kilisa
/kilisa/ · plural kilisala
church, a building where Christians worship; also a cathedral — With a qualifier it can mean another faith's house of worship: çüyüt kilisa is a synagogue.
- eski kilisa — an old church
- ertdegili kilisa — an ancient church
- kilisağa kirirge — to enter the church
- şaharda miyik kilisa bardı — there is a tall church in the town
- kilisanı qoŋurawu — the bell of the church
- bağırbaş kilisa — a copper-domed church
- orus kilisa — a Russian church
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kilisathe church | kilisammy church | kilisaŋyour church | kilisasıhis church | kilisabızour church | kilisağızyou all's church | kilisalarıtheir churches |
| Genitive | kilisanıthe church's | kilisamımy church's | kilisaŋıyour church's | kilisasınıhis church's | kilisabıznıour church's | kilisağıznıyou all's church's | kilisalarınıtheir churches' |
| Accusative | kilisanıthe church (as the object) | kilisamımy church (as the object) | kilisaŋıyour church (as the object) | kilisasınhis church (as the object) | kilisabıznıour church (as the object) | kilisağıznıyou all's church (as the object) | kilisalarıntheir churches (as the object) |
| Dative | kilisağato the church | kilisamato my church | kilisaŋato your church | kilisasınato his church | kilisabızğato our church | kilisağızğato you all's church | kilisalarınato their churches |
| Locative | kilisadain / at the church | kilisamdain / at my church | kilisaŋdain / at your church | kilisasındain / at his church | kilisabızdain / at our church | kilisağızdain / at you all's church | kilisalarındain / at their churches |
| Ablative | kilisadanfrom the church | kilisamdanfrom my church | kilisaŋdanfrom your church | kilisasındanfrom his church | kilisabızdanfrom our church | kilisağızdanfrom you all's church | kilisalarındanfrom their churches |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kilisalathe churches | kilisalarımmy churches | kilisalarıŋyour churches | kilisalarıhis churches | kilisalarıbızour churches | kilisalarığızyou all's churches | kilisalarıtheir churches |
| Genitive | kilisalanıthe churches' | kilisalarımımy churches' | kilisalarıŋıyour churches' | kilisalarınıhis churches' | kilisalarıbıznıour churches' | kilisalarığıznıyou all's churches' | kilisalarınıtheir churches' |
| Accusative | kilisalanıthe churches (as the object) | kilisalarımımy churches (as the object) | kilisalarıŋıyour churches (as the object) | kilisalarınhis churches (as the object) | kilisalarıbıznıour churches (as the object) | kilisalarığıznıyou all's churches (as the object) | kilisalarıntheir churches (as the object) |
| Dative | kilisalağato the churches | kilisalarımato my churches | kilisalarıŋato your churches | kilisalarınato his churches | kilisalarıbızğato our churches | kilisalarığızğato you all's churches | kilisalarınato their churches |
| Locative | kilisaladain / at the churches | kilisalarımdain / at my churches | kilisalarıŋdain / at your churches | kilisalarındain / at his churches | kilisalarıbızdain / at our churches | kilisalarığızdain / at you all's churches | kilisalarındain / at their churches |
| Ablative | kilisaladanfrom the churches | kilisalarımdanfrom my churches | kilisalarıŋdanfrom your churches | kilisalarındanfrom his churches | kilisalarıbızdanfrom our churches | kilisalarığızdanfrom you all's churches | kilisalarındanfrom their churches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kilisaları can mean "his / her churches", "their church", or "their churches" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.