kelin
/kelin/
Definitions
1. bride, a newly married woman
- jangı kelin — a new bride
- kelinni üyge keltirirge — to bring the bride into the house
- kelgen kelin nasıblı bolsun! — may the bride who has come be happy!
2. daughter-in-law, the wife of one's son or brother
- ullu kelin — the eldest daughter-in-law
- gitçe kelin — the youngest daughter-in-law
- kelinle bla qayın anala — daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law
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Origin
A word Karachay inherited from Proto-Turkic; Siemieniec-Gołaś lists it among the Proto-Turkic stock of Karachay-Balkar (2000, p. 28).Found in
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kelinthe bride | kelinlethe brides | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kelinnithe bride's | kelinlenithe brides' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kelinnithe bride (as the object) | kelinlenithe brides (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kelingeto the bride | kelinlegeto the brides | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kelindeat / in the bride | kelinledeat / in the brides | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kelindenfrom the bride | kelinledenfrom the brides | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | kelinimmy bride | kelinlerimmy brides |
| your | keliningyour bride | kelinleringyour brides |
| his / her | kelinihis / her bride | kelinlerihis / her brides |
| our | kelinibizour bride | kelinleribizour brides |
| you all's | kelinigizyou all's bride | kelinlerigizyou all's brides |
| their | kelinleritheir bride | kelinleritheir brides |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kelinleri can mean "his / her brides", "their bride", or "their brides" — context decides.