kündeş
/kyndeʃ/ · plural kündeşle
1. co-wife — One of the wives of the same husband, as seen by another of his wives; often said of a new wife in relation to the earlier one.
- eki kündeş — two co-wives
- tişirıwnu kündeşi — a woman's co-wife
- kündeşleni sabiyleri — the co-wives' children
- kündeşine söleşdi — she spoke to her co-wife
- Kulina kündeşi bla tüyüşmewçü edi — Kulina did not use to fight with her co-wife
- kündeşle uruşadıla — the co-wives are quarreling
- kündeşleça uruşadıla — they quarrel like co-wives
- kündeşleça oğay, egeçleça jaşay edile — they lived not like co-wives but like sisters
2. rival, competitor — Someone who competes with another to win or come out ahead, including a rival for a woman's affection. Before another noun it means rival, competing.
- küçlü kündeş — a strong rival
- kündeşin horladı — he got the better of his rival
- kündeşle köbdüle — the rivals are many
- aşhını kündeşi köb — a good person has many rivals
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kündeşthe co-wife | kündeşimmy co-wife | kündeşiŋyour co-wife | kündeşihis co-wife | kündeşibizour co-wife | kündeşigizyou all's co-wife | kündeşleritheir co-wives |
| Genitive | kündeşnithe co-wife's | kündeşimimy co-wife's | kündeşiŋiyour co-wife's | kündeşinihis co-wife's | kündeşibizniour co-wife's | kündeşigizniyou all's co-wife's | kündeşlerinitheir co-wives' |
| Accusative | kündeşnithe co-wife (as the object) | kündeşimimy co-wife (as the object) | kündeşiŋiyour co-wife (as the object) | kündeşinhis co-wife (as the object) | kündeşibizniour co-wife (as the object) | kündeşigizniyou all's co-wife (as the object) | kündeşlerintheir co-wives (as the object) |
| Dative | kündeşgeto the co-wife | kündeşimeto my co-wife | kündeşiŋeto your co-wife | kündeşineto his co-wife | kündeşibizgeto our co-wife | kündeşigizgeto you all's co-wife | kündeşlerineto their co-wives |
| Locative | kündeşdein / at the co-wife | kündeşimdein / at my co-wife | kündeşiŋdein / at your co-wife | kündeşindein / at his co-wife | kündeşibizdein / at our co-wife | kündeşigizdein / at you all's co-wife | kündeşlerindein / at their co-wives |
| Ablative | kündeşdenfrom the co-wife | kündeşimdenfrom my co-wife | kündeşiŋdenfrom your co-wife | kündeşindenfrom his co-wife | kündeşibizdenfrom our co-wife | kündeşigizdenfrom you all's co-wife | kündeşlerindenfrom their co-wives |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kündeşlethe co-wives | kündeşlerimmy co-wives | kündeşleriŋyour co-wives | kündeşlerihis co-wives | kündeşleribizour co-wives | kündeşlerigizyou all's co-wives | kündeşleritheir co-wives |
| Genitive | kündeşlenithe co-wives' | kündeşlerimimy co-wives' | kündeşleriŋiyour co-wives' | kündeşlerinihis co-wives' | kündeşleribizniour co-wives' | kündeşlerigizniyou all's co-wives' | kündeşlerinitheir co-wives' |
| Accusative | kündeşlenithe co-wives (as the object) | kündeşlerimimy co-wives (as the object) | kündeşleriŋiyour co-wives (as the object) | kündeşlerinhis co-wives (as the object) | kündeşleribizniour co-wives (as the object) | kündeşlerigizniyou all's co-wives (as the object) | kündeşlerintheir co-wives (as the object) |
| Dative | kündeşlegeto the co-wives | kündeşlerimeto my co-wives | kündeşleriŋeto your co-wives | kündeşlerineto his co-wives | kündeşleribizgeto our co-wives | kündeşlerigizgeto you all's co-wives | kündeşlerineto their co-wives |
| Locative | kündeşledein / at the co-wives | kündeşlerimdein / at my co-wives | kündeşleriŋdein / at your co-wives | kündeşlerindein / at his co-wives | kündeşleribizdein / at our co-wives | kündeşlerigizdein / at you all's co-wives | kündeşlerindein / at their co-wives |
| Ablative | kündeşledenfrom the co-wives | kündeşlerimdenfrom my co-wives | kündeşleriŋdenfrom your co-wives | kündeşlerindenfrom his co-wives | kündeşleribizdenfrom our co-wives | kündeşlerigizdenfrom you all's co-wives | kündeşlerindenfrom their co-wives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kündeşleri can mean "his / her co-wives", "their co-wife", or "their co-wives" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kündeşnikithe co-wife's one | kündeşnikilethe co-wife's ones | kündeşlenikithe co-wives' one | kündeşlenikilethe co-wives' ones |
| Genitive | kündeşnikiniof the co-wife's one | kündeşnikileniof the co-wife's ones | kündeşlenikiniof the co-wives' one | kündeşlenikileniof the co-wives' ones |
| Accusative | kündeşnikinthe co-wife's one (as the object) | kündeşnikilenithe co-wife's ones (as the object) | kündeşlenikinthe co-wives' one (as the object) | kündeşlenikilenithe co-wives' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | kündeşnikineto the co-wife's one | kündeşnikilegeto the co-wife's ones | kündeşlenikineto the co-wives' one | kündeşlenikilegeto the co-wives' ones |
| Locative | kündeşnikindein / at the co-wife's one | kündeşnikiledein / at the co-wife's ones | kündeşlenikindein / at the co-wives' one | kündeşlenikiledein / at the co-wives' ones |
| Ablative | kündeşnikindenfrom the co-wife's one | kündeşnikiledenfrom the co-wife's ones | kündeşlenikindenfrom the co-wives' one | kündeşlenikiledenfrom the co-wives' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.