keselekke
/keselekke/ · plural keselekkele
lizard — A Karachay word; the Balkar equivalent is gurgun.
- taşda keselekke — a lizard on the stone
- keselekke künŋe jılınadı — the lizard warms itself in the sun
- keselekke taşnı tübüne kirdi — the lizard went under the stone
- keselekkele tez çabadıla — lizards run fast
- jılanŋa uw bergen — keselekke — it is the lizard that gave the snake its venom
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keselekkethe lizard | keselekkemmy lizard | keselekkeŋyour lizard | keselekkesihis lizard | keselekkebizour lizard | keselekkegizyou all's lizard | keselekkeleritheir lizards |
| Genitive | keselekkenithe lizard's | keselekkemimy lizard's | keselekkeŋiyour lizard's | keselekkesinihis lizard's | keselekkebizniour lizard's | keselekkegizniyou all's lizard's | keselekkelerinitheir lizards' |
| Accusative | keselekkenithe lizard (as the object) | keselekkemimy lizard (as the object) | keselekkeŋiyour lizard (as the object) | keselekkesinhis lizard (as the object) | keselekkebizniour lizard (as the object) | keselekkegizniyou all's lizard (as the object) | keselekkelerintheir lizards (as the object) |
| Dative | keselekkegeto the lizard | keselekkemeto my lizard | keselekkeŋeto your lizard | keselekkesineto his lizard | keselekkebizgeto our lizard | keselekkegizgeto you all's lizard | keselekkelerineto their lizards |
| Locative | keselekkedein / at the lizard | keselekkemdein / at my lizard | keselekkeŋdein / at your lizard | keselekkesindein / at his lizard | keselekkebizdein / at our lizard | keselekkegizdein / at you all's lizard | keselekkelerindein / at their lizards |
| Ablative | keselekkedenfrom the lizard | keselekkemdenfrom my lizard | keselekkeŋdenfrom your lizard | keselekkesindenfrom his lizard | keselekkebizdenfrom our lizard | keselekkegizdenfrom you all's lizard | keselekkelerindenfrom their lizards |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keselekkelethe lizards | keselekkelerimmy lizards | keselekkeleriŋyour lizards | keselekkelerihis lizards | keselekkeleribizour lizards | keselekkelerigizyou all's lizards | keselekkeleritheir lizards |
| Genitive | keselekkelenithe lizards' | keselekkelerimimy lizards' | keselekkeleriŋiyour lizards' | keselekkelerinihis lizards' | keselekkeleribizniour lizards' | keselekkelerigizniyou all's lizards' | keselekkelerinitheir lizards' |
| Accusative | keselekkelenithe lizards (as the object) | keselekkelerimimy lizards (as the object) | keselekkeleriŋiyour lizards (as the object) | keselekkelerinhis lizards (as the object) | keselekkeleribizniour lizards (as the object) | keselekkelerigizniyou all's lizards (as the object) | keselekkelerintheir lizards (as the object) |
| Dative | keselekkelegeto the lizards | keselekkelerimeto my lizards | keselekkeleriŋeto your lizards | keselekkelerineto his lizards | keselekkeleribizgeto our lizards | keselekkelerigizgeto you all's lizards | keselekkelerineto their lizards |
| Locative | keselekkeledein / at the lizards | keselekkelerimdein / at my lizards | keselekkeleriŋdein / at your lizards | keselekkelerindein / at his lizards | keselekkeleribizdein / at our lizards | keselekkelerigizdein / at you all's lizards | keselekkelerindein / at their lizards |
| Ablative | keselekkeledenfrom the lizards | keselekkelerimdenfrom my lizards | keselekkeleriŋdenfrom your lizards | keselekkelerindenfrom his lizards | keselekkeleribizdenfrom our lizards | keselekkelerigizdenfrom you all's lizards | keselekkelerindenfrom their lizards |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: keselekkeleri can mean "his / her lizards", "their lizard", or "their lizards" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | keselekkenikithe lizard's one | keselekkenikilethe lizard's ones | keselekkelenikithe lizards' one | keselekkelenikilethe lizards' ones |
| Genitive | keselekkenikiniof the lizard's one | keselekkenikileniof the lizard's ones | keselekkelenikiniof the lizards' one | keselekkelenikileniof the lizards' ones |
| Accusative | keselekkenikinthe lizard's one (as the object) | keselekkenikilenithe lizard's ones (as the object) | keselekkelenikinthe lizards' one (as the object) | keselekkelenikilenithe lizards' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | keselekkenikineto the lizard's one | keselekkenikilegeto the lizard's ones | keselekkelenikineto the lizards' one | keselekkelenikilegeto the lizards' ones |
| Locative | keselekkenikindein / at the lizard's one | keselekkenikiledein / at the lizard's ones | keselekkelenikindein / at the lizards' one | keselekkelenikiledein / at the lizards' ones |
| Ablative | keselekkenikindenfrom the lizard's one | keselekkenikiledenfrom the lizard's ones | keselekkelenikindenfrom the lizards' one | keselekkelenikiledenfrom the lizards' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.