gozh
/ɡoʒ/ · plural gozhla
knucklebone (alchik) of cattle, used as a game piece
- jaşçıq gozh bla oynay edi — the little boy was playing with a knucklebone
- sabiyle gozhla bla oynaydıla — the children play with knucklebones
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gozhthe knucklebone | gozhummy knucklebone | gozhuŋyour knucklebone | gozhuhis knucklebone | gozhubuzour knucklebone | gozhuğuzyou all's knucklebone | gozhlarıtheir knucklebones |
| Genitive | gozhnuthe knucklebone's | gozhumumy knucklebone's | gozhuŋuyour knucklebone's | gozhunuhis knucklebone's | gozhubuznuour knucklebone's | gozhuğuznuyou all's knucklebone's | gozhlarınıtheir knucklebones' |
| Accusative | gozhnuthe knucklebone (as the object) | gozhumumy knucklebone (as the object) | gozhuŋuyour knucklebone (as the object) | gozhunhis knucklebone (as the object) | gozhubuznuour knucklebone (as the object) | gozhuğuznuyou all's knucklebone (as the object) | gozhlarıntheir knucklebones (as the object) |
| Dative | gozhğato the knucklebone | gozhumato my knucklebone | gozhuŋato your knucklebone | gozhunato his knucklebone | gozhubuzğato our knucklebone | gozhuğuzğato you all's knucklebone | gozhlarınato their knucklebones |
| Locative | gozhdain / at the knucklebone | gozhumdain / at my knucklebone | gozhuŋdain / at your knucklebone | gozhundain / at his knucklebone | gozhubuzdain / at our knucklebone | gozhuğuzdain / at you all's knucklebone | gozhlarındain / at their knucklebones |
| Ablative | gozhdanfrom the knucklebone | gozhumdanfrom my knucklebone | gozhuŋdanfrom your knucklebone | gozhundanfrom his knucklebone | gozhubuzdanfrom our knucklebone | gozhuğuzdanfrom you all's knucklebone | gozhlarındanfrom their knucklebones |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gozhlathe knucklebones | gozhlarımmy knucklebones | gozhlarıŋyour knucklebones | gozhlarıhis knucklebones | gozhlarıbızour knucklebones | gozhlarığızyou all's knucklebones | gozhlarıtheir knucklebones |
| Genitive | gozhlanıthe knucklebones' | gozhlarımımy knucklebones' | gozhlarıŋıyour knucklebones' | gozhlarınıhis knucklebones' | gozhlarıbıznıour knucklebones' | gozhlarığıznıyou all's knucklebones' | gozhlarınıtheir knucklebones' |
| Accusative | gozhlanıthe knucklebones (as the object) | gozhlarımımy knucklebones (as the object) | gozhlarıŋıyour knucklebones (as the object) | gozhlarınhis knucklebones (as the object) | gozhlarıbıznıour knucklebones (as the object) | gozhlarığıznıyou all's knucklebones (as the object) | gozhlarıntheir knucklebones (as the object) |
| Dative | gozhlağato the knucklebones | gozhlarımato my knucklebones | gozhlarıŋato your knucklebones | gozhlarınato his knucklebones | gozhlarıbızğato our knucklebones | gozhlarığızğato you all's knucklebones | gozhlarınato their knucklebones |
| Locative | gozhladain / at the knucklebones | gozhlarımdain / at my knucklebones | gozhlarıŋdain / at your knucklebones | gozhlarındain / at his knucklebones | gozhlarıbızdain / at our knucklebones | gozhlarığızdain / at you all's knucklebones | gozhlarındain / at their knucklebones |
| Ablative | gozhladanfrom the knucklebones | gozhlarımdanfrom my knucklebones | gozhlarıŋdanfrom your knucklebones | gozhlarındanfrom his knucklebones | gozhlarıbızdanfrom our knucklebones | gozhlarığızdanfrom you all's knucklebones | gozhlarındanfrom their knucklebones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gozhları can mean "his / her knucklebones", "their knucklebone", or "their knucklebones" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.