hurmetlew
/ xurmetlew /
Definition noun honouring
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | hurmetlew the honouring | hurmetlewle the honourings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | hurmetlewni the honouring's | hurmetlewleni the honourings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | hurmetlewni the honouring (as the object) | hurmetlewleni the honourings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | hurmetlewge to the honouring | hurmetlewlege to the honourings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | hurmetlewde at / in the honouring | hurmetlewlede at / in the honourings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | hurmetlewden from the honouring | hurmetlewleden from the honourings | 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 | hurmetlewim my honouring | hurmetlewlerim my honourings |
| your | hurmetlewiŋ your honouring | hurmetlewleriŋ your honourings |
| his / her | hurmetlewi his / her honouring | hurmetlewleri his / her honourings |
| our | hurmetlewibiz our honouring | hurmetlewleribiz our honourings |
| you all's | hurmetlewigiz you all's honouring | hurmetlewlerigiz you all's honourings |
| their | hurmetlewleri their honouring | hurmetlewleri their honourings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: hurmetlewleri can mean "his / her honourings", "their honouring", or "their honourings" — context decides.