kez
/kez/ · plural kezle
1. notch, nick, cut-out, groove — jağanı kezi means the cut-out of a collar, the neckline. kez ayırırğa means make a notch.
- jağanı kezi — the cut-out of the collar
- kez ayırırğa — to cut a notch
- bıçaqnı kezi — the notch of the knife
- awuzunda sınŋan kezi — the notch broken in its edge
2. saddle, col, dip in a ridge, hollow, depression
- tawnu kezi bla öterge — to cross by the saddle of the mountain
- juğuturlanı körürse tawnu kezinde — you will see the turs on the saddle of the mountain
- tawnu kezi bla ötdük — we crossed by the saddle of the mountain
- eki tawnu arasında kez — a saddle between two mountains
- kez bla öterge — to go over by the col
- saqal kezi — the dip of the beard
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kezthe notch | kezimmy notch | keziŋyour notch | kezihis notch | kezibizour notch | kezigizyou all's notch | kezleritheir notches |
| Genitive | keznithe notch's | kezimimy notch's | keziŋiyour notch's | kezinihis notch's | kezibizniour notch's | kezigizniyou all's notch's | kezlerinitheir notches' |
| Accusative | keznithe notch (as the object) | kezimimy notch (as the object) | keziŋiyour notch (as the object) | kezinhis notch (as the object) | kezibizniour notch (as the object) | kezigizniyou all's notch (as the object) | kezlerintheir notches (as the object) |
| Dative | kezgeto the notch | kezimeto my notch | keziŋeto your notch | kezineto his notch | kezibizgeto our notch | kezigizgeto you all's notch | kezlerineto their notches |
| Locative | kezdein / at the notch | kezimdein / at my notch | keziŋdein / at your notch | kezindein / at his notch | kezibizdein / at our notch | kezigizdein / at you all's notch | kezlerindein / at their notches |
| Ablative | kezdenfrom the notch | kezimdenfrom my notch | keziŋdenfrom your notch | kezindenfrom his notch | kezibizdenfrom our notch | kezigizdenfrom you all's notch | kezlerindenfrom their notches |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kezlethe notches | kezlerimmy notches | kezleriŋyour notches | kezlerihis notches | kezleribizour notches | kezlerigizyou all's notches | kezleritheir notches |
| Genitive | kezlenithe notches' | kezlerimimy notches' | kezleriŋiyour notches' | kezlerinihis notches' | kezleribizniour notches' | kezlerigizniyou all's notches' | kezlerinitheir notches' |
| Accusative | kezlenithe notches (as the object) | kezlerimimy notches (as the object) | kezleriŋiyour notches (as the object) | kezlerinhis notches (as the object) | kezleribizniour notches (as the object) | kezlerigizniyou all's notches (as the object) | kezlerintheir notches (as the object) |
| Dative | kezlegeto the notches | kezlerimeto my notches | kezleriŋeto your notches | kezlerineto his notches | kezleribizgeto our notches | kezlerigizgeto you all's notches | kezlerineto their notches |
| Locative | kezledein / at the notches | kezlerimdein / at my notches | kezleriŋdein / at your notches | kezlerindein / at his notches | kezleribizdein / at our notches | kezlerigizdein / at you all's notches | kezlerindein / at their notches |
| Ablative | kezledenfrom the notches | kezlerimdenfrom my notches | kezleriŋdenfrom your notches | kezlerindenfrom his notches | kezleribizdenfrom our notches | kezlerigizdenfrom you all's notches | kezlerindenfrom their notches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kezleri can mean "his / her notches", "their notch", or "their notches" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.