mayatnik
/majatnik/ · plural mayatnikle
a pendulum — Most often the pendulum of a clock, as in sağatnı mayatnigi "the pendulum of a clock". Guzeev 1996–2005 describes it as the part that drives a clock and keeps its movement steady.
- sağatnı mayatnigi — the pendulum of a clock
- sağatnı mayatnigiça çayqala — swaying like the pendulum of a clock
- mayatnik tohtağandı — the pendulum has stopped
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mayatnikthe pendulum | mayatnigimmy pendulum | mayatnigiŋyour pendulum | mayatnigihis pendulum | mayatnigibizour pendulum | mayatnigigizyou all's pendulum | mayatnikleritheir pendulums |
| Genitive | mayatniknithe pendulum's | mayatnigimimy pendulum's | mayatnigiŋiyour pendulum's | mayatniginihis pendulum's | mayatnigibizniour pendulum's | mayatnigigizniyou all's pendulum's | mayatniklerinitheir pendulums' |
| Accusative | mayatniknithe pendulum (as the object) | mayatnigimimy pendulum (as the object) | mayatnigiŋiyour pendulum (as the object) | mayatniginhis pendulum (as the object) | mayatnigibizniour pendulum (as the object) | mayatnigigizniyou all's pendulum (as the object) | mayatniklerintheir pendulums (as the object) |
| Dative | mayatnikgeto the pendulum | mayatnigimeto my pendulum | mayatnigiŋeto your pendulum | mayatnigineto his pendulum | mayatnigibizgeto our pendulum | mayatnigigizgeto you all's pendulum | mayatniklerineto their pendulums |
| Locative | mayatnikdein / at the pendulum | mayatnigimdein / at my pendulum | mayatnigiŋdein / at your pendulum | mayatnigindein / at his pendulum | mayatnigibizdein / at our pendulum | mayatnigigizdein / at you all's pendulum | mayatniklerindein / at their pendulums |
| Ablative | mayatnikdenfrom the pendulum | mayatnigimdenfrom my pendulum | mayatnigiŋdenfrom your pendulum | mayatnigindenfrom his pendulum | mayatnigibizdenfrom our pendulum | mayatnigigizdenfrom you all's pendulum | mayatniklerindenfrom their pendulums |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mayatniklethe pendulums | mayatniklerimmy pendulums | mayatnikleriŋyour pendulums | mayatniklerihis pendulums | mayatnikleribizour pendulums | mayatniklerigizyou all's pendulums | mayatnikleritheir pendulums |
| Genitive | mayatniklenithe pendulums' | mayatniklerimimy pendulums' | mayatnikleriŋiyour pendulums' | mayatniklerinihis pendulums' | mayatnikleribizniour pendulums' | mayatniklerigizniyou all's pendulums' | mayatniklerinitheir pendulums' |
| Accusative | mayatniklenithe pendulums (as the object) | mayatniklerimimy pendulums (as the object) | mayatnikleriŋiyour pendulums (as the object) | mayatniklerinhis pendulums (as the object) | mayatnikleribizniour pendulums (as the object) | mayatniklerigizniyou all's pendulums (as the object) | mayatniklerintheir pendulums (as the object) |
| Dative | mayatniklegeto the pendulums | mayatniklerimeto my pendulums | mayatnikleriŋeto your pendulums | mayatniklerineto his pendulums | mayatnikleribizgeto our pendulums | mayatniklerigizgeto you all's pendulums | mayatniklerineto their pendulums |
| Locative | mayatnikledein / at the pendulums | mayatniklerimdein / at my pendulums | mayatnikleriŋdein / at your pendulums | mayatniklerindein / at his pendulums | mayatnikleribizdein / at our pendulums | mayatniklerigizdein / at you all's pendulums | mayatniklerindein / at their pendulums |
| Ablative | mayatnikledenfrom the pendulums | mayatniklerimdenfrom my pendulums | mayatnikleriŋdenfrom your pendulums | mayatniklerindenfrom his pendulums | mayatnikleribizdenfrom our pendulums | mayatniklerigizdenfrom you all's pendulums | mayatniklerindenfrom their pendulums |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mayatnikleri can mean "his / her pendulums", "their pendulum", or "their pendulums" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.