mans
/mans/ · plural mansla
hide belt, oxhide strap — A long, broad belt or strap cut from oxhide, known mainly from folk epic.
- mans jetmeydi beline — the belt does not reach around his waist
- beline mans baylarğa — to tie a hide belt around his waist
- atam beline mans bayladı — my father tied a hide belt around his waist
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mansthe hide belt | mansımmy hide belt | mansıŋyour hide belt | mansıhis hide belt | mansıbızour hide belt | mansığızyou all's hide belt | manslarıtheir hide belts |
| Genitive | mansnıthe hide belt's | mansımımy hide belt's | mansıŋıyour hide belt's | mansınıhis hide belt's | mansıbıznıour hide belt's | mansığıznıyou all's hide belt's | manslarınıtheir hide belts' |
| Accusative | mansnıthe hide belt (as the object) | mansımımy hide belt (as the object) | mansıŋıyour hide belt (as the object) | mansınhis hide belt (as the object) | mansıbıznıour hide belt (as the object) | mansığıznıyou all's hide belt (as the object) | manslarıntheir hide belts (as the object) |
| Dative | manshato the hide belt | mansımato my hide belt | mansıŋato your hide belt | mansınato his hide belt | mansıbızğato our hide belt | mansığızğato you all's hide belt | manslarınato their hide belts |
| Locative | mansdain / at the hide belt | mansımdain / at my hide belt | mansıŋdain / at your hide belt | mansındain / at his hide belt | mansıbızdain / at our hide belt | mansığızdain / at you all's hide belt | manslarındain / at their hide belts |
| Ablative | mansdanfrom the hide belt | mansımdanfrom my hide belt | mansıŋdanfrom your hide belt | mansındanfrom his hide belt | mansıbızdanfrom our hide belt | mansığızdanfrom you all's hide belt | manslarındanfrom their hide belts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | manslathe hide belts | manslarımmy hide belts | manslarıŋyour hide belts | manslarıhis hide belts | manslarıbızour hide belts | manslarığızyou all's hide belts | manslarıtheir hide belts |
| Genitive | manslanıthe hide belts' | manslarımımy hide belts' | manslarıŋıyour hide belts' | manslarınıhis hide belts' | manslarıbıznıour hide belts' | manslarığıznıyou all's hide belts' | manslarınıtheir hide belts' |
| Accusative | manslanıthe hide belts (as the object) | manslarımımy hide belts (as the object) | manslarıŋıyour hide belts (as the object) | manslarınhis hide belts (as the object) | manslarıbıznıour hide belts (as the object) | manslarığıznıyou all's hide belts (as the object) | manslarıntheir hide belts (as the object) |
| Dative | manslağato the hide belts | manslarımato my hide belts | manslarıŋato your hide belts | manslarınato his hide belts | manslarıbızğato our hide belts | manslarığızğato you all's hide belts | manslarınato their hide belts |
| Locative | mansladain / at the hide belts | manslarımdain / at my hide belts | manslarıŋdain / at your hide belts | manslarındain / at his hide belts | manslarıbızdain / at our hide belts | manslarığızdain / at you all's hide belts | manslarındain / at their hide belts |
| Ablative | mansladanfrom the hide belts | manslarımdanfrom my hide belts | manslarıŋdanfrom your hide belts | manslarındanfrom his hide belts | manslarıbızdanfrom our hide belts | manslarığızdanfrom you all's hide belts | manslarındanfrom their hide belts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mansları can mean "his / her hide belts", "their hide belt", or "their hide belts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.