hırıw
/xɯrɯw/
Definitions
1. pond scum, the rootless green growth that forms on standing water
- kölnü hırıwu — the scum of the lake
- hırıw bolmaz maqasız — there is no pond scum without a frog
- suw hırıw bla jabıldı — the water was covered with scum
2. spawn, the eggs of a fish or a frog
- çabaqnı hırıwu — the spawn of the fish
- maqanı hırıwu — frog spawn
- çabaqla hırıw saladıla — the fish lay their spawn
3. croaking, the sound a frog makes — Elbrusoid row 26630 glosses the phrase макъа хырыу both 'а) кваканье лягушки' and 'б) тина', so that phrase alone does not separate this sense from the pond-scum sense
- kölden hırıw eşitiledi — the croaking is heard from the lake
- keçe hırıw eşitiledi — the croaking is heard at night
- maqalanı hırıwu — the croaking of the frogs
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hırıwthe pond scum | hırıwlathe pond scums | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hırıwnuthe pond scum's | hırıwlanıthe pond scums' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hırıwnuthe pond scum (as the object) | hırıwlanıthe pond scums (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hırıwğato the pond scum | hırıwlağato the pond scums | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hırıwdaat / in the pond scum | hırıwladaat / in the pond scums | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hırıwdanfrom the pond scum | hırıwladanfrom the pond scums | 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 | hırıwummy pond scum | hırıwlarımmy pond scums |
| your | hırıwungyour pond scum | hırıwlarıngyour pond scums |
| his / her | hırıwuhis / her pond scum | hırıwlarıhis / her pond scums |
| our | hırıwubuzour pond scum | hırıwlarıbızour pond scums |
| you all's | hırıwuğuzyou all's pond scum | hırıwlarığızyou all's pond scums |
| their | hırıwlarıtheir pond scum | hırıwlarıtheir pond scums |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hırıwları can mean "his / her pond scums", "their pond scum", or "their pond scums" — context decides.