küewlük
/kyewlyk/ · plural küewlükle
bridegroom-to-be, betrothed, prospective son-in-law — derived from küew “son-in-law”
- küewlük keldi — the bridegroom-to-be arrived
- küewlük bir janına çalıqladı — the bridegroom-to-be stepped aside
- küewlük jaş — the young man who is to be the bridegroom
- kimi küewlük, kimi kelinlik saylaydıla — some choose a prospective son-in-law, some a prospective daughter-in-law
- küewlüknü üyü — the house of the prospective son-in-law
- küewlükge sawğa berdile — they gave a present to the bridegroom-to-be
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küewlükthe bridegroom-to-be | küewlügümmy bridegroom-to-be | küewlügüŋyour bridegroom-to-be | küewlügühis bridegroom-to-be | küewlügübüzour bridegroom-to-be | küewlügügüzyou all's bridegroom-to-be | küewlükleritheir bridegroom-to-bes |
| Genitive | küewlüknüthe bridegroom-to-be's | küewlügümümy bridegroom-to-be's | küewlügüŋüyour bridegroom-to-be's | küewlügünühis bridegroom-to-be's | küewlügübüznüour bridegroom-to-be's | küewlügügüznüyou all's bridegroom-to-be's | küewlüklerinitheir bridegroom-to-bes' |
| Accusative | küewlüknüthe bridegroom-to-be (as the object) | küewlügümümy bridegroom-to-be (as the object) | küewlügüŋüyour bridegroom-to-be (as the object) | küewlügünhis bridegroom-to-be (as the object) | küewlügübüznüour bridegroom-to-be (as the object) | küewlügügüznüyou all's bridegroom-to-be (as the object) | küewlüklerintheir bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) |
| Dative | küewlükgeto the bridegroom-to-be | küewlügümeto my bridegroom-to-be | küewlügüŋeto your bridegroom-to-be | küewlügüneto his bridegroom-to-be | küewlügübüzgeto our bridegroom-to-be | küewlügügüzgeto you all's bridegroom-to-be | küewlüklerineto their bridegroom-to-bes |
| Locative | küewlükdein / at the bridegroom-to-be | küewlügümdein / at my bridegroom-to-be | küewlügüŋdein / at your bridegroom-to-be | küewlügündein / at his bridegroom-to-be | küewlügübüzdein / at our bridegroom-to-be | küewlügügüzdein / at you all's bridegroom-to-be | küewlüklerindein / at their bridegroom-to-bes |
| Ablative | küewlükdenfrom the bridegroom-to-be | küewlügümdenfrom my bridegroom-to-be | küewlügüŋdenfrom your bridegroom-to-be | küewlügündenfrom his bridegroom-to-be | küewlügübüzdenfrom our bridegroom-to-be | küewlügügüzdenfrom you all's bridegroom-to-be | küewlüklerindenfrom their bridegroom-to-bes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küewlüklethe bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerimmy bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleriŋyour bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerihis bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleribizour bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerigizyou all's bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleritheir bridegroom-to-bes |
| Genitive | küewlüklenithe bridegroom-to-bes' | küewlüklerimimy bridegroom-to-bes' | küewlükleriŋiyour bridegroom-to-bes' | küewlüklerinihis bridegroom-to-bes' | küewlükleribizniour bridegroom-to-bes' | küewlüklerigizniyou all's bridegroom-to-bes' | küewlüklerinitheir bridegroom-to-bes' |
| Accusative | küewlüklenithe bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) | küewlüklerimimy bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) | küewlükleriŋiyour bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) | küewlüklerinhis bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) | küewlükleribizniour bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) | küewlüklerigizniyou all's bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) | küewlüklerintheir bridegroom-to-bes (as the object) |
| Dative | küewlüklegeto the bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerimeto my bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleriŋeto your bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerineto his bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleribizgeto our bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerigizgeto you all's bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerineto their bridegroom-to-bes |
| Locative | küewlükledein / at the bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerimdein / at my bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleriŋdein / at your bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerindein / at his bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleribizdein / at our bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerigizdein / at you all's bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerindein / at their bridegroom-to-bes |
| Ablative | küewlükledenfrom the bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerimdenfrom my bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleriŋdenfrom your bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerindenfrom his bridegroom-to-bes | küewlükleribizdenfrom our bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerigizdenfrom you all's bridegroom-to-bes | küewlüklerindenfrom their bridegroom-to-bes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küewlükleri can mean "his / her bridegroom-to-bes", "their bridegroom-to-be", or "their bridegroom-to-bes" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küewlüknüküthe bridegroom-to-be's one | küewlüknükülethe bridegroom-to-be's ones | küewlüklenikithe bridegroom-to-bes' one | küewlüklenikilethe bridegroom-to-bes' ones |
| Genitive | küewlüknükünüof the bridegroom-to-be's one | küewlüknüküleniof the bridegroom-to-be's ones | küewlüklenikiniof the bridegroom-to-bes' one | küewlüklenikileniof the bridegroom-to-bes' ones |
| Accusative | küewlüknükünthe bridegroom-to-be's one (as the object) | küewlüknükülenithe bridegroom-to-be's ones (as the object) | küewlüklenikinthe bridegroom-to-bes' one (as the object) | küewlüklenikilenithe bridegroom-to-bes' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | küewlüknüküneto the bridegroom-to-be's one | küewlüknükülegeto the bridegroom-to-be's ones | küewlüklenikineto the bridegroom-to-bes' one | küewlüklenikilegeto the bridegroom-to-bes' ones |
| Locative | küewlüknükündein / at the bridegroom-to-be's one | küewlüknüküledein / at the bridegroom-to-be's ones | küewlüklenikindein / at the bridegroom-to-bes' one | küewlüklenikiledein / at the bridegroom-to-bes' ones |
| Ablative | küewlüknükündenfrom the bridegroom-to-be's one | küewlüknüküledenfrom the bridegroom-to-be's ones | küewlüklenikindenfrom the bridegroom-to-bes' one | küewlüklenikiledenfrom the bridegroom-to-bes' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.