kölekke
/kølekke/ · plural kölekkele
1. shadow, shade
- terekni tübü kölekke — the shade beneath the tree
- terek kölekkede olturadıla — they are sitting in the shade of a tree
- oramnı kölekke janı — the shady side of the street
- qoyan kesini kölekkesinden qorqar — a hare fears its own shadow
- suwda kesini kölekkesin eslegendi — he noticed his own shadow in the water
2. ghost, apparition, phantom
- qaraŋıda kölekke kördüm — I saw an apparition in the dark
- seni kölekkeŋ bla uşaq ete — talking with your ghost
- anı quru kölekkesi qalğandı — only a ghost of him is left
- kölekkesi tüşümde köründü — his apparition appeared in my dream
3. protection, patronage
- birewnü kölekkesinde jaşarğa — to live under someone's protection
- ol atasını kölekkesinde jaşaydı — he lives under his father's protection
- biri biriŋe kölekke bolurğa — to be a protection for one another
4. silhouette, dark outline one source
- qara kölekkeni esledi — he noticed a dark silhouette
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kölekkethe shadow | kölekkemmy shadow | kölekkeŋyour shadow | kölekkesihis shadow | kölekkebizour shadow | kölekkegizyou all's shadow | kölekkeleritheir shadows |
| Genitive | kölekkenithe shadow's | kölekkemimy shadow's | kölekkeŋiyour shadow's | kölekkesinihis shadow's | kölekkebizniour shadow's | kölekkegizniyou all's shadow's | kölekkelerinitheir shadows' |
| Accusative | kölekkenithe shadow (as the object) | kölekkemimy shadow (as the object) | kölekkeŋiyour shadow (as the object) | kölekkesinhis shadow (as the object) | kölekkebizniour shadow (as the object) | kölekkegizniyou all's shadow (as the object) | kölekkelerintheir shadows (as the object) |
| Dative | kölekkegeto the shadow | kölekkemeto my shadow | kölekkeŋeto your shadow | kölekkesineto his shadow | kölekkebizgeto our shadow | kölekkegizgeto you all's shadow | kölekkelerineto their shadows |
| Locative | kölekkedein / at the shadow | kölekkemdein / at my shadow | kölekkeŋdein / at your shadow | kölekkesindein / at his shadow | kölekkebizdein / at our shadow | kölekkegizdein / at you all's shadow | kölekkelerindein / at their shadows |
| Ablative | kölekkedenfrom the shadow | kölekkemdenfrom my shadow | kölekkeŋdenfrom your shadow | kölekkesindenfrom his shadow | kölekkebizdenfrom our shadow | kölekkegizdenfrom you all's shadow | kölekkelerindenfrom their shadows |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | kölekkelethe shadows | kölekkelerimmy shadows | kölekkeleriŋyour shadows | kölekkelerihis shadows | kölekkeleribizour shadows | kölekkelerigizyou all's shadows | kölekkeleritheir shadows |
| Genitive | kölekkelenithe shadows' | kölekkelerimimy shadows' | kölekkeleriŋiyour shadows' | kölekkelerinihis shadows' | kölekkeleribizniour shadows' | kölekkelerigizniyou all's shadows' | kölekkelerinitheir shadows' |
| Accusative | kölekkelenithe shadows (as the object) | kölekkelerimimy shadows (as the object) | kölekkeleriŋiyour shadows (as the object) | kölekkelerinhis shadows (as the object) | kölekkeleribizniour shadows (as the object) | kölekkelerigizniyou all's shadows (as the object) | kölekkelerintheir shadows (as the object) |
| Dative | kölekkelegeto the shadows | kölekkelerimeto my shadows | kölekkeleriŋeto your shadows | kölekkelerineto his shadows | kölekkeleribizgeto our shadows | kölekkelerigizgeto you all's shadows | kölekkelerineto their shadows |
| Locative | kölekkeledein / at the shadows | kölekkelerimdein / at my shadows | kölekkeleriŋdein / at your shadows | kölekkelerindein / at his shadows | kölekkeleribizdein / at our shadows | kölekkelerigizdein / at you all's shadows | kölekkelerindein / at their shadows |
| Ablative | kölekkeledenfrom the shadows | kölekkelerimdenfrom my shadows | kölekkeleriŋdenfrom your shadows | kölekkelerindenfrom his shadows | kölekkeleribizdenfrom our shadows | kölekkelerigizdenfrom you all's shadows | kölekkelerindenfrom their shadows |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: kölekkeleri can mean "his / her shadows", "their shadow", or "their shadows" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.