gun
/ɡun/ · plural gunla
a Hun, a member of the nomadic people that swept across the steppe in late antiquity
- gunla köb jerni alğandıla — the Huns took many lands
- gun atlı terk baradı — the Hun horseman rides fast
- gunlanı haparın jazğandıla — they wrote the account of the Huns
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gunthe Hun | gunummy Hun | gunuŋyour Hun | gunuhis Hun | gunubuzour Hun | gunuğuzyou all's Hun | gunlarıtheir Huns |
| Genitive | gunnuthe Hun's | gunumumy Hun's | gunuŋuyour Hun's | gununuhis Hun's | gunubuznuour Hun's | gunuğuznuyou all's Hun's | gunlarınıtheir Huns' |
| Accusative | gunnuthe Hun (as the object) | gunumumy Hun (as the object) | gunuŋuyour Hun (as the object) | gununhis Hun (as the object) | gunubuznuour Hun (as the object) | gunuğuznuyou all's Hun (as the object) | gunlarıntheir Huns (as the object) |
| Dative | gunŋato the Hun | gunumato my Hun | gunuŋato your Hun | gununato his Hun | gunubuzğato our Hun | gunuğuzğato you all's Hun | gunlarınato their Huns |
| Locative | gundain / at the Hun | gunumdain / at my Hun | gunuŋdain / at your Hun | gunundain / at his Hun | gunubuzdain / at our Hun | gunuğuzdain / at you all's Hun | gunlarındain / at their Huns |
| Ablative | gundanfrom the Hun | gunumdanfrom my Hun | gunuŋdanfrom your Hun | gunundanfrom his Hun | gunubuzdanfrom our Hun | gunuğuzdanfrom you all's Hun | gunlarındanfrom their Huns |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gunlathe Huns | gunlarımmy Huns | gunlarıŋyour Huns | gunlarıhis Huns | gunlarıbızour Huns | gunlarığızyou all's Huns | gunlarıtheir Huns |
| Genitive | gunlanıthe Huns' | gunlarımımy Huns' | gunlarıŋıyour Huns' | gunlarınıhis Huns' | gunlarıbıznıour Huns' | gunlarığıznıyou all's Huns' | gunlarınıtheir Huns' |
| Accusative | gunlanıthe Huns (as the object) | gunlarımımy Huns (as the object) | gunlarıŋıyour Huns (as the object) | gunlarınhis Huns (as the object) | gunlarıbıznıour Huns (as the object) | gunlarığıznıyou all's Huns (as the object) | gunlarıntheir Huns (as the object) |
| Dative | gunlağato the Huns | gunlarımato my Huns | gunlarıŋato your Huns | gunlarınato his Huns | gunlarıbızğato our Huns | gunlarığızğato you all's Huns | gunlarınato their Huns |
| Locative | gunladain / at the Huns | gunlarımdain / at my Huns | gunlarıŋdain / at your Huns | gunlarındain / at his Huns | gunlarıbızdain / at our Huns | gunlarığızdain / at you all's Huns | gunlarındain / at their Huns |
| Ablative | gunladanfrom the Huns | gunlarımdanfrom my Huns | gunlarıŋdanfrom your Huns | gunlarındanfrom his Huns | gunlarıbızdanfrom our Huns | gunlarığızdanfrom you all's Huns | gunlarındanfrom their Huns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: gunları can mean "his / her Huns", "their Hun", or "their Huns" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | gunnuquthe Hun's one | gunnuqulathe Hun's ones | gunlanıqıthe Huns' one | gunlanıqılathe Huns' ones |
| Genitive | gunnuqunuof the Hun's one | gunnuqulanıof the Hun's ones | gunlanıqınıof the Huns' one | gunlanıqılanıof the Huns' ones |
| Accusative | gunnuqunthe Hun's one (as the object) | gunnuqulanıthe Hun's ones (as the object) | gunlanıqınthe Huns' one (as the object) | gunlanıqılanıthe Huns' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | gunnuqunato the Hun's one | gunnuqulağato the Hun's ones | gunlanıqınato the Huns' one | gunlanıqılağato the Huns' ones |
| Locative | gunnuqundain / at the Hun's one | gunnuquladain / at the Hun's ones | gunlanıqındain / at the Huns' one | gunlanıqıladain / at the Huns' ones |
| Ablative | gunnuqundanfrom the Hun's one | gunnuquladanfrom the Hun's ones | gunlanıqındanfrom the Huns' one | gunlanıqıladanfrom the Huns' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.