jigey
/dʒiɡej/ · plural jigeyle
a goat's tail, the tail of a nanny goat or billy goat
- ulaqnı jigeyi — a kid's tail
- tekeni jigeyi terk-terk qaltıraydı — the billy goat's tail quivers quickly
- jigeylerin da jeŋil-jeŋil qımıldata — also wagging their tails lightly
- jüregiŋ eçki jigeyça qaltırasa da — even though your heart trembles like a goat's tail
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jigeythe goat's tail | jigeyimmy goat's tail | jigeyiŋyour goat's tail | jigeyihis goat's tail | jigeyibizour goat's tail | jigeyigizyou all's goat's tail | jigeyleritheir goat's tails |
| Genitive | jigeynithe goat's tail's | jigeyimimy goat's tail's | jigeyiŋiyour goat's tail's | jigeyinihis goat's tail's | jigeyibizniour goat's tail's | jigeyigizniyou all's goat's tail's | jigeylerinitheir goat's tails' |
| Accusative | jigeynithe goat's tail (as the object) | jigeyimimy goat's tail (as the object) | jigeyiŋiyour goat's tail (as the object) | jigeyinhis goat's tail (as the object) | jigeyibizniour goat's tail (as the object) | jigeyigizniyou all's goat's tail (as the object) | jigeylerintheir goat's tails (as the object) |
| Dative | jigeygeto the goat's tail | jigeyimeto my goat's tail | jigeyiŋeto your goat's tail | jigeyineto his goat's tail | jigeyibizgeto our goat's tail | jigeyigizgeto you all's goat's tail | jigeylerineto their goat's tails |
| Locative | jigeydein / at the goat's tail | jigeyimdein / at my goat's tail | jigeyiŋdein / at your goat's tail | jigeyindein / at his goat's tail | jigeyibizdein / at our goat's tail | jigeyigizdein / at you all's goat's tail | jigeylerindein / at their goat's tails |
| Ablative | jigeydenfrom the goat's tail | jigeyimdenfrom my goat's tail | jigeyiŋdenfrom your goat's tail | jigeyindenfrom his goat's tail | jigeyibizdenfrom our goat's tail | jigeyigizdenfrom you all's goat's tail | jigeylerindenfrom their goat's tails |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | jigeylethe goat's tails | jigeylerimmy goat's tails | jigeyleriŋyour goat's tails | jigeylerihis goat's tails | jigeyleribizour goat's tails | jigeylerigizyou all's goat's tails | jigeyleritheir goat's tails |
| Genitive | jigeylenithe goat's tails' | jigeylerimimy goat's tails' | jigeyleriŋiyour goat's tails' | jigeylerinihis goat's tails' | jigeyleribizniour goat's tails' | jigeylerigizniyou all's goat's tails' | jigeylerinitheir goat's tails' |
| Accusative | jigeylenithe goat's tails (as the object) | jigeylerimimy goat's tails (as the object) | jigeyleriŋiyour goat's tails (as the object) | jigeylerinhis goat's tails (as the object) | jigeyleribizniour goat's tails (as the object) | jigeylerigizniyou all's goat's tails (as the object) | jigeylerintheir goat's tails (as the object) |
| Dative | jigeylegeto the goat's tails | jigeylerimeto my goat's tails | jigeyleriŋeto your goat's tails | jigeylerineto his goat's tails | jigeyleribizgeto our goat's tails | jigeylerigizgeto you all's goat's tails | jigeylerineto their goat's tails |
| Locative | jigeyledein / at the goat's tails | jigeylerimdein / at my goat's tails | jigeyleriŋdein / at your goat's tails | jigeylerindein / at his goat's tails | jigeyleribizdein / at our goat's tails | jigeylerigizdein / at you all's goat's tails | jigeylerindein / at their goat's tails |
| Ablative | jigeyledenfrom the goat's tails | jigeylerimdenfrom my goat's tails | jigeyleriŋdenfrom your goat's tails | jigeylerindenfrom his goat's tails | jigeyleribizdenfrom our goat's tails | jigeylerigizdenfrom you all's goat's tails | jigeylerindenfrom their goat's tails |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: jigeyleri can mean "his / her goat's tails", "their goat's tail", or "their goat's tails" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.