iliniw
/iliniw/ · plural iliniwle
verbal noun of ilinirge →
1. catching on, getting caught on something — The thing caught on is in the dative: çüyge iliniw, butaqğa iliniw.
- butaqğa iliniw — catching on a branch
- çüyge iliniw — catching on a nail
2. fault-finding, nitpicking, caviling — The person or thing picked on is in the dative.
- birewge iliniw — finding fault with someone
- har sözge iliniw — nitpicking at every word
- çurumsuz iliniw — groundless fault-finding
- iliniw igi tüldü — fault-finding is not good
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iliniwthe catching on | iliniwümmy catching on | iliniwüŋyour catching on | iliniwühis catching on | iliniwübüzour catching on | iliniwügüzyou all's catching on | iliniwleritheir catching ons |
| Genitive | iliniwnüthe catching on's | iliniwümümy catching on's | iliniwüŋüyour catching on's | iliniwünühis catching on's | iliniwübüznüour catching on's | iliniwügüznüyou all's catching on's | iliniwlerinitheir catching ons' |
| Accusative | iliniwnüthe catching on (as the object) | iliniwümümy catching on (as the object) | iliniwüŋüyour catching on (as the object) | iliniwünhis catching on (as the object) | iliniwübüznüour catching on (as the object) | iliniwügüznüyou all's catching on (as the object) | iliniwlerintheir catching ons (as the object) |
| Dative | iliniwgeto the catching on | iliniwümeto my catching on | iliniwüŋeto your catching on | iliniwüneto his catching on | iliniwübüzgeto our catching on | iliniwügüzgeto you all's catching on | iliniwlerineto their catching ons |
| Locative | iliniwdein / at the catching on | iliniwümdein / at my catching on | iliniwüŋdein / at your catching on | iliniwündein / at his catching on | iliniwübüzdein / at our catching on | iliniwügüzdein / at you all's catching on | iliniwlerindein / at their catching ons |
| Ablative | iliniwdenfrom the catching on | iliniwümdenfrom my catching on | iliniwüŋdenfrom your catching on | iliniwündenfrom his catching on | iliniwübüzdenfrom our catching on | iliniwügüzdenfrom you all's catching on | iliniwlerindenfrom their catching ons |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | iliniwlethe catching ons | iliniwlerimmy catching ons | iliniwleriŋyour catching ons | iliniwlerihis catching ons | iliniwleribizour catching ons | iliniwlerigizyou all's catching ons | iliniwleritheir catching ons |
| Genitive | iliniwlenithe catching ons' | iliniwlerimimy catching ons' | iliniwleriŋiyour catching ons' | iliniwlerinihis catching ons' | iliniwleribizniour catching ons' | iliniwlerigizniyou all's catching ons' | iliniwlerinitheir catching ons' |
| Accusative | iliniwlenithe catching ons (as the object) | iliniwlerimimy catching ons (as the object) | iliniwleriŋiyour catching ons (as the object) | iliniwlerinhis catching ons (as the object) | iliniwleribizniour catching ons (as the object) | iliniwlerigizniyou all's catching ons (as the object) | iliniwlerintheir catching ons (as the object) |
| Dative | iliniwlegeto the catching ons | iliniwlerimeto my catching ons | iliniwleriŋeto your catching ons | iliniwlerineto his catching ons | iliniwleribizgeto our catching ons | iliniwlerigizgeto you all's catching ons | iliniwlerineto their catching ons |
| Locative | iliniwledein / at the catching ons | iliniwlerimdein / at my catching ons | iliniwleriŋdein / at your catching ons | iliniwlerindein / at his catching ons | iliniwleribizdein / at our catching ons | iliniwlerigizdein / at you all's catching ons | iliniwlerindein / at their catching ons |
| Ablative | iliniwledenfrom the catching ons | iliniwlerimdenfrom my catching ons | iliniwleriŋdenfrom your catching ons | iliniwlerindenfrom his catching ons | iliniwleribizdenfrom our catching ons | iliniwlerigizdenfrom you all's catching ons | iliniwlerindenfrom their catching ons |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: iliniwleri can mean "his / her catching ons", "their catching on", or "their catching ons" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.