kişiw
/kiʃiw/
Definitions
1. a catkin; the downy, elongated flower cluster of a willow
- talnı kişiwları — the catkins of the willow
- kişiw quyruq — couch grass (literally: catkin-tail)
- terekde kişiwle köründüle — catkins showed on the tree
2. a cat, a kitten — a nursery word: the form adults use when speaking to small children, and when calling a cat. TSKBYA marks it саб. (child speech), which the schema keeps as prose rather than a register value.
- kişiw-kişiw — here, kitty (the call used for a cat)
- gitçe kişiw — a little kitten
- kişiw süt içedi — the kitty is drinking milk
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kişiwthe catkin | kişiwlethe catkins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kişiwnithe catkin's | kişiwlenithe catkins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kişiwnithe catkin (as the object) | kişiwlenithe catkins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kişiwgeto the catkin | kişiwlegeto the catkins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kişiwdeat / in the catkin | kişiwledeat / in the catkins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kişiwdenfrom the catkin | kişiwledenfrom the catkins | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | kişiwimmy catkin | kişiwlerimmy catkins |
| your | kişiwingyour catkin | kişiwleringyour catkins |
| his / her | kişiwihis / her catkin | kişiwlerihis / her catkins |
| our | kişiwibizour catkin | kişiwleribizour catkins |
| you all's | kişiwigizyou all's catkin | kişiwlerigizyou all's catkins |
| their | kişiwleritheir catkin | kişiwleritheir catkins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kişiwleri can mean "his / her catkins", "their catkin", or "their catkins" — context decides.