ceŋilletiw
/ dʒeŋilletiw /
Definition noun lightening
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ceŋilletiw the lightening | ceŋilletiwle the lightenings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ceŋilletiwni the lightening's | ceŋilletiwleni the lightenings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ceŋilletiwni the lightening (as the object) | ceŋilletiwleni the lightenings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ceŋilletiwge to the lightening | ceŋilletiwlege to the lightenings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ceŋilletiwde at / in the lightening | ceŋilletiwlede at / in the lightenings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ceŋilletiwden from the lightening | ceŋilletiwleden from the lightenings | 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 | ceŋilletiwim my lightening | ceŋilletiwlerim my lightenings |
| your | ceŋilletiwiŋ your lightening | ceŋilletiwleriŋ your lightenings |
| his / her | ceŋilletiwi his / her lightening | ceŋilletiwleri his / her lightenings |
| our | ceŋilletiwibiz our lightening | ceŋilletiwleribiz our lightenings |
| you all's | ceŋilletiwigiz you all's lightening | ceŋilletiwlerigiz you all's lightenings |
| their | ceŋilletiwleri their lightening | ceŋilletiwleri their lightenings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ceŋilletiwleri can mean "his / her lightenings", "their lightening", or "their lightenings" — context decides.