köpçek
/køptʃek/ · plural köpçekle
1. saddle pad, saddle cushion — A leather-covered cushion stuffed with goat or other animal hair, on the part of the saddle where the rider sits.
- atha köpçek saldım — I put a saddle pad on the horse
- ierni köpçegi joqdu — the saddle has no pad
- at iesine köpçek jetmeydi — the horse's owner never has enough saddle pads
- atha ier saldım, köpçegi joq — I put a saddle on the horse, it has no pad
- qonaq köb qalsa, köpçek qaldırır — if a guest stays long, he leaves his saddle pad behind
- köpçekni jaraşdırırğa — to set the saddle pad straight
- jumuşaq köpçekni omaq sırğan qolla — the hands that neatly quilted the soft saddle pad
2. hub, nave — The central part of a wheel through which the axle passes.
- arba çarhnı köpçegi jarılğandı — the cart wheel's hub has cracked
- köpçek sınŋandı — the hub has broken
- köpçekni alışdırırğa — to replace the hub
- tögerekni köpçegi — the hub of the wheel
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | köpçekthe saddle pad | köpçegimmy saddle pad | köpçegiŋyour saddle pad | köpçegihis saddle pad | köpçegibizour saddle pad | köpçegigizyou all's saddle pad | köpçekleritheir saddle pads |
| Genitive | köpçeknithe saddle pad's | köpçegimimy saddle pad's | köpçegiŋiyour saddle pad's | köpçeginihis saddle pad's | köpçegibizniour saddle pad's | köpçegigizniyou all's saddle pad's | köpçeklerinitheir saddle pads' |
| Accusative | köpçeknithe saddle pad (as the object) | köpçegimimy saddle pad (as the object) | köpçegiŋiyour saddle pad (as the object) | köpçeginhis saddle pad (as the object) | köpçegibizniour saddle pad (as the object) | köpçegigizniyou all's saddle pad (as the object) | köpçeklerintheir saddle pads (as the object) |
| Dative | köpçekgeto the saddle pad | köpçegimeto my saddle pad | köpçegiŋeto your saddle pad | köpçegineto his saddle pad | köpçegibizgeto our saddle pad | köpçegigizgeto you all's saddle pad | köpçeklerineto their saddle pads |
| Locative | köpçekdein / at the saddle pad | köpçegimdein / at my saddle pad | köpçegiŋdein / at your saddle pad | köpçegindein / at his saddle pad | köpçegibizdein / at our saddle pad | köpçegigizdein / at you all's saddle pad | köpçeklerindein / at their saddle pads |
| Ablative | köpçekdenfrom the saddle pad | köpçegimdenfrom my saddle pad | köpçegiŋdenfrom your saddle pad | köpçegindenfrom his saddle pad | köpçegibizdenfrom our saddle pad | köpçegigizdenfrom you all's saddle pad | köpçeklerindenfrom their saddle pads |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | köpçeklethe saddle pads | köpçeklerimmy saddle pads | köpçekleriŋyour saddle pads | köpçeklerihis saddle pads | köpçekleribizour saddle pads | köpçeklerigizyou all's saddle pads | köpçekleritheir saddle pads |
| Genitive | köpçeklenithe saddle pads' | köpçeklerimimy saddle pads' | köpçekleriŋiyour saddle pads' | köpçeklerinihis saddle pads' | köpçekleribizniour saddle pads' | köpçeklerigizniyou all's saddle pads' | köpçeklerinitheir saddle pads' |
| Accusative | köpçeklenithe saddle pads (as the object) | köpçeklerimimy saddle pads (as the object) | köpçekleriŋiyour saddle pads (as the object) | köpçeklerinhis saddle pads (as the object) | köpçekleribizniour saddle pads (as the object) | köpçeklerigizniyou all's saddle pads (as the object) | köpçeklerintheir saddle pads (as the object) |
| Dative | köpçeklegeto the saddle pads | köpçeklerimeto my saddle pads | köpçekleriŋeto your saddle pads | köpçeklerineto his saddle pads | köpçekleribizgeto our saddle pads | köpçeklerigizgeto you all's saddle pads | köpçeklerineto their saddle pads |
| Locative | köpçekledein / at the saddle pads | köpçeklerimdein / at my saddle pads | köpçekleriŋdein / at your saddle pads | köpçeklerindein / at his saddle pads | köpçekleribizdein / at our saddle pads | köpçeklerigizdein / at you all's saddle pads | köpçeklerindein / at their saddle pads |
| Ablative | köpçekledenfrom the saddle pads | köpçeklerimdenfrom my saddle pads | köpçekleriŋdenfrom your saddle pads | köpçeklerindenfrom his saddle pads | köpçekleribizdenfrom our saddle pads | köpçeklerigizdenfrom you all's saddle pads | köpçeklerindenfrom their saddle pads |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köpçekleri can mean "his / her saddle pads", "their saddle pad", or "their saddle pads" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.