kierik
/kierik/
clothing, clothes, something to wear — Typically appears as a pair word with aşarıq "food" and often içerik "drink": aşarıq içerik kierik "food, drink and clothing".
- menŋe kierik kerekdi — I need clothing
- aşarıq bla kierik — food and clothing
- aşarıqdan bla kierikden sora — apart from food and clothing
- kierik izlerge — to look for clothing
- kierik tikdirirge — to have clothing made
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kierikthe clothing | kierigimmy clothing | kierigiŋyour clothing | kierigihis clothing | kierigibizour clothing | kierigigizyou all's clothing | kierikleritheir clothings |
| Genitive | kieriknithe clothing's | kierigimimy clothing's | kierigiŋiyour clothing's | kieriginihis clothing's | kierigibizniour clothing's | kierigigizniyou all's clothing's | kieriklerinitheir clothings' |
| Accusative | kieriknithe clothing (as the object) | kierigimimy clothing (as the object) | kierigiŋiyour clothing (as the object) | kieriginhis clothing (as the object) | kierigibizniour clothing (as the object) | kierigigizniyou all's clothing (as the object) | kieriklerintheir clothings (as the object) |
| Dative | kierikgeto the clothing | kierigimeto my clothing | kierigiŋeto your clothing | kierigineto his clothing | kierigibizgeto our clothing | kierigigizgeto you all's clothing | kieriklerineto their clothings |
| Locative | kierikdein / at the clothing | kierigimdein / at my clothing | kierigiŋdein / at your clothing | kierigindein / at his clothing | kierigibizdein / at our clothing | kierigigizdein / at you all's clothing | kieriklerindein / at their clothings |
| Ablative | kierikdenfrom the clothing | kierigimdenfrom my clothing | kierigiŋdenfrom your clothing | kierigindenfrom his clothing | kierigibizdenfrom our clothing | kierigigizdenfrom you all's clothing | kieriklerindenfrom their clothings |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.