mer
/mer/ · plural merle
mayor, the head of a city or municipality — Usually with the city in the genitive: şaharnı meri "the mayor of the city". Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks the word rare.
- şaharnı meri — the mayor of the city
- mer keldi — the mayor came
- men merni kördüm — I saw the mayor
- mer söleşedi — the mayor is speaking
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | merthe mayor | merimmy mayor | meriŋyour mayor | merihis mayor | meribizour mayor | merigizyou all's mayor | merleritheir mayors |
| Genitive | mernithe mayor's | merimimy mayor's | meriŋiyour mayor's | merinihis mayor's | meribizniour mayor's | merigizniyou all's mayor's | merlerinitheir mayors' |
| Accusative | mernithe mayor (as the object) | merimimy mayor (as the object) | meriŋiyour mayor (as the object) | merinhis mayor (as the object) | meribizniour mayor (as the object) | merigizniyou all's mayor (as the object) | merlerintheir mayors (as the object) |
| Dative | mergeto the mayor | merimeto my mayor | meriŋeto your mayor | merineto his mayor | meribizgeto our mayor | merigizgeto you all's mayor | merlerineto their mayors |
| Locative | merdein / at the mayor | merimdein / at my mayor | meriŋdein / at your mayor | merindein / at his mayor | meribizdein / at our mayor | merigizdein / at you all's mayor | merlerindein / at their mayors |
| Ablative | merdenfrom the mayor | merimdenfrom my mayor | meriŋdenfrom your mayor | merindenfrom his mayor | meribizdenfrom our mayor | merigizdenfrom you all's mayor | merlerindenfrom their mayors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | merlethe mayors | merlerimmy mayors | merleriŋyour mayors | merlerihis mayors | merleribizour mayors | merlerigizyou all's mayors | merleritheir mayors |
| Genitive | merlenithe mayors' | merlerimimy mayors' | merleriŋiyour mayors' | merlerinihis mayors' | merleribizniour mayors' | merlerigizniyou all's mayors' | merlerinitheir mayors' |
| Accusative | merlenithe mayors (as the object) | merlerimimy mayors (as the object) | merleriŋiyour mayors (as the object) | merlerinhis mayors (as the object) | merleribizniour mayors (as the object) | merlerigizniyou all's mayors (as the object) | merlerintheir mayors (as the object) |
| Dative | merlegeto the mayors | merlerimeto my mayors | merleriŋeto your mayors | merlerineto his mayors | merleribizgeto our mayors | merlerigizgeto you all's mayors | merlerineto their mayors |
| Locative | merledein / at the mayors | merlerimdein / at my mayors | merleriŋdein / at your mayors | merlerindein / at his mayors | merleribizdein / at our mayors | merlerigizdein / at you all's mayors | merlerindein / at their mayors |
| Ablative | merledenfrom the mayors | merlerimdenfrom my mayors | merleriŋdenfrom your mayors | merlerindenfrom his mayors | merleribizdenfrom our mayors | merlerigizdenfrom you all's mayors | merlerindenfrom their mayors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: merleri can mean "his / her mayors", "their mayor", or "their mayors" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.