lotsman
/lotsman/ · plural lotsmanla
ship's pilot, a person who knows the waters well and guides ships safely through difficult passages — A nautical term, as in portda işlegen lotsman "a harbor pilot".
- kemeni lotsmanı — the ship's pilot
- portda işlegen lotsman — a pilot working in the harbor
- lotsman kemeni portha kiyirdi — the pilot brought the ship into the harbor
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lotsmanthe pilot | lotsmanımmy pilot | lotsmanıŋyour pilot | lotsmanıhis pilot | lotsmanıbızour pilot | lotsmanığızyou all's pilot | lotsmanlarıtheir pilots |
| Genitive | lotsmannıthe pilot's | lotsmanımımy pilot's | lotsmanıŋıyour pilot's | lotsmanınıhis pilot's | lotsmanıbıznıour pilot's | lotsmanığıznıyou all's pilot's | lotsmanlarınıtheir pilots' |
| Accusative | lotsmannıthe pilot (as the object) | lotsmanımımy pilot (as the object) | lotsmanıŋıyour pilot (as the object) | lotsmanınhis pilot (as the object) | lotsmanıbıznıour pilot (as the object) | lotsmanığıznıyou all's pilot (as the object) | lotsmanlarıntheir pilots (as the object) |
| Dative | lotsmanŋato the pilot | lotsmanımato my pilot | lotsmanıŋato your pilot | lotsmanınato his pilot | lotsmanıbızğato our pilot | lotsmanığızğato you all's pilot | lotsmanlarınato their pilots |
| Locative | lotsmandain / at the pilot | lotsmanımdain / at my pilot | lotsmanıŋdain / at your pilot | lotsmanındain / at his pilot | lotsmanıbızdain / at our pilot | lotsmanığızdain / at you all's pilot | lotsmanlarındain / at their pilots |
| Ablative | lotsmandanfrom the pilot | lotsmanımdanfrom my pilot | lotsmanıŋdanfrom your pilot | lotsmanındanfrom his pilot | lotsmanıbızdanfrom our pilot | lotsmanığızdanfrom you all's pilot | lotsmanlarındanfrom their pilots |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | lotsmanlathe pilots | lotsmanlarımmy pilots | lotsmanlarıŋyour pilots | lotsmanlarıhis pilots | lotsmanlarıbızour pilots | lotsmanlarığızyou all's pilots | lotsmanlarıtheir pilots |
| Genitive | lotsmanlanıthe pilots' | lotsmanlarımımy pilots' | lotsmanlarıŋıyour pilots' | lotsmanlarınıhis pilots' | lotsmanlarıbıznıour pilots' | lotsmanlarığıznıyou all's pilots' | lotsmanlarınıtheir pilots' |
| Accusative | lotsmanlanıthe pilots (as the object) | lotsmanlarımımy pilots (as the object) | lotsmanlarıŋıyour pilots (as the object) | lotsmanlarınhis pilots (as the object) | lotsmanlarıbıznıour pilots (as the object) | lotsmanlarığıznıyou all's pilots (as the object) | lotsmanlarıntheir pilots (as the object) |
| Dative | lotsmanlağato the pilots | lotsmanlarımato my pilots | lotsmanlarıŋato your pilots | lotsmanlarınato his pilots | lotsmanlarıbızğato our pilots | lotsmanlarığızğato you all's pilots | lotsmanlarınato their pilots |
| Locative | lotsmanladain / at the pilots | lotsmanlarımdain / at my pilots | lotsmanlarıŋdain / at your pilots | lotsmanlarındain / at his pilots | lotsmanlarıbızdain / at our pilots | lotsmanlarığızdain / at you all's pilots | lotsmanlarındain / at their pilots |
| Ablative | lotsmanladanfrom the pilots | lotsmanlarımdanfrom my pilots | lotsmanlarıŋdanfrom your pilots | lotsmanlarındanfrom his pilots | lotsmanlarıbızdanfrom our pilots | lotsmanlarığızdanfrom you all's pilots | lotsmanlarındanfrom their pilots |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: lotsmanları can mean "his / her pilots", "their pilot", or "their pilots" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.