kemik
/kemik/ · plural kemikle
1. marrow bone, soft bone holding marrow — The soft part of a bone, with fat inside, that gives out fat when it is sucked or chewed.
- jaş malnı kemigi bolmaydı — a young animal has no marrow bone
- süekni kemikli jeri — the marrowy part of the bone
- malnı kemigi — the marrow bone of the animal
- it kemikni kemiredi — the dog is gnawing the marrow bone
- kemik bla şorpa eterge — to make broth with a marrow bone
2. cartilage, gristle — Before another noun it means cartilaginous; kemik süek means cartilage.
- kemik süek — cartilage
- qulaqnı kemigi — the cartilage of the ear
- burunnu kemigi — the cartilage of the nose
- ol kemikni çaynadı — he chewed the gristle
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kemikthe marrow bone | kemigimmy marrow bone | kemigiŋyour marrow bone | kemigihis marrow bone | kemigibizour marrow bone | kemigigizyou all's marrow bone | kemikleritheir marrow bones |
| Genitive | kemiknithe marrow bone's | kemigimimy marrow bone's | kemigiŋiyour marrow bone's | kemiginihis marrow bone's | kemigibizniour marrow bone's | kemigigizniyou all's marrow bone's | kemiklerinitheir marrow bones' |
| Accusative | kemiknithe marrow bone (as the object) | kemigimimy marrow bone (as the object) | kemigiŋiyour marrow bone (as the object) | kemiginhis marrow bone (as the object) | kemigibizniour marrow bone (as the object) | kemigigizniyou all's marrow bone (as the object) | kemiklerintheir marrow bones (as the object) |
| Dative | kemikgeto the marrow bone | kemigimeto my marrow bone | kemigiŋeto your marrow bone | kemigineto his marrow bone | kemigibizgeto our marrow bone | kemigigizgeto you all's marrow bone | kemiklerineto their marrow bones |
| Locative | kemikdein / at the marrow bone | kemigimdein / at my marrow bone | kemigiŋdein / at your marrow bone | kemigindein / at his marrow bone | kemigibizdein / at our marrow bone | kemigigizdein / at you all's marrow bone | kemiklerindein / at their marrow bones |
| Ablative | kemikdenfrom the marrow bone | kemigimdenfrom my marrow bone | kemigiŋdenfrom your marrow bone | kemigindenfrom his marrow bone | kemigibizdenfrom our marrow bone | kemigigizdenfrom you all's marrow bone | kemiklerindenfrom their marrow bones |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kemiklethe marrow bones | kemiklerimmy marrow bones | kemikleriŋyour marrow bones | kemiklerihis marrow bones | kemikleribizour marrow bones | kemiklerigizyou all's marrow bones | kemikleritheir marrow bones |
| Genitive | kemiklenithe marrow bones' | kemiklerimimy marrow bones' | kemikleriŋiyour marrow bones' | kemiklerinihis marrow bones' | kemikleribizniour marrow bones' | kemiklerigizniyou all's marrow bones' | kemiklerinitheir marrow bones' |
| Accusative | kemiklenithe marrow bones (as the object) | kemiklerimimy marrow bones (as the object) | kemikleriŋiyour marrow bones (as the object) | kemiklerinhis marrow bones (as the object) | kemikleribizniour marrow bones (as the object) | kemiklerigizniyou all's marrow bones (as the object) | kemiklerintheir marrow bones (as the object) |
| Dative | kemiklegeto the marrow bones | kemiklerimeto my marrow bones | kemikleriŋeto your marrow bones | kemiklerineto his marrow bones | kemikleribizgeto our marrow bones | kemiklerigizgeto you all's marrow bones | kemiklerineto their marrow bones |
| Locative | kemikledein / at the marrow bones | kemiklerimdein / at my marrow bones | kemikleriŋdein / at your marrow bones | kemiklerindein / at his marrow bones | kemikleribizdein / at our marrow bones | kemiklerigizdein / at you all's marrow bones | kemiklerindein / at their marrow bones |
| Ablative | kemikledenfrom the marrow bones | kemiklerimdenfrom my marrow bones | kemikleriŋdenfrom your marrow bones | kemiklerindenfrom his marrow bones | kemikleribizdenfrom our marrow bones | kemiklerigizdenfrom you all's marrow bones | kemiklerindenfrom their marrow bones |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kemikleri can mean "his / her marrow bones", "their marrow bone", or "their marrow bones" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.