kelin
/kelin/ · plural kelinle
1. bride, a newly married woman
- jaŋı kelin — a new bride
- kelin ariwdu — the bride is beautiful
- kelinni üyge keltirirge — to bring the bride into the house
- kelinni qaçan eltirikbiz? — when will we take the bride away?
- kelgen kelin nasıblı bolsun! — may the bride who has come be happy!
2. daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, the wife of one's son, brother or another male relative
- ullu kelin — the eldest daughter-in-law
- gitçe kelin — the youngest daughter-in-law
- kelinŋe igi bolurğa — to treat one's daughter-in-law well
- kelin ata üyüne ketgendi — the daughter-in-law has gone to her father's house
- kelinle bla qayın anala — daughters-in-law and mothers-in-law
- kelinni kemligin qayın ana bilir — the mother-in-law knows the daughter-in-law's shortcomings
Expressions
- kelinni ayağından — the bride's doing
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelinthe bride | kelinimmy bride | keliniŋyour bride | kelinihis bride | kelinibizour bride | kelinigizyou all's bride | kelinleritheir brides |
| Genitive | kelinnithe bride's | kelinimimy bride's | keliniŋiyour bride's | kelininihis bride's | kelinibizniour bride's | kelinigizniyou all's bride's | kelinlerinitheir brides' |
| Accusative | kelinnithe bride (as the object) | kelinimimy bride (as the object) | keliniŋiyour bride (as the object) | kelininhis bride (as the object) | kelinibizniour bride (as the object) | kelinigizniyou all's bride (as the object) | kelinlerintheir brides (as the object) |
| Dative | kelinŋeto the bride | kelinimeto my bride | keliniŋeto your bride | kelinineto his bride | kelinibizgeto our bride | kelinigizgeto you all's bride | kelinlerineto their brides |
| Locative | kelindein / at the bride | kelinimdein / at my bride | keliniŋdein / at your bride | kelinindein / at his bride | kelinibizdein / at our bride | kelinigizdein / at you all's bride | kelinlerindein / at their brides |
| Ablative | kelindenfrom the bride | kelinimdenfrom my bride | keliniŋdenfrom your bride | kelinindenfrom his bride | kelinibizdenfrom our bride | kelinigizdenfrom you all's bride | kelinlerindenfrom their brides |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelinlethe brides | kelinlerimmy brides | kelinleriŋyour brides | kelinlerihis brides | kelinleribizour brides | kelinlerigizyou all's brides | kelinleritheir brides |
| Genitive | kelinlenithe brides' | kelinlerimimy brides' | kelinleriŋiyour brides' | kelinlerinihis brides' | kelinleribizniour brides' | kelinlerigizniyou all's brides' | kelinlerinitheir brides' |
| Accusative | kelinlenithe brides (as the object) | kelinlerimimy brides (as the object) | kelinleriŋiyour brides (as the object) | kelinlerinhis brides (as the object) | kelinleribizniour brides (as the object) | kelinlerigizniyou all's brides (as the object) | kelinlerintheir brides (as the object) |
| Dative | kelinlegeto the brides | kelinlerimeto my brides | kelinleriŋeto your brides | kelinlerineto his brides | kelinleribizgeto our brides | kelinlerigizgeto you all's brides | kelinlerineto their brides |
| Locative | kelinledein / at the brides | kelinlerimdein / at my brides | kelinleriŋdein / at your brides | kelinlerindein / at his brides | kelinleribizdein / at our brides | kelinlerigizdein / at you all's brides | kelinlerindein / at their brides |
| Ablative | kelinledenfrom the brides | kelinlerimdenfrom my brides | kelinleriŋdenfrom your brides | kelinlerindenfrom his brides | kelinleribizdenfrom our brides | kelinlerigizdenfrom you all's brides | kelinlerindenfrom their 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kelinnikithe bride's one | kelinnikilethe bride's ones | kelinlenikithe brides' one | kelinlenikilethe brides' ones |
| Genitive | kelinnikiniof the bride's one | kelinnikileniof the bride's ones | kelinlenikiniof the brides' one | kelinlenikileniof the brides' ones |
| Accusative | kelinnikinthe bride's one (as the object) | kelinnikilenithe bride's ones (as the object) | kelinlenikinthe brides' one (as the object) | kelinlenikilenithe brides' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | kelinnikineto the bride's one | kelinnikilegeto the bride's ones | kelinlenikineto the brides' one | kelinlenikilegeto the brides' ones |
| Locative | kelinnikindein / at the bride's one | kelinnikiledein / at the bride's ones | kelinlenikindein / at the brides' one | kelinlenikiledein / at the brides' ones |
| Ablative | kelinnikindenfrom the bride's one | kelinnikiledenfrom the bride's ones | kelinlenikindenfrom the brides' one | kelinlenikiledenfrom the brides' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.