cerlew
/ dʒerlew /
Definition noun saddling (a horse)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cerlew the saddling | cerlewle the saddlings | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | cerlewni the saddling's | cerlewleni the saddlings' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | cerlewni the saddling (as the object) | cerlewleni the saddlings (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | cerlewge to the saddling | cerlewlege to the saddlings | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | cerlewde at / in the saddling | cerlewlede at / in the saddlings | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | cerlewden from the saddling | cerlewleden from the saddlings | 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 | cerlewim my saddling | cerlewlerim my saddlings |
| your | cerlewiŋ your saddling | cerlewleriŋ your saddlings |
| his / her | cerlewi his / her saddling | cerlewleri his / her saddlings |
| our | cerlewibiz our saddling | cerlewleribiz our saddlings |
| you all's | cerlewigiz you all's saddling | cerlewlerigiz you all's saddlings |
| their | cerlewleri their saddling | cerlewleri their saddlings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: cerlewleri can mean "his / her saddlings", "their saddling", or "their saddlings" — context decides.