haçıpsı
/xatʃɯpsɯ/
Definition
an Abkhaz, a member of the Abkhaz people — Nevruz-1991 identifies the name more narrowly, as one Abaza tribe
- haçıpsı til — the Abkhaz language
- haçıpsı tişirıw — an Abkhaz woman
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | haçıpsıthe Abkhaz | haçıpsılathe Abkhazes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | haçıpsınıthe Abkhaz's | haçıpsılanıthe Abkhazes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | haçıpsınıthe Abkhaz (as the object) | haçıpsılanıthe Abkhazes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | haçıpsığato the Abkhaz | haçıpsılağato the Abkhazes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | haçıpsıdaat / in the Abkhaz | haçıpsıladaat / in the Abkhazes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | haçıpsıdanfrom the Abkhaz | haçıpsıladanfrom the Abkhazes | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | haçıpsımmy Abkhaz | haçıpsılarımmy Abkhazes |
| your | haçıpsıngyour Abkhaz | haçıpsılarıngyour Abkhazes |
| his / her | haçıpsısıhis / her Abkhaz | haçıpsılarıhis / her Abkhazes |
| our | haçıpsıbızour Abkhaz | haçıpsılarıbızour Abkhazes |
| you all's | haçıpsığızyou all's Abkhaz | haçıpsılarığızyou all's Abkhazes |
| their | haçıpsılarıtheir Abkhaz | haçıpsılarıtheir Abkhazes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: haçıpsıları can mean "his / her Abkhazes", "their Abkhaz", or "their Abkhazes" — context decides.