kerki
/kerki/ · plural kerkile
adze, an axe-like tool with the blade set across the handle, used for hollowing out wood
- ustanı kerkisi — the craftsman's adze
- ayaqçını kerkisi — the bowl-maker's adze
- kerki bla jonarğa — to shape wood with an adze
- ağaçnı kerki bla qazıb — hollowing out wood with an adze
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kerkithe adze | kerkimmy adze | kerkiŋyour adze | kerkisihis adze | kerkibizour adze | kerkigizyou all's adze | kerkileritheir adzes |
| Genitive | kerkinithe adze's | kerkimimy adze's | kerkiŋiyour adze's | kerkisinihis adze's | kerkibizniour adze's | kerkigizniyou all's adze's | kerkilerinitheir adzes' |
| Accusative | kerkinithe adze (as the object) | kerkimimy adze (as the object) | kerkiŋiyour adze (as the object) | kerkisinhis adze (as the object) | kerkibizniour adze (as the object) | kerkigizniyou all's adze (as the object) | kerkilerintheir adzes (as the object) |
| Dative | kerkigeto the adze | kerkimeto my adze | kerkiŋeto your adze | kerkisineto his adze | kerkibizgeto our adze | kerkigizgeto you all's adze | kerkilerineto their adzes |
| Locative | kerkidein / at the adze | kerkimdein / at my adze | kerkiŋdein / at your adze | kerkisindein / at his adze | kerkibizdein / at our adze | kerkigizdein / at you all's adze | kerkilerindein / at their adzes |
| Ablative | kerkidenfrom the adze | kerkimdenfrom my adze | kerkiŋdenfrom your adze | kerkisindenfrom his adze | kerkibizdenfrom our adze | kerkigizdenfrom you all's adze | kerkilerindenfrom their adzes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kerkilethe adzes | kerkilerimmy adzes | kerkileriŋyour adzes | kerkilerihis adzes | kerkileribizour adzes | kerkilerigizyou all's adzes | kerkileritheir adzes |
| Genitive | kerkilenithe adzes' | kerkilerimimy adzes' | kerkileriŋiyour adzes' | kerkilerinihis adzes' | kerkileribizniour adzes' | kerkilerigizniyou all's adzes' | kerkilerinitheir adzes' |
| Accusative | kerkilenithe adzes (as the object) | kerkilerimimy adzes (as the object) | kerkileriŋiyour adzes (as the object) | kerkilerinhis adzes (as the object) | kerkileribizniour adzes (as the object) | kerkilerigizniyou all's adzes (as the object) | kerkilerintheir adzes (as the object) |
| Dative | kerkilegeto the adzes | kerkilerimeto my adzes | kerkileriŋeto your adzes | kerkilerineto his adzes | kerkileribizgeto our adzes | kerkilerigizgeto you all's adzes | kerkilerineto their adzes |
| Locative | kerkiledein / at the adzes | kerkilerimdein / at my adzes | kerkileriŋdein / at your adzes | kerkilerindein / at his adzes | kerkileribizdein / at our adzes | kerkilerigizdein / at you all's adzes | kerkilerindein / at their adzes |
| Ablative | kerkiledenfrom the adzes | kerkilerimdenfrom my adzes | kerkileriŋdenfrom your adzes | kerkilerindenfrom his adzes | kerkileribizdenfrom our adzes | kerkilerigizdenfrom you all's adzes | kerkilerindenfrom their adzes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kerkileri can mean "his / her adzes", "their adze", or "their adzes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.