köbelek
/købelek/ · plural köbelekle
1. a butterfly, an insect with large patterned wings
- güllege köbelekle qonadıla — butterflies alight on the flowers
- ariw köbelek — a beautiful butterfly
- köbelek uçadı — a butterfly is flying
2. fear, fright, a sudden alarm that takes hold of a person — Chiefly in the set expressions köbelek bolurğa 'to be seized with fright' and köbelek eterge 'to frighten'.
- jüregi köbelek bolğandı — he is seized with fright
- jüregime köbelek saldı — he struck fear into my heart
- köbelek eterge — to frighten someone
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe butterfly | —köbelek | meniköbelegim | seniköbeleging | anıköbelegi | bizniköbelegibiz | sizniköbelegigiz | alanıköbelekleri |
| Genitivethe butterfly's | —köbelekni | meniköbelegimi | seniköbelegingi | anıköbelegini | bizniköbelegibizni | sizniköbelegigizni | alanıköbeleklerini |
| Accusativethe butterfly (as the object) | —köbelekni | meniköbelegimi | seniköbelegingi | anıköbelegin | bizniköbelegibizni | sizniköbelegigizni | alanıköbeleklerin |
| Dativeto the butterfly | —köbelekge | meniköbelegime | seniköbeleginge | anıköbelegine | bizniköbelegibizge | sizniköbelegigizge | alanıköbeleklerine |
| Locativeat / in the butterfly | —köbelekde | meniköbelegimde | seniköbelegingde | anıköbeleginde | bizniköbelegibizde | sizniköbelegigizde | alanıköbeleklerinde |
| Ablativefrom the butterfly | —köbelekden | meniköbelegimden | seniköbelegingden | anıköbeleginden | bizniköbelegibizden | sizniköbelegigizden | alanıköbeleklerinden |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe butterflies | —köbelekle | meniköbeleklerim | seniköbeleklering | anıköbelekleri | bizniköbelekleribiz | sizniköbeleklerigiz | alanıköbelekleri |
| Genitivethe butterflies' | —köbelekleni | meniköbeleklerimi | seniköbelekleringi | anıköbeleklerini | bizniköbelekleribizni | sizniköbeleklerigizni | alanıköbeleklerini |
| Accusativethe butterflies (as the object) | —köbelekleni | meniköbeleklerimi | seniköbelekleringi | anıköbeleklerin | bizniköbelekleribizni | sizniköbeleklerigizni | alanıköbeleklerin |
| Dativeto the butterflies | —köbeleklege | meniköbeleklerime | seniköbelekleringe | anıköbeleklerine | bizniköbelekleribizge | sizniköbeleklerigizge | alanıköbeleklerine |
| Locativeat / in the butterflies | —köbeleklede | meniköbeleklerimde | seniköbelekleringde | anıköbeleklerinde | bizniköbelekleribizde | sizniköbeleklerigizde | alanıköbeleklerinde |
| Ablativefrom the butterflies | —köbelekleden | meniköbeleklerimden | seniköbelekleringden | anıköbeleklerinden | bizniköbelekleribizden | sizniköbeleklerigizden | alanıköbeleklerinden |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: köbelekleri can mean "his / her butterflies", "their butterfly", or "their butterflies" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.