köl
/køl/ · plural kölle
1. lake, pond
- taw kölünü suwu çımmaq ariwdu — the water of the mountain lake is perfectly clean
- köl betinde aq quşla jüzedile — white birds swim on the surface of the lake
- köl boyunda tohtab salqınlandıq — we stopped by the lake and cooled off
- kölde balıq bardı — there are fish in the lake
2. heart, spirit, mood, inner state
- köl qorqaq da qol batır — the heart is timid but the hand is brave
- kölüm kötürüldü — my spirits rose
- işge kölü bla qaraydı — he treats the work seriously
- anı kölü igidi — he is in good spirits
Expressions
- Allahnı kölü külmesin — God forbid
- jol köl alırğa — resolve to travel
- köl alırğa — resolve to act
- köl aşarğa — take offense; put heart into
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | költhe lake | kölümmy lake | kölüŋyour lake | kölühis lake | kölübüzour lake | kölügüzyou all's lake | kölleritheir lakes |
| Genitive | kölnüthe lake's | kölümümy lake's | kölüŋüyour lake's | kölünühis lake's | kölübüznüour lake's | kölügüznüyou all's lake's | köllerinitheir lakes' |
| Accusative | kölnüthe lake (as the object) | kölümümy lake (as the object) | kölüŋüyour lake (as the object) | kölünhis lake (as the object) | kölübüznüour lake (as the object) | kölügüznüyou all's lake (as the object) | köllerintheir lakes (as the object) |
| Dative | kölgeto the lake | kölümeto my lake | kölüŋeto your lake | kölüneto his lake | kölübüzgeto our lake | kölügüzgeto you all's lake | köllerineto their lakes |
| Locative | köldein / at the lake | kölümdein / at my lake | kölüŋdein / at your lake | kölündein / at his lake | kölübüzdein / at our lake | kölügüzdein / at you all's lake | köllerindein / at their lakes |
| Ablative | köldenfrom the lake | kölümdenfrom my lake | kölüŋdenfrom your lake | kölündenfrom his lake | kölübüzdenfrom our lake | kölügüzdenfrom you all's lake | köllerindenfrom their lakes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | köllethe lakes | köllerimmy lakes | kölleriŋyour lakes | köllerihis lakes | kölleribizour lakes | köllerigizyou all's lakes | kölleritheir lakes |
| Genitive | köllenithe lakes' | köllerimimy lakes' | kölleriŋiyour lakes' | köllerinihis lakes' | kölleribizniour lakes' | köllerigizniyou all's lakes' | köllerinitheir lakes' |
| Accusative | köllenithe lakes (as the object) | köllerimimy lakes (as the object) | kölleriŋiyour lakes (as the object) | köllerinhis lakes (as the object) | kölleribizniour lakes (as the object) | köllerigizniyou all's lakes (as the object) | köllerintheir lakes (as the object) |
| Dative | köllegeto the lakes | köllerimeto my lakes | kölleriŋeto your lakes | köllerineto his lakes | kölleribizgeto our lakes | köllerigizgeto you all's lakes | köllerineto their lakes |
| Locative | kölledein / at the lakes | köllerimdein / at my lakes | kölleriŋdein / at your lakes | köllerindein / at his lakes | kölleribizdein / at our lakes | köllerigizdein / at you all's lakes | köllerindein / at their lakes |
| Ablative | kölledenfrom the lakes | köllerimdenfrom my lakes | kölleriŋdenfrom your lakes | köllerindenfrom his lakes | kölleribizdenfrom our lakes | köllerigizdenfrom you all's lakes | köllerindenfrom their lakes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kölleri can mean "his / her lakes", "their lake", or "their lakes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.