köbçülük
/købtʃylyk/
Balkar spelling: köpçülük
1. the majority, the greater number one source
- jıyılğanlanı köbçülügü — the majority of those gathered
- oquwçulanı köbçülügü keldi — the majority of the students came
- elni köbçülügü mında jaşaydı — the majority of the village lives here
- köbçülük alay aytadı — the majority say so
2. the mass of the people, the general public one source
- köbçülüknü arasında işlerge — to work among the masses
- kitab köbçülükge jetdi — the book reached the general public
- köbçülükge jetdirirge — to bring it to the general public
- köbçülükge aŋılatırğa kerekdi — it has to be explained to the public
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | köbçülükthe majority | köbçülügümmy majority | köbçülügüŋyour majority | köbçülügühis majority | köbçülügübüzour majority | köbçülügügüzyou all's majority | köbçülükleritheir majorities |
| Genitive | köbçülüknüthe majority's | köbçülügümümy majority's | köbçülügüŋüyour majority's | köbçülügünühis majority's | köbçülügübüznüour majority's | köbçülügügüznüyou all's majority's | köbçülüklerinitheir majorities' |
| Accusative | köbçülüknüthe majority (as the object) | köbçülügümümy majority (as the object) | köbçülügüŋüyour majority (as the object) | köbçülügünhis majority (as the object) | köbçülügübüznüour majority (as the object) | köbçülügügüznüyou all's majority (as the object) | köbçülüklerintheir majorities (as the object) |
| Dative | köbçülükgeto the majority | köbçülügümeto my majority | köbçülügüŋeto your majority | köbçülügüneto his majority | köbçülügübüzgeto our majority | köbçülügügüzgeto you all's majority | köbçülüklerineto their majorities |
| Locative | köbçülükdein / at the majority | köbçülügümdein / at my majority | köbçülügüŋdein / at your majority | köbçülügündein / at his majority | köbçülügübüzdein / at our majority | köbçülügügüzdein / at you all's majority | köbçülüklerindein / at their majorities |
| Ablative | köbçülükdenfrom the majority | köbçülügümdenfrom my majority | köbçülügüŋdenfrom your majority | köbçülügündenfrom his majority | köbçülügübüzdenfrom our majority | köbçülügügüzdenfrom you all's majority | köbçülüklerindenfrom their majorities |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.