kerpes
/kerpes/ · plural kerpesle
bliss, delight, pleasure, happiness — Marked as old and Karachay in one dictionary; found in folk song, e.g. a hunter's appeal to the god of the hunt to let his dogs feast.
- kerpes etdirgin qoşda itlege — let the dogs at the camp feast
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kerpesthe bliss | kerpesimmy bliss | kerpesiŋyour bliss | kerpesihis bliss | kerpesibizour bliss | kerpesigizyou all's bliss | kerpesleritheir blisses |
| Genitive | kerpesnithe bliss' | kerpesimimy bliss' | kerpesiŋiyour bliss' | kerpesinihis bliss' | kerpesibizniour bliss' | kerpesigizniyou all's bliss' | kerpeslerinitheir blisses' |
| Accusative | kerpesnithe bliss (as the object) | kerpesimimy bliss (as the object) | kerpesiŋiyour bliss (as the object) | kerpesinhis bliss (as the object) | kerpesibizniour bliss (as the object) | kerpesigizniyou all's bliss (as the object) | kerpeslerintheir blisses (as the object) |
| Dative | kerpesgeto the bliss | kerpesimeto my bliss | kerpesiŋeto your bliss | kerpesineto his bliss | kerpesibizgeto our bliss | kerpesigizgeto you all's bliss | kerpeslerineto their blisses |
| Locative | kerpesdein / at the bliss | kerpesimdein / at my bliss | kerpesiŋdein / at your bliss | kerpesindein / at his bliss | kerpesibizdein / at our bliss | kerpesigizdein / at you all's bliss | kerpeslerindein / at their blisses |
| Ablative | kerpesdenfrom the bliss | kerpesimdenfrom my bliss | kerpesiŋdenfrom your bliss | kerpesindenfrom his bliss | kerpesibizdenfrom our bliss | kerpesigizdenfrom you all's bliss | kerpeslerindenfrom their blisses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kerpeslethe blisses | kerpeslerimmy blisses | kerpesleriŋyour blisses | kerpeslerihis blisses | kerpesleribizour blisses | kerpeslerigizyou all's blisses | kerpesleritheir blisses |
| Genitive | kerpeslenithe blisses' | kerpeslerimimy blisses' | kerpesleriŋiyour blisses' | kerpeslerinihis blisses' | kerpesleribizniour blisses' | kerpeslerigizniyou all's blisses' | kerpeslerinitheir blisses' |
| Accusative | kerpeslenithe blisses (as the object) | kerpeslerimimy blisses (as the object) | kerpesleriŋiyour blisses (as the object) | kerpeslerinhis blisses (as the object) | kerpesleribizniour blisses (as the object) | kerpeslerigizniyou all's blisses (as the object) | kerpeslerintheir blisses (as the object) |
| Dative | kerpeslegeto the blisses | kerpeslerimeto my blisses | kerpesleriŋeto your blisses | kerpeslerineto his blisses | kerpesleribizgeto our blisses | kerpeslerigizgeto you all's blisses | kerpeslerineto their blisses |
| Locative | kerpesledein / at the blisses | kerpeslerimdein / at my blisses | kerpesleriŋdein / at your blisses | kerpeslerindein / at his blisses | kerpesleribizdein / at our blisses | kerpeslerigizdein / at you all's blisses | kerpeslerindein / at their blisses |
| Ablative | kerpesledenfrom the blisses | kerpeslerimdenfrom my blisses | kerpesleriŋdenfrom your blisses | kerpeslerindenfrom his blisses | kerpesleribizdenfrom our blisses | kerpeslerigizdenfrom you all's blisses | kerpeslerindenfrom their blisses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kerpesleri can mean "his / her blisses", "their bliss", or "their blisses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.