merinos
/merinos/ · plural merinosla
merino sheep, merino (a breed of sheep with long, soft, fine wool) — Before another noun it means merino, as in merino wool. Guzeev 1996–2005 gives şıpan qoy as an equivalent.
- bu merinosdu — this is a merino sheep
- merinosla kütebiz — we herd merino sheep
- merinosnu jünü uzundu — the merino sheep's wool is long
- merinos ot aşaydı — the merino sheep eats grass
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | merinosthe merino sheep | merinosummy merino sheep | merinosuŋyour merino sheep | merinosuhis merino sheep | merinosubuzour merino sheep | merinosuğuzyou all's merino sheep | merinoslarıtheir merino sheep |
| Genitive | merinosnuthe merino sheep's | merinosumumy merino sheep's | merinosuŋuyour merino sheep's | merinosunuhis merino sheep's | merinosubuznuour merino sheep's | merinosuğuznuyou all's merino sheep's | merinoslarınıtheir merino sheep's |
| Accusative | merinosnuthe merino sheep (as the object) | merinosumumy merino sheep (as the object) | merinosuŋuyour merino sheep (as the object) | merinosunhis merino sheep (as the object) | merinosubuznuour merino sheep (as the object) | merinosuğuznuyou all's merino sheep (as the object) | merinoslarıntheir merino sheep (as the object) |
| Dative | merinoshato the merino sheep | merinosumato my merino sheep | merinosuŋato your merino sheep | merinosunato his merino sheep | merinosubuzğato our merino sheep | merinosuğuzğato you all's merino sheep | merinoslarınato their merino sheep |
| Locative | merinosdain / at the merino sheep | merinosumdain / at my merino sheep | merinosuŋdain / at your merino sheep | merinosundain / at his merino sheep | merinosubuzdain / at our merino sheep | merinosuğuzdain / at you all's merino sheep | merinoslarındain / at their merino sheep |
| Ablative | merinosdanfrom the merino sheep | merinosumdanfrom my merino sheep | merinosuŋdanfrom your merino sheep | merinosundanfrom his merino sheep | merinosubuzdanfrom our merino sheep | merinosuğuzdanfrom you all's merino sheep | merinoslarındanfrom their merino sheep |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | merinoslathe merino sheep | merinoslarımmy merino sheep | merinoslarıŋyour merino sheep | merinoslarıhis merino sheep | merinoslarıbızour merino sheep | merinoslarığızyou all's merino sheep | merinoslarıtheir merino sheep |
| Genitive | merinoslanıthe merino sheep's | merinoslarımımy merino sheep's | merinoslarıŋıyour merino sheep's | merinoslarınıhis merino sheep's | merinoslarıbıznıour merino sheep's | merinoslarığıznıyou all's merino sheep's | merinoslarınıtheir merino sheep's |
| Accusative | merinoslanıthe merino sheep (as the object) | merinoslarımımy merino sheep (as the object) | merinoslarıŋıyour merino sheep (as the object) | merinoslarınhis merino sheep (as the object) | merinoslarıbıznıour merino sheep (as the object) | merinoslarığıznıyou all's merino sheep (as the object) | merinoslarıntheir merino sheep (as the object) |
| Dative | merinoslağato the merino sheep | merinoslarımato my merino sheep | merinoslarıŋato your merino sheep | merinoslarınato his merino sheep | merinoslarıbızğato our merino sheep | merinoslarığızğato you all's merino sheep | merinoslarınato their merino sheep |
| Locative | merinosladain / at the merino sheep | merinoslarımdain / at my merino sheep | merinoslarıŋdain / at your merino sheep | merinoslarındain / at his merino sheep | merinoslarıbızdain / at our merino sheep | merinoslarığızdain / at you all's merino sheep | merinoslarındain / at their merino sheep |
| Ablative | merinosladanfrom the merino sheep | merinoslarımdanfrom my merino sheep | merinoslarıŋdanfrom your merino sheep | merinoslarındanfrom his merino sheep | merinoslarıbızdanfrom our merino sheep | merinoslarığızdanfrom you all's merino sheep | merinoslarındanfrom their merino sheep |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: merinosları can mean "his / her merino sheep", "their merino sheep", or "their merino sheep" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.