintheir mattocks (as the object) |
| Dative | getmenlegeto the mattocks | getmenlerimeto my mattocks | getmenleriŋeto your mattocks | getmenlerineto his mattocks | getmenleribizgeto our mattocks | getmenlerigizgeto you all's mattocks | getmenlerineto their mattocks |
| Locative | getmenledein / at the mattocks | getmenlerimdein / at my mattocks | getmenleriŋdein / at your mattocks | getmenlerindein / at his mattocks | getmenleribizdein / at our mattocks | getmenlerigizdein / at you all's mattocks | getmenlerindein / at their mattocks |
| Ablative | getmenledenfrom the mattocks | getmenlerimdenfrom my mattocks | getmenleriŋdenfrom your mattocks | getmenlerindenfrom his mattocks | getmenleribizdenfrom our mattocks | getmenlerigizdenfrom you all's mattocks | getmenlerindenfrom their mattocks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: getmenleri can mean "his / her mattocks", "their mattock", or "their mattocks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.