kemirçek
/kemirtʃek/ · plural kemirçekle
cartilage, gristle — The firm, flexible whitish tissue where bones join and at the edges of some bones, such as the shoulder blades and the jaw. After the name of a body part it names that part's cartilage, as in burun kemirçek "nasal cartilage" and qulaq kemirçek "ear cartilage".
- burun kemirçek — the cartilage of the nose
- qulaq kemirçek — the cartilage of the ear
- kemirçek süekden jumuşaqdı — cartilage is softer than bone
- kemirçekni boluşluğu bla qoşuladıla — they are joined with the help of cartilage
- bu etde kemirçek köbdü — there is a lot of gristle in this meat
- men kemirçekni aşamayma — I don't eat gristle
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kemirçekthe cartilage | kemirçegimmy cartilage | kemirçegiŋyour cartilage | kemirçegihis cartilage | kemirçegibizour cartilage | kemirçegigizyou all's cartilage | kemirçekleritheir cartilages |
| Genitive | kemirçeknithe cartilage's | kemirçegimimy cartilage's | kemirçegiŋiyour cartilage's | kemirçeginihis cartilage's | kemirçegibizniour cartilage's | kemirçegigizniyou all's cartilage's | kemirçeklerinitheir cartilages' |
| Accusative | kemirçeknithe cartilage (as the object) | kemirçegimimy cartilage (as the object) | kemirçegiŋiyour cartilage (as the object) | kemirçeginhis cartilage (as the object) | kemirçegibizniour cartilage (as the object) | kemirçegigizniyou all's cartilage (as the object) | kemirçeklerintheir cartilages (as the object) |
| Dative | kemirçekgeto the cartilage | kemirçegimeto my cartilage | kemirçegiŋeto your cartilage | kemirçegineto his cartilage | kemirçegibizgeto our cartilage | kemirçegigizgeto you all's cartilage | kemirçeklerineto their cartilages |
| Locative | kemirçekdein / at the cartilage | kemirçegimdein / at my cartilage | kemirçegiŋdein / at your cartilage | kemirçegindein / at his cartilage | kemirçegibizdein / at our cartilage | kemirçegigizdein / at you all's cartilage | kemirçeklerindein / at their cartilages |
| Ablative | kemirçekdenfrom the cartilage | kemirçegimdenfrom my cartilage | kemirçegiŋdenfrom your cartilage | kemirçegindenfrom his cartilage | kemirçegibizdenfrom our cartilage | kemirçegigizdenfrom you all's cartilage | kemirçeklerindenfrom their cartilages |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kemirçeklethe cartilages | kemirçeklerimmy cartilages | kemirçekleriŋyour cartilages | kemirçeklerihis cartilages | kemirçekleribizour cartilages | kemirçeklerigizyou all's cartilages | kemirçekleritheir cartilages |
| Genitive | kemirçeklenithe cartilages' | kemirçeklerimimy cartilages' | kemirçekleriŋiyour cartilages' | kemirçeklerinihis cartilages' | kemirçekleribizniour cartilages' | kemirçeklerigizniyou all's cartilages' | kemirçeklerinitheir cartilages' |
| Accusative | kemirçeklenithe cartilages (as the object) | kemirçeklerimimy cartilages (as the object) | kemirçekleriŋiyour cartilages (as the object) | kemirçeklerinhis cartilages (as the object) | kemirçekleribizniour cartilages (as the object) | kemirçeklerigizniyou all's cartilages (as the object) | kemirçeklerintheir cartilages (as the object) |
| Dative | kemirçeklegeto the cartilages | kemirçeklerimeto my cartilages | kemirçekleriŋeto your cartilages | kemirçeklerineto his cartilages | kemirçekleribizgeto our cartilages | kemirçeklerigizgeto you all's cartilages | kemirçeklerineto their cartilages |
| Locative | kemirçekledein / at the cartilages | kemirçeklerimdein / at my cartilages | kemirçekleriŋdein / at your cartilages | kemirçeklerindein / at his cartilages | kemirçekleribizdein / at our cartilages | kemirçeklerigizdein / at you all's cartilages | kemirçeklerindein / at their cartilages |
| Ablative | kemirçekledenfrom the cartilages | kemirçeklerimdenfrom my cartilages | kemirçekleriŋdenfrom your cartilages | kemirçeklerindenfrom his cartilages | kemirçekleribizdenfrom our cartilages | kemirçeklerigizdenfrom you all's cartilages | kemirçeklerindenfrom their cartilages |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kemirçekleri can mean "his / her cartilages", "their cartilage", or "their cartilages" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.