kertiw
/kertiw/ · plural kertiwle
notching, carving; the act of cutting a notch or mark into something (a rock, a peg, a tree) — Verbal noun of kerterge "notch, carve": qazıqnı kertiw "notching a peg", terekni kertiw "notching a tree", qaya taşha atın kertiw "carving one's name into a rock".
- terekni kertiw — notching a tree
- qazıqnı kertiw — notching a peg
- qaya taşha atın kertiw — carving one's name into a rock
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kertiwthe notching | kertiwümmy notching | kertiwüŋyour notching | kertiwühis notching | kertiwübüzour notching | kertiwügüzyou all's notching | kertiwleritheir notchings |
| Genitive | kertiwnüthe notching's | kertiwümümy notching's | kertiwüŋüyour notching's | kertiwünühis notching's | kertiwübüznüour notching's | kertiwügüznüyou all's notching's | kertiwlerinitheir notchings' |
| Accusative | kertiwnüthe notching (as the object) | kertiwümümy notching (as the object) | kertiwüŋüyour notching (as the object) | kertiwünhis notching (as the object) | kertiwübüznüour notching (as the object) | kertiwügüznüyou all's notching (as the object) | kertiwlerintheir notchings (as the object) |
| Dative | kertiwgeto the notching | kertiwümeto my notching | kertiwüŋeto your notching | kertiwüneto his notching | kertiwübüzgeto our notching | kertiwügüzgeto you all's notching | kertiwlerineto their notchings |
| Locative | kertiwdein / at the notching | kertiwümdein / at my notching | kertiwüŋdein / at your notching | kertiwündein / at his notching | kertiwübüzdein / at our notching | kertiwügüzdein / at you all's notching | kertiwlerindein / at their notchings |
| Ablative | kertiwdenfrom the notching | kertiwümdenfrom my notching | kertiwüŋdenfrom your notching | kertiwündenfrom his notching | kertiwübüzdenfrom our notching | kertiwügüzdenfrom you all's notching | kertiwlerindenfrom their notchings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kertiwlethe notchings | kertiwlerimmy notchings | kertiwleriŋyour notchings | kertiwlerihis notchings | kertiwleribizour notchings | kertiwlerigizyou all's notchings | kertiwleritheir notchings |
| Genitive | kertiwlenithe notchings' | kertiwlerimimy notchings' | kertiwleriŋiyour notchings' | kertiwlerinihis notchings' | kertiwleribizniour notchings' | kertiwlerigizniyou all's notchings' | kertiwlerinitheir notchings' |
| Accusative | kertiwlenithe notchings (as the object) | kertiwlerimimy notchings (as the object) | kertiwleriŋiyour notchings (as the object) | kertiwlerinhis notchings (as the object) | kertiwleribizniour notchings (as the object) | kertiwlerigizniyou all's notchings (as the object) | kertiwlerintheir notchings (as the object) |
| Dative | kertiwlegeto the notchings | kertiwlerimeto my notchings | kertiwleriŋeto your notchings | kertiwlerineto his notchings | kertiwleribizgeto our notchings | kertiwlerigizgeto you all's notchings | kertiwlerineto their notchings |
| Locative | kertiwledein / at the notchings | kertiwlerimdein / at my notchings | kertiwleriŋdein / at your notchings | kertiwlerindein / at his notchings | kertiwleribizdein / at our notchings | kertiwlerigizdein / at you all's notchings | kertiwlerindein / at their notchings |
| Ablative | kertiwledenfrom the notchings | kertiwlerimdenfrom my notchings | kertiwleriŋdenfrom your notchings | kertiwlerindenfrom his notchings | kertiwleribizdenfrom our notchings | kertiwlerigizdenfrom you all's notchings | kertiwlerindenfrom their notchings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kertiwleri can mean "his / her notchings", "their notching", or "their notchings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.