lakey
/lakej/ · plural lakeyle
footman, lackey, manservant — A household servant; Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 explains it as üy jumuşçu "household worker".
- biyni lakeyi — the prince's footman
- lakey eşikni açdı — the footman opened the door
- ol bayğa lakey bolub işleydi — he works as a footman for a rich man
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lakeythe footman | lakeyimmy footman | lakeyiŋyour footman | lakeyihis footman | lakeyibizour footman | lakeyigizyou all's footman | lakeyleritheir footmen |
| Genitive | lakeynithe footman's | lakeyimimy footman's | lakeyiŋiyour footman's | lakeyinihis footman's | lakeyibizniour footman's | lakeyigizniyou all's footman's | lakeylerinitheir footmen's |
| Accusative | lakeynithe footman (as the object) | lakeyimimy footman (as the object) | lakeyiŋiyour footman (as the object) | lakeyinhis footman (as the object) | lakeyibizniour footman (as the object) | lakeyigizniyou all's footman (as the object) | lakeylerintheir footmen (as the object) |
| Dative | lakeygeto the footman | lakeyimeto my footman | lakeyiŋeto your footman | lakeyineto his footman | lakeyibizgeto our footman | lakeyigizgeto you all's footman | lakeylerineto their footmen |
| Locative | lakeydein / at the footman | lakeyimdein / at my footman | lakeyiŋdein / at your footman | lakeyindein / at his footman | lakeyibizdein / at our footman | lakeyigizdein / at you all's footman | lakeylerindein / at their footmen |
| Ablative | lakeydenfrom the footman | lakeyimdenfrom my footman | lakeyiŋdenfrom your footman | lakeyindenfrom his footman | lakeyibizdenfrom our footman | lakeyigizdenfrom you all's footman | lakeylerindenfrom their footmen |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lakeylethe footmen | lakeylerimmy footmen | lakeyleriŋyour footmen | lakeylerihis footmen | lakeyleribizour footmen | lakeylerigizyou all's footmen | lakeyleritheir footmen |
| Genitive | lakeylenithe footmen's | lakeylerimimy footmen's | lakeyleriŋiyour footmen's | lakeylerinihis footmen's | lakeyleribizniour footmen's | lakeylerigizniyou all's footmen's | lakeylerinitheir footmen's |
| Accusative | lakeylenithe footmen (as the object) | lakeylerimimy footmen (as the object) | lakeyleriŋiyour footmen (as the object) | lakeylerinhis footmen (as the object) | lakeyleribizniour footmen (as the object) | lakeylerigizniyou all's footmen (as the object) | lakeylerintheir footmen (as the object) |
| Dative | lakeylegeto the footmen | lakeylerimeto my footmen | lakeyleriŋeto your footmen | lakeylerineto his footmen | lakeyleribizgeto our footmen | lakeylerigizgeto you all's footmen | lakeylerineto their footmen |
| Locative | lakeyledein / at the footmen | lakeylerimdein / at my footmen | lakeyleriŋdein / at your footmen | lakeylerindein / at his footmen | lakeyleribizdein / at our footmen | lakeylerigizdein / at you all's footmen | lakeylerindein / at their footmen |
| Ablative | lakeyledenfrom the footmen | lakeylerimdenfrom my footmen | lakeyleriŋdenfrom your footmen | lakeylerindenfrom his footmen | lakeyleribizdenfrom our footmen | lakeylerigizdenfrom you all's footmen | lakeylerindenfrom their footmen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: lakeyleri can mean "his / her footmen", "their footman", or "their footmen" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.