göbelekke
/ɡøbelekke/ · plural göbelekkele
butterfly, moth
- göbelekke uçdu — the butterfly flew up
- göbelekkeni tutarğa — to catch a butterfly
- qolan göbelekkele — many-colored butterflies
- gokka hanslada göbelekke uça edi — a butterfly was flying over the flowers
- asırı nazikden göbelekke kibik — so graceful, like a butterfly
- göbelekke kesin otha urğança — like a moth throwing itself into the fire
- janmağan çıraq göbelekke kesin urmaydı — a moth does not throw itself at an unlit lamp
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | göbelekkethe butterfly | göbelekkemmy butterfly | göbelekkeŋyour butterfly | göbelekkesihis butterfly | göbelekkebizour butterfly | göbelekkegizyou all's butterfly | göbelekkeleritheir butterflies |
| Genitive | göbelekkenithe butterfly's | göbelekkemimy butterfly's | göbelekkeŋiyour butterfly's | göbelekkesinihis butterfly's | göbelekkebizniour butterfly's | göbelekkegizniyou all's butterfly's | göbelekkelerinitheir butterflies' |
| Accusative | göbelekkenithe butterfly (as the object) | göbelekkemimy butterfly (as the object) | göbelekkeŋiyour butterfly (as the object) | göbelekkesinhis butterfly (as the object) | göbelekkebizniour butterfly (as the object) | göbelekkegizniyou all's butterfly (as the object) | göbelekkelerintheir butterflies (as the object) |
| Dative | göbelekkegeto the butterfly | göbelekkemeto my butterfly | göbelekkeŋeto your butterfly | göbelekkesineto his butterfly | göbelekkebizgeto our butterfly | göbelekkegizgeto you all's butterfly | göbelekkelerineto their butterflies |
| Locative | göbelekkedein / at the butterfly | göbelekkemdein / at my butterfly | göbelekkeŋdein / at your butterfly | göbelekkesindein / at his butterfly | göbelekkebizdein / at our butterfly | göbelekkegizdein / at you all's butterfly | göbelekkelerindein / at their butterflies |
| Ablative | göbelekkedenfrom the butterfly | göbelekkemdenfrom my butterfly | göbelekkeŋdenfrom your butterfly | göbelekkesindenfrom his butterfly | göbelekkebizdenfrom our butterfly | göbelekkegizdenfrom you all's butterfly | göbelekkelerindenfrom their butterflies |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | göbelekkelethe butterflies | göbelekkelerimmy butterflies | göbelekkeleriŋyour butterflies | göbelekkelerihis butterflies | göbelekkeleribizour butterflies | göbelekkelerigizyou all's butterflies | göbelekkeleritheir butterflies |
| Genitive | göbelekkelenithe butterflies' | göbelekkelerimimy butterflies' | göbelekkeleriŋiyour butterflies' | göbelekkelerinihis butterflies' | göbelekkeleribizniour butterflies' | göbelekkelerigizniyou all's butterflies' | göbelekkelerinitheir butterflies' |
| Accusative | göbelekkelenithe butterflies (as the object) | göbelekkelerimimy butterflies (as the object) | göbelekkeleriŋiyour butterflies (as the object) | göbelekkelerinhis butterflies (as the object) | göbelekkeleribizniour butterflies (as the object) | göbelekkelerigizniyou all's butterflies (as the object) | göbelekkelerintheir butterflies (as the object) |
| Dative | göbelekkelegeto the butterflies | göbelekkelerimeto my butterflies | göbelekkeleriŋeto your butterflies | göbelekkelerineto his butterflies | göbelekkeleribizgeto our butterflies | göbelekkelerigizgeto you all's butterflies | göbelekkelerineto their butterflies |
| Locative | göbelekkeledein / at the butterflies | göbelekkelerimdein / at my butterflies | göbelekkeleriŋdein / at your butterflies | göbelekkelerindein / at his butterflies | göbelekkeleribizdein / at our butterflies | göbelekkelerigizdein / at you all's butterflies | göbelekkelerindein / at their butterflies |
| Ablative | göbelekkeledenfrom the butterflies | göbelekkelerimdenfrom my butterflies | göbelekkeleriŋdenfrom your butterflies | göbelekkelerindenfrom his butterflies | göbelekkeleribizdenfrom our butterflies | göbelekkelerigizdenfrom you all's butterflies | göbelekkelerindenfrom their butterflies |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: göbelekkeleri 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.