kaşemer
/kaʃemer/ · plural kaşemerle
Balkar spelling: kişmir
cashmere, a fine soft woolen fabric — Before another noun it means made of cashmere: kaşemer jawluq a cashmere headscarf, kaşemer çepken a cashmere dress.
- kaşemer jawluq — a cashmere shawl
- kaşemer çepken — a cashmere dress
- kaşemer bağalıdı — cashmere is expensive
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kaşemerthe cashmere | kaşemerimmy cashmere | kaşemeriŋyour cashmere | kaşemerihis cashmere | kaşemeribizour cashmere | kaşemerigizyou all's cashmere | kaşemerleritheir cashmeres |
| Genitive | kaşemernithe cashmere's | kaşemerimimy cashmere's | kaşemeriŋiyour cashmere's | kaşemerinihis cashmere's | kaşemeribizniour cashmere's | kaşemerigizniyou all's cashmere's | kaşemerlerinitheir cashmeres' |
| Accusative | kaşemernithe cashmere (as the object) | kaşemerimimy cashmere (as the object) | kaşemeriŋiyour cashmere (as the object) | kaşemerinhis cashmere (as the object) | kaşemeribizniour cashmere (as the object) | kaşemerigizniyou all's cashmere (as the object) | kaşemerlerintheir cashmeres (as the object) |
| Dative | kaşemergeto the cashmere | kaşemerimeto my cashmere | kaşemeriŋeto your cashmere | kaşemerineto his cashmere | kaşemeribizgeto our cashmere | kaşemerigizgeto you all's cashmere | kaşemerlerineto their cashmeres |
| Locative | kaşemerdein / at the cashmere | kaşemerimdein / at my cashmere | kaşemeriŋdein / at your cashmere | kaşemerindein / at his cashmere | kaşemeribizdein / at our cashmere | kaşemerigizdein / at you all's cashmere | kaşemerlerindein / at their cashmeres |
| Ablative | kaşemerdenfrom the cashmere | kaşemerimdenfrom my cashmere | kaşemeriŋdenfrom your cashmere | kaşemerindenfrom his cashmere | kaşemeribizdenfrom our cashmere | kaşemerigizdenfrom you all's cashmere | kaşemerlerindenfrom their cashmeres |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kaşemerlethe cashmeres | kaşemerlerimmy cashmeres | kaşemerleriŋyour cashmeres | kaşemerlerihis cashmeres | kaşemerleribizour cashmeres | kaşemerlerigizyou all's cashmeres | kaşemerleritheir cashmeres |
| Genitive | kaşemerlenithe cashmeres' | kaşemerlerimimy cashmeres' | kaşemerleriŋiyour cashmeres' | kaşemerlerinihis cashmeres' | kaşemerleribizniour cashmeres' | kaşemerlerigizniyou all's cashmeres' | kaşemerlerinitheir cashmeres' |
| Accusative | kaşemerlenithe cashmeres (as the object) | kaşemerlerimimy cashmeres (as the object) | kaşemerleriŋiyour cashmeres (as the object) | kaşemerlerinhis cashmeres (as the object) | kaşemerleribizniour cashmeres (as the object) | kaşemerlerigizniyou all's cashmeres (as the object) | kaşemerlerintheir cashmeres (as the object) |
| Dative | kaşemerlegeto the cashmeres | kaşemerlerimeto my cashmeres | kaşemerleriŋeto your cashmeres | kaşemerlerineto his cashmeres | kaşemerleribizgeto our cashmeres | kaşemerlerigizgeto you all's cashmeres | kaşemerlerineto their cashmeres |
| Locative | kaşemerledein / at the cashmeres | kaşemerlerimdein / at my cashmeres | kaşemerleriŋdein / at your cashmeres | kaşemerlerindein / at his cashmeres | kaşemerleribizdein / at our cashmeres | kaşemerlerigizdein / at you all's cashmeres | kaşemerlerindein / at their cashmeres |
| Ablative | kaşemerledenfrom the cashmeres | kaşemerlerimdenfrom my cashmeres | kaşemerleriŋdenfrom your cashmeres | kaşemerlerindenfrom his cashmeres | kaşemerleribizdenfrom our cashmeres | kaşemerlerigizdenfrom you all's cashmeres | kaşemerlerindenfrom their cashmeres |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kaşemerleri can mean "his / her cashmeres", "their cashmere", or "their cashmeres" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.