küpse
/kypse/ · plural küpsele
merchant, a trader who deals in goods — Before another noun it means merchant's: küpse üy a merchant's house, küpse qatın a merchant's wife or a woman in trade. The plural küpsele can mean the merchant class.
- küpse üy — a merchant's house
- küpse qatın — a merchant's wife
- küpsedi, baydı — he's a merchant, he's rich
- küpse sen eseŋ da — even if you are a merchant
- küpseleni tükenleri — the merchants' shops
- küpseleni ötmek tükenlerine — to the merchants' bread shops
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küpsethe merchant | küpsemmy merchant | küpseŋyour merchant | küpsesihis merchant | küpsebizour merchant | küpsegizyou all's merchant | küpseleritheir merchants |
| Genitive | küpsenithe merchant's | küpsemimy merchant's | küpseŋiyour merchant's | küpsesinihis merchant's | küpsebizniour merchant's | küpsegizniyou all's merchant's | küpselerinitheir merchants' |
| Accusative | küpsenithe merchant (as the object) | küpsemimy merchant (as the object) | küpseŋiyour merchant (as the object) | küpsesinhis merchant (as the object) | küpsebizniour merchant (as the object) | küpsegizniyou all's merchant (as the object) | küpselerintheir merchants (as the object) |
| Dative | küpsegeto the merchant | küpsemeto my merchant | küpseŋeto your merchant | küpsesineto his merchant | küpsebizgeto our merchant | küpsegizgeto you all's merchant | küpselerineto their merchants |
| Locative | küpsedein / at the merchant | küpsemdein / at my merchant | küpseŋdein / at your merchant | küpsesindein / at his merchant | küpsebizdein / at our merchant | küpsegizdein / at you all's merchant | küpselerindein / at their merchants |
| Ablative | küpsedenfrom the merchant | küpsemdenfrom my merchant | küpseŋdenfrom your merchant | küpsesindenfrom his merchant | küpsebizdenfrom our merchant | küpsegizdenfrom you all's merchant | küpselerindenfrom their merchants |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küpselethe merchants | küpselerimmy merchants | küpseleriŋyour merchants | küpselerihis merchants | küpseleribizour merchants | küpselerigizyou all's merchants | küpseleritheir merchants |
| Genitive | küpselenithe merchants' | küpselerimimy merchants' | küpseleriŋiyour merchants' | küpselerinihis merchants' | küpseleribizniour merchants' | küpselerigizniyou all's merchants' | küpselerinitheir merchants' |
| Accusative | küpselenithe merchants (as the object) | küpselerimimy merchants (as the object) | küpseleriŋiyour merchants (as the object) | küpselerinhis merchants (as the object) | küpseleribizniour merchants (as the object) | küpselerigizniyou all's merchants (as the object) | küpselerintheir merchants (as the object) |
| Dative | küpselegeto the merchants | küpselerimeto my merchants | küpseleriŋeto your merchants | küpselerineto his merchants | küpseleribizgeto our merchants | küpselerigizgeto you all's merchants | küpselerineto their merchants |
| Locative | küpseledein / at the merchants | küpselerimdein / at my merchants | küpseleriŋdein / at your merchants | küpselerindein / at his merchants | küpseleribizdein / at our merchants | küpselerigizdein / at you all's merchants | küpselerindein / at their merchants |
| Ablative | küpseledenfrom the merchants | küpselerimdenfrom my merchants | küpseleriŋdenfrom your merchants | küpselerindenfrom his merchants | küpseleribizdenfrom our merchants | küpselerigizdenfrom you all's merchants | küpselerindenfrom their merchants |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küpseleri can mean "his / her merchants", "their merchant", or "their merchants" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küpsenikithe merchant's one | küpsenikilethe merchant's ones | küpselenikithe merchants' one | küpselenikilethe merchants' ones |
| Genitive | küpsenikiniof the merchant's one | küpsenikileniof the merchant's ones | küpselenikiniof the merchants' one | küpselenikileniof the merchants' ones |
| Accusative | küpsenikinthe merchant's one (as the object) | küpsenikilenithe merchant's ones (as the object) | küpselenikinthe merchants' one (as the object) | küpselenikilenithe merchants' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | küpsenikineto the merchant's one | küpsenikilegeto the merchant's ones | küpselenikineto the merchants' one | küpselenikilegeto the merchants' ones |
| Locative | küpsenikindein / at the merchant's one | küpsenikiledein / at the merchant's ones | küpselenikindein / at the merchants' one | küpselenikiledein / at the merchants' ones |
| Ablative | küpsenikindenfrom the merchant's one | küpsenikiledenfrom the merchant's ones | küpselenikindenfrom the merchants' one | küpselenikiledenfrom the merchants' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.