kösew
/ køsew /
Definitions noun firebrand, burning log, ember
Definitions noun poker, the stick used to stir the hearth fire
Definitions noun smut, bunt (a fungal disease of wheat)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kösew the firebrand | kösewle the firebrands | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | kösewni the firebrand's | kösewleni the firebrands' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | kösewni the firebrand (as the object) | kösewleni the firebrands (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | kösewge to the firebrand | kösewlege to the firebrands | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | kösewde at / in the firebrand | kösewlede at / in the firebrands | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | kösewden from the firebrand | kösewleden from the firebrands | 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 | kösewim my firebrand | kösewlerim my firebrands |
| your | kösewiŋ your firebrand | kösewleriŋ your firebrands |
| his / her | kösewi his / her firebrand | kösewleri his / her firebrands |
| our | kösewibiz our firebrand | kösewleribiz our firebrands |
| you all's | kösewigiz you all's firebrand | kösewlerigiz you all's firebrands |
| their | kösewleri their firebrand | kösewleri their firebrands |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kösewleri can mean "his / her firebrands", "their firebrand", or "their firebrands" — context decides.