küwçü
/kywtʃy/ · plural küwçüle
composer of laments — A person who composes the traditional songs of mourning sung for the dead. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks the word as Karachay.
- ol belgili küwçü edi — he was a well-known composer of laments
- el küwçüge tıŋıladı — the village listened to the composer of laments
- küwçünü jırı — the lament composer's song
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küwçüthe composer | küwçümmy composer | küwçüŋyour composer | küwçüsühis composer | küwçübüzour composer | küwçügüzyou all's composer | küwçüleritheir composers |
| Genitive | küwçünüthe composer's | küwçümümy composer's | küwçüŋüyour composer's | küwçüsünühis composer's | küwçübüznüour composer's | küwçügüznüyou all's composer's | küwçülerinitheir composers' |
| Accusative | küwçünüthe composer (as the object) | küwçümümy composer (as the object) | küwçüŋüyour composer (as the object) | küwçüsünhis composer (as the object) | küwçübüznüour composer (as the object) | küwçügüznüyou all's composer (as the object) | küwçülerintheir composers (as the object) |
| Dative | küwçügeto the composer | küwçümeto my composer | küwçüŋeto your composer | küwçüsüneto his composer | küwçübüzgeto our composer | küwçügüzgeto you all's composer | küwçülerineto their composers |
| Locative | küwçüdein / at the composer | küwçümdein / at my composer | küwçüŋdein / at your composer | küwçüsündein / at his composer | küwçübüzdein / at our composer | küwçügüzdein / at you all's composer | küwçülerindein / at their composers |
| Ablative | küwçüdenfrom the composer | küwçümdenfrom my composer | küwçüŋdenfrom your composer | küwçüsündenfrom his composer | küwçübüzdenfrom our composer | küwçügüzdenfrom you all's composer | küwçülerindenfrom their composers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | küwçülethe composers | küwçülerimmy composers | küwçüleriŋyour composers | küwçülerihis composers | küwçüleribizour composers | küwçülerigizyou all's composers | küwçüleritheir composers |
| Genitive | küwçülenithe composers' | küwçülerimimy composers' | küwçüleriŋiyour composers' | küwçülerinihis composers' | küwçüleribizniour composers' | küwçülerigizniyou all's composers' | küwçülerinitheir composers' |
| Accusative | küwçülenithe composers (as the object) | küwçülerimimy composers (as the object) | küwçüleriŋiyour composers (as the object) | küwçülerinhis composers (as the object) | küwçüleribizniour composers (as the object) | küwçülerigizniyou all's composers (as the object) | küwçülerintheir composers (as the object) |
| Dative | küwçülegeto the composers | küwçülerimeto my composers | küwçüleriŋeto your composers | küwçülerineto his composers | küwçüleribizgeto our composers | küwçülerigizgeto you all's composers | küwçülerineto their composers |
| Locative | küwçüledein / at the composers | küwçülerimdein / at my composers | küwçüleriŋdein / at your composers | küwçülerindein / at his composers | küwçüleribizdein / at our composers | küwçülerigizdein / at you all's composers | küwçülerindein / at their composers |
| Ablative | küwçüledenfrom the composers | küwçülerimdenfrom my composers | küwçüleriŋdenfrom your composers | küwçülerindenfrom his composers | küwçüleribizdenfrom our composers | küwçülerigizdenfrom you all's composers | küwçülerindenfrom their composers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: küwçüleri can mean "his / her composers", "their composer", or "their composers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.