göbelek
/ɡøbelek/ · plural göbelekle
1. butterfly, moth
- göbelekle uçadıla — the butterflies are flying
- gülge sarı göbelek qondu — a yellow butterfly landed on the flower
- göbelekni qanatları ariwdula — the butterfly's wings are beautiful
- göbelekle qonŋança — as though butterflies had alighted
- ölür göbelekça — like a dying moth
2. fluffy, soft — Said especially of snow: göbelek qar is fluffy snow falling in large flakes.
- göbelek qar — fluffy snow
- bügün göbelek qar jawadı — fluffy snow is falling today
- keçe göbelek qar jawğandı — fluffy snow fell during the night
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | göbelekthe butterfly | göbelegimmy butterfly | göbelegiŋyour butterfly | göbelegihis butterfly | göbelegibizour butterfly | göbelegigizyou all's butterfly | göbelekleritheir butterflies |
| Genitive | göbeleknithe butterfly's | göbelegimimy butterfly's | göbelegiŋiyour butterfly's | göbeleginihis butterfly's | göbelegibizniour butterfly's | göbelegigizniyou all's butterfly's | göbeleklerinitheir butterflies' |
| Accusative | göbeleknithe butterfly (as the object) | göbelegimimy butterfly (as the object) | göbelegiŋiyour butterfly (as the object) | göbeleginhis butterfly (as the object) | göbelegibizniour butterfly (as the object) | göbelegigizniyou all's butterfly (as the object) | göbeleklerintheir butterflies (as the object) |
| Dative | göbelekgeto the butterfly | göbelegimeto my butterfly | göbelegiŋeto your butterfly | göbelegineto his butterfly | göbelegibizgeto our butterfly | göbelegigizgeto you all's butterfly | göbeleklerineto their butterflies |
| Locative | göbelekdein / at the butterfly | göbelegimdein / at my butterfly | göbelegiŋdein / at your butterfly | göbelegindein / at his butterfly | göbelegibizdein / at our butterfly | göbelegigizdein / at you all's butterfly | göbeleklerindein / at their butterflies |
| Ablative | göbelekdenfrom the butterfly | göbelegimdenfrom my butterfly | göbelegiŋdenfrom your butterfly | göbelegindenfrom his butterfly | göbelegibizdenfrom our butterfly | göbelegigizdenfrom you all's butterfly | göbeleklerindenfrom their butterflies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | göbeleklethe butterflies | göbeleklerimmy butterflies | göbelekleriŋyour butterflies | göbeleklerihis butterflies | göbelekleribizour butterflies | göbeleklerigizyou all's butterflies | göbelekleritheir butterflies |
| Genitive | göbeleklenithe butterflies' | göbeleklerimimy butterflies' | göbelekleriŋiyour butterflies' | göbeleklerinihis butterflies' | göbelekleribizniour butterflies' | göbeleklerigizniyou all's butterflies' | göbeleklerinitheir butterflies' |
| Accusative | göbeleklenithe butterflies (as the object) | göbeleklerimimy butterflies (as the object) | göbelekleriŋiyour butterflies (as the object) | göbeleklerinhis butterflies (as the object) | göbelekleribizniour butterflies (as the object) | göbeleklerigizniyou all's butterflies (as the object) | göbeleklerintheir butterflies (as the object) |
| Dative | göbeleklegeto the butterflies | göbeleklerimeto my butterflies | göbelekleriŋeto your butterflies | göbeleklerineto his butterflies | göbelekleribizgeto our butterflies | göbeleklerigizgeto you all's butterflies | göbeleklerineto their butterflies |
| Locative | göbelekledein / at the butterflies | göbeleklerimdein / at my butterflies | göbelekleriŋdein / at your butterflies | göbeleklerindein / at his butterflies | göbelekleribizdein / at our butterflies | göbeleklerigizdein / at you all's butterflies | göbeleklerindein / at their butterflies |
| Ablative | göbelekledenfrom the butterflies | göbeleklerimdenfrom my butterflies | göbelekleriŋdenfrom your butterflies | göbeleklerindenfrom his butterflies | göbelekleribizdenfrom our butterflies | göbeleklerigizdenfrom you all's butterflies | göbeleklerindenfrom their butterflies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: göbelekleri can mean "his / her butterflies", "their butterfly", or "their butterflies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
As an adjective
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | göbelekfluffy |
| comparative — more | göbelegirekfluffier |
| intensifier — very | bek göbelekvery fluffy |
| superlative — most | em göbelekthe fluffiest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki göbelekdimine is fluffy | seniki göbelekdiyours is fluffy | anıqı göbelekdihis is fluffy | bizniki göbelekdiours is fluffy | sizniki göbelekdiyours (pl.) is fluffy | alanıqı göbelekditheirs is fluffy |
| comparative — more | meniki göbelegirekdimine is fluffier | seniki göbelegirekdiyours is fluffier | anıqı göbelegirekdihis is fluffier | bizniki göbelegirekdiours is fluffier | sizniki göbelegirekdiyours (pl.) is fluffier | alanıqı göbelegirekditheirs is fluffier |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek göbelekdimine is very fluffy | seniki bek göbelekdiyours is very fluffy | anıqı bek göbelekdihis is very fluffy | bizniki bek göbelekdiours is very fluffy | sizniki bek göbelekdiyours (pl.) is very fluffy | alanıqı bek göbelekditheirs is very fluffy |
| superlative — most | meniki em göbelekdimine is the fluffiest | seniki em göbelekdiyours is the fluffiest | anıqı em göbelekdihis is the fluffiest | bizniki em göbelekdiours is the fluffiest | sizniki em göbelekdiyours (pl.) is the fluffiest | alanıqı em göbelekditheirs is the fluffiest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile göbelekdilemine are fluffy | senikile göbelekdileyours are fluffy | anıqıla göbelekdilehis are fluffy | biznikile göbelekdileours are fluffy | siznikile göbelekdileyours (pl.) are fluffy | alanıqıla göbelekdiletheirs are fluffy |
| comparative — more | menikile göbelegirekdilemine are fluffier | senikile göbelegirekdileyours are fluffier | anıqıla göbelegirekdilehis are fluffier | biznikile göbelegirekdileours are fluffier | siznikile göbelegirekdileyours (pl.) are fluffier | alanıqıla göbelegirekdiletheirs are fluffier |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek göbelekdilemine are very fluffy | senikile bek göbelekdileyours are very fluffy | anıqıla bek göbelekdilehis are very fluffy | biznikile bek göbelekdileours are very fluffy | siznikile bek göbelekdileyours (pl.) are very fluffy | alanıqıla bek göbelekdiletheirs are very fluffy |
| superlative — most | menikile em göbelekdilemine are the fluffiest | senikile em göbelekdileyours are the fluffiest | anıqıla em göbelekdilehis are the fluffiest | biznikile em göbelekdileours are the fluffiest | siznikile em göbelekdileyours (pl.) are the fluffiest | alanıqıla em göbelekdiletheirs are the fluffiest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu göbelekdi, bıla göbelekdile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".