kirpi
/kirpi/ · plural kirpile
hedgehog — A female hedgehog is tişi kirpi.
- kirpi süt içedi — the hedgehog drinks milk
- kirpini iyneleri — the hedgehog's quills
- tişi kirpi — a female hedgehog
- kirpi kibik — like a hedgehog, bristling
- çaçı kirpi kibik edi — his hair bristled like a hedgehog
- kirpini adamğa zaranı tiymedi — the hedgehog did no harm to the person
- üyde kirpi, tışında supu — a hedgehog at home, meek outside
Expressions
- kirpi qorquw — shuddering fear
- üyde – kirpi, tışında – supu — two-faced at home
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kirpithe hedgehog | kirpimmy hedgehog | kirpiŋyour hedgehog | kirpisihis hedgehog | kirpibizour hedgehog | kirpigizyou all's hedgehog | kirpileritheir hedgehogs |
| Genitive | kirpinithe hedgehog's | kirpimimy hedgehog's | kirpiŋiyour hedgehog's | kirpisinihis hedgehog's | kirpibizniour hedgehog's | kirpigizniyou all's hedgehog's | kirpilerinitheir hedgehogs' |
| Accusative | kirpinithe hedgehog (as the object) | kirpimimy hedgehog (as the object) | kirpiŋiyour hedgehog (as the object) | kirpisinhis hedgehog (as the object) | kirpibizniour hedgehog (as the object) | kirpigizniyou all's hedgehog (as the object) | kirpilerintheir hedgehogs (as the object) |
| Dative | kirpigeto the hedgehog | kirpimeto my hedgehog | kirpiŋeto your hedgehog | kirpisineto his hedgehog | kirpibizgeto our hedgehog | kirpigizgeto you all's hedgehog | kirpilerineto their hedgehogs |
| Locative | kirpidein / at the hedgehog | kirpimdein / at my hedgehog | kirpiŋdein / at your hedgehog | kirpisindein / at his hedgehog | kirpibizdein / at our hedgehog | kirpigizdein / at you all's hedgehog | kirpilerindein / at their hedgehogs |
| Ablative | kirpidenfrom the hedgehog | kirpimdenfrom my hedgehog | kirpiŋdenfrom your hedgehog | kirpisindenfrom his hedgehog | kirpibizdenfrom our hedgehog | kirpigizdenfrom you all's hedgehog | kirpilerindenfrom their hedgehogs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kirpilethe hedgehogs | kirpilerimmy hedgehogs | kirpileriŋyour hedgehogs | kirpilerihis hedgehogs | kirpileribizour hedgehogs | kirpilerigizyou all's hedgehogs | kirpileritheir hedgehogs |
| Genitive | kirpilenithe hedgehogs' | kirpilerimimy hedgehogs' | kirpileriŋiyour hedgehogs' | kirpilerinihis hedgehogs' | kirpileribizniour hedgehogs' | kirpilerigizniyou all's hedgehogs' | kirpilerinitheir hedgehogs' |
| Accusative | kirpilenithe hedgehogs (as the object) | kirpilerimimy hedgehogs (as the object) | kirpileriŋiyour hedgehogs (as the object) | kirpilerinhis hedgehogs (as the object) | kirpileribizniour hedgehogs (as the object) | kirpilerigizniyou all's hedgehogs (as the object) | kirpilerintheir hedgehogs (as the object) |
| Dative | kirpilegeto the hedgehogs | kirpilerimeto my hedgehogs | kirpileriŋeto your hedgehogs | kirpilerineto his hedgehogs | kirpileribizgeto our hedgehogs | kirpilerigizgeto you all's hedgehogs | kirpilerineto their hedgehogs |
| Locative | kirpiledein / at the hedgehogs | kirpilerimdein / at my hedgehogs | kirpileriŋdein / at your hedgehogs | kirpilerindein / at his hedgehogs | kirpileribizdein / at our hedgehogs | kirpilerigizdein / at you all's hedgehogs | kirpilerindein / at their hedgehogs |
| Ablative | kirpiledenfrom the hedgehogs | kirpilerimdenfrom my hedgehogs | kirpileriŋdenfrom your hedgehogs | kirpilerindenfrom his hedgehogs | kirpileribizdenfrom our hedgehogs | kirpilerigizdenfrom you all's hedgehogs | kirpilerindenfrom their hedgehogs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kirpileri can mean "his / her hedgehogs", "their hedgehog", or "their hedgehogs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kirpinikithe hedgehog's one | kirpinikilethe hedgehog's ones | kirpilenikithe hedgehogs' one | kirpilenikilethe hedgehogs' ones |
| Genitive | kirpinikiniof the hedgehog's one | kirpinikileniof the hedgehog's ones | kirpilenikiniof the hedgehogs' one | kirpilenikileniof the hedgehogs' ones |
| Accusative | kirpinikinthe hedgehog's one (as the object) | kirpinikilenithe hedgehog's ones (as the object) | kirpilenikinthe hedgehogs' one (as the object) | kirpilenikilenithe hedgehogs' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | kirpinikineto the hedgehog's one | kirpinikilegeto the hedgehog's ones | kirpilenikineto the hedgehogs' one | kirpilenikilegeto the hedgehogs' ones |
| Locative | kirpinikindein / at the hedgehog's one | kirpinikiledein / at the hedgehog's ones | kirpilenikindein / at the hedgehogs' one | kirpilenikiledein / at the hedgehogs' ones |
| Ablative | kirpinikindenfrom the hedgehog's one | kirpinikiledenfrom the hedgehog's ones | kirpilenikindenfrom the hedgehogs' one | kirpilenikiledenfrom the hedgehogs' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.