Kavkaz / Kawkaz
/kavkaz/, /kawkaz/
the Caucasus, the Caucasian mountain region and homeland — Before another noun it means Caucasian, of the Caucasus: Kavkaz tawla the Caucasus Mountains, Kavkaz tille the Caucasian languages, Kavkaz aşarıqla Caucasian dishes.
- Kavkazda jaşarğa — to live in the Caucasus
- Kavkazğa qaytırğa — to return to the Caucasus
- Kavkaznı tawları — the mountains of the Caucasus
- Kavkaz tawla — the Caucasus Mountains
- Kavkaz tille — the Caucasian languages
- Kavkaz aşarıqla — Caucasian dishes
- Kavkaz halqla — the peoples of the Caucasus
- Kavkaz adetle — the customs of the Caucasus
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Kavkazthe Caucasus | Kavkazımmy Caucasus | Kavkazıŋyour Caucasus | Kavkazıhis Caucasus | Kavkazıbızour Caucasus | Kavkazığızyou all's Caucasus | Kavkazlarıtheir Caucasuses |
| Genitive | Kavkaznıthe Caucasus' | Kavkazımımy Caucasus' | Kavkazıŋıyour Caucasus' | Kavkazınıhis Caucasus' | Kavkazıbıznıour Caucasus' | Kavkazığıznıyou all's Caucasus' | Kavkazlarınıtheir Caucasuses' |
| Accusative | Kavkaznıthe Caucasus (as the object) | Kavkazımımy Caucasus (as the object) | Kavkazıŋıyour Caucasus (as the object) | Kavkazınhis Caucasus (as the object) | Kavkazıbıznıour Caucasus (as the object) | Kavkazığıznıyou all's Caucasus (as the object) | Kavkazlarıntheir Caucasuses (as the object) |
| Dative | Kavkazğato the Caucasus | Kavkazımato my Caucasus | Kavkazıŋato your Caucasus | Kavkazınato his Caucasus | Kavkazıbızğato our Caucasus | Kavkazığızğato you all's Caucasus | Kavkazlarınato their Caucasuses |
| Locative | Kavkazdain / at the Caucasus | Kavkazımdain / at my Caucasus | Kavkazıŋdain / at your Caucasus | Kavkazındain / at his Caucasus | Kavkazıbızdain / at our Caucasus | Kavkazığızdain / at you all's Caucasus | Kavkazlarındain / at their Caucasuses |
| Ablative | Kavkazdanfrom the Caucasus | Kavkazımdanfrom my Caucasus | Kavkazıŋdanfrom your Caucasus | Kavkazındanfrom his Caucasus | Kavkazıbızdanfrom our Caucasus | Kavkazığızdanfrom you all's Caucasus | Kavkazlarındanfrom their Caucasuses |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Kavkaznıqıthe Caucasus' one | Kavkaznıqılathe Caucasus' ones |
| Genitive | Kavkaznıqınıof the Caucasus' one | Kavkaznıqılanıof the Caucasus' ones |
| Accusative | Kavkaznıqınthe Caucasus' one (as the object) | Kavkaznıqılanıthe Caucasus' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | Kavkaznıqınato the Caucasus' one | Kavkaznıqılağato the Caucasus' ones |
| Locative | Kavkaznıqındain / at the Caucasus' one | Kavkaznıqıladain / at the Caucasus' ones |
| Ablative | Kavkaznıqındanfrom the Caucasus' one | Kavkaznıqıladanfrom the Caucasus' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.