cegiw
/ dʒeɡiw /
Definition noun harnessing
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cegiw the harnessing | cegiwle the harnessings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cegiwni the harnessing's | cegiwleni the harnessings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cegiwni the harnessing (as the object) | cegiwleni the harnessings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cegiwge to the harnessing | cegiwlege to the harnessings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cegiwde at / in the harnessing | cegiwlede at / in the harnessings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cegiwden from the harnessing | cegiwleden from the harnessings | 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 | cegiwim my harnessing | cegiwlerim my harnessings |
| your | cegiwiŋ your harnessing | cegiwleriŋ your harnessings |
| his / her | cegiwi his / her harnessing | cegiwleri his / her harnessings |
| our | cegiwibiz our harnessing | cegiwleribiz our harnessings |
| you all's | cegiwigiz you all's harnessing | cegiwlerigiz you all's harnessings |
| their | cegiwleri their harnessing | cegiwleri their harnessings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cegiwleri can mean "his / her harnessings", "their harnessing", or "their harnessings" — context decides.