İlker / ilker
/ilker/ · plural İlkerle
1. the Pleiades, a close cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus — One Karachay-Balkar to Turkish dictionary marks the headword as Balkar (Malkar). The other dictionaries do not, so no dialect label is set.
- İlker kökde körünedi — the Pleiades are visible in the sky
- İlker çıqdı — the Pleiades have risen
- İlkerni julduzları — the stars of the Pleiades
2. droppings, dung of birds and animals; manure
- at ilker — horse droppings
- qanatlı ilker — bird droppings
- qanatlılanı ilkeri — the droppings of the birds
- ilkerni jıydıla — they gathered the droppings
- baçhağa ilker taşıdıq — we carried manure to the garden
- küregine ilker qatmaz — dung will not stick to his shovel
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | İlkerthe Pleiades | İlkerimmy Pleiades | İlkeriŋyour Pleiades | İlkerihis Pleiades | İlkeribizour Pleiades | İlkerigizyou all's Pleiades | İlkerleritheir Pleiades |
| Genitive | İlkernithe Pleiades' | İlkerimimy Pleiades' | İlkeriŋiyour Pleiades' | İlkerinihis Pleiades' | İlkeribizniour Pleiades' | İlkerigizniyou all's Pleiades' | İlkerlerinitheir Pleiades' |
| Accusative | İlkernithe Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerimimy Pleiades (as the object) | İlkeriŋiyour Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerinhis Pleiades (as the object) | İlkeribizniour Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerigizniyou all's Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerlerintheir Pleiades (as the object) |
| Dative | İlkergeto the Pleiades | İlkerimeto my Pleiades | İlkeriŋeto your Pleiades | İlkerineto his Pleiades | İlkeribizgeto our Pleiades | İlkerigizgeto you all's Pleiades | İlkerlerineto their Pleiades |
| Locative | İlkerdein / at the Pleiades | İlkerimdein / at my Pleiades | İlkeriŋdein / at your Pleiades | İlkerindein / at his Pleiades | İlkeribizdein / at our Pleiades | İlkerigizdein / at you all's Pleiades | İlkerlerindein / at their Pleiades |
| Ablative | İlkerdenfrom the Pleiades | İlkerimdenfrom my Pleiades | İlkeriŋdenfrom your Pleiades | İlkerindenfrom his Pleiades | İlkeribizdenfrom our Pleiades | İlkerigizdenfrom you all's Pleiades | İlkerlerindenfrom their Pleiades |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | İlkerlethe Pleiades | İlkerlerimmy Pleiades | İlkerleriŋyour Pleiades | İlkerlerihis Pleiades | İlkerleribizour Pleiades | İlkerlerigizyou all's Pleiades | İlkerleritheir Pleiades |
| Genitive | İlkerlenithe Pleiades' | İlkerlerimimy Pleiades' | İlkerleriŋiyour Pleiades' | İlkerlerinihis Pleiades' | İlkerleribizniour Pleiades' | İlkerlerigizniyou all's Pleiades' | İlkerlerinitheir Pleiades' |
| Accusative | İlkerlenithe Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerlerimimy Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerleriŋiyour Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerlerinhis Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerleribizniour Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerlerigizniyou all's Pleiades (as the object) | İlkerlerintheir Pleiades (as the object) |
| Dative | İlkerlegeto the Pleiades | İlkerlerimeto my Pleiades | İlkerleriŋeto your Pleiades | İlkerlerineto his Pleiades | İlkerleribizgeto our Pleiades | İlkerlerigizgeto you all's Pleiades | İlkerlerineto their Pleiades |
| Locative | İlkerledein / at the Pleiades | İlkerlerimdein / at my Pleiades | İlkerleriŋdein / at your Pleiades | İlkerlerindein / at his Pleiades | İlkerleribizdein / at our Pleiades | İlkerlerigizdein / at you all's Pleiades | İlkerlerindein / at their Pleiades |
| Ablative | İlkerledenfrom the Pleiades | İlkerlerimdenfrom my Pleiades | İlkerleriŋdenfrom your Pleiades | İlkerlerindenfrom his Pleiades | İlkerleribizdenfrom our Pleiades | İlkerlerigizdenfrom you all's Pleiades | İlkerlerindenfrom their Pleiades |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: İlkerleri can mean "his / her Pleiades", "their Pleiades", or "their Pleiades" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ilkerthe droppings | ilkerimmy droppings | ilkeriŋyour droppings | ilkerihis droppings | ilkeribizour droppings | ilkerigizyou all's droppings | ilkerleritheir droppingses |
| Genitive | ilkernithe droppings' | ilkerimimy droppings' | ilkeriŋiyour droppings' | ilkerinihis droppings' | ilkeribizniour droppings' | ilkerigizniyou all's droppings' | ilkerlerinitheir droppingses' |
| Accusative | ilkernithe droppings (as the object) | ilkerimimy droppings (as the object) | ilkeriŋiyour droppings (as the object) | ilkerinhis droppings (as the object) | ilkeribizniour droppings (as the object) | ilkerigizniyou all's droppings (as the object) | ilkerlerintheir droppingses (as the object) |
| Dative | ilkergeto the droppings | ilkerimeto my droppings | ilkeriŋeto your droppings | ilkerineto his droppings | ilkeribizgeto our droppings | ilkerigizgeto you all's droppings | ilkerlerineto their droppingses |
| Locative | ilkerdein / at the droppings | ilkerimdein / at my droppings | ilkeriŋdein / at your droppings | ilkerindein / at his droppings | ilkeribizdein / at our droppings | ilkerigizdein / at you all's droppings | ilkerlerindein / at their droppingses |
| Ablative | ilkerdenfrom the droppings | ilkerimdenfrom my droppings | ilkeriŋdenfrom your droppings | ilkerindenfrom his droppings | ilkeribizdenfrom our droppings | ilkerigizdenfrom you all's droppings | ilkerlerindenfrom their droppingses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ilkerlethe droppingses | ilkerlerimmy droppingses | ilkerleriŋyour droppingses | ilkerlerihis droppingses | ilkerleribizour droppingses | ilkerlerigizyou all's droppingses | ilkerleritheir droppingses |
| Genitive | ilkerlenithe droppingses' | ilkerlerimimy droppingses' | ilkerleriŋiyour droppingses' | ilkerlerinihis droppingses' | ilkerleribizniour droppingses' | ilkerlerigizniyou all's droppingses' | ilkerlerinitheir droppingses' |
| Accusative | ilkerlenithe droppingses (as the object) | ilkerlerimimy droppingses (as the object) | ilkerleriŋiyour droppingses (as the object) | ilkerlerinhis droppingses (as the object) | ilkerleribizniour droppingses (as the object) | ilkerlerigizniyou all's droppingses (as the object) | ilkerlerintheir droppingses (as the object) |
| Dative | ilkerlegeto the droppingses | ilkerlerimeto my droppingses | ilkerleriŋeto your droppingses | ilkerlerineto his droppingses | ilkerleribizgeto our droppingses | ilkerlerigizgeto you all's droppingses | ilkerlerineto their droppingses |
| Locative | ilkerledein / at the droppingses | ilkerlerimdein / at my droppingses | ilkerleriŋdein / at your droppingses | ilkerlerindein / at his droppingses | ilkerleribizdein / at our droppingses | ilkerlerigizdein / at you all's droppingses | ilkerlerindein / at their droppingses |
| Ablative | ilkerledenfrom the droppingses | ilkerlerimdenfrom my droppingses | ilkerleriŋdenfrom your droppingses | ilkerlerindenfrom his droppingses | ilkerleribizdenfrom our droppingses | ilkerlerigizdenfrom you all's droppingses | ilkerlerindenfrom their droppingses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ilkerleri can mean "his / her droppingses", "their droppings", or "their droppingses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.