metis
/metis/ · plural metisle
crossbreed, hybrid (an animal or plant produced by crossbreeding) — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks this meaning as a term of biology. Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 gives it beside tuma as a word for a crossbred animal.
- metis qoy — crossbred sheep
- bu at metisdi — this horse is a crossbreed
- metis uyla asıraybız — we keep crossbred cattle
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | metisthe crossbreed | metisimmy crossbreed | metisiŋyour crossbreed | metisihis crossbreed | metisibizour crossbreed | metisigizyou all's crossbreed | metisleritheir crossbreeds |
| Genitive | metisnithe crossbreed's | metisimimy crossbreed's | metisiŋiyour crossbreed's | metisinihis crossbreed's | metisibizniour crossbreed's | metisigizniyou all's crossbreed's | metislerinitheir crossbreeds' |
| Accusative | metisnithe crossbreed (as the object) | metisimimy crossbreed (as the object) | metisiŋiyour crossbreed (as the object) | metisinhis crossbreed (as the object) | metisibizniour crossbreed (as the object) | metisigizniyou all's crossbreed (as the object) | metislerintheir crossbreeds (as the object) |
| Dative | metisgeto the crossbreed | metisimeto my crossbreed | metisiŋeto your crossbreed | metisineto his crossbreed | metisibizgeto our crossbreed | metisigizgeto you all's crossbreed | metislerineto their crossbreeds |
| Locative | metisdein / at the crossbreed | metisimdein / at my crossbreed | metisiŋdein / at your crossbreed | metisindein / at his crossbreed | metisibizdein / at our crossbreed | metisigizdein / at you all's crossbreed | metislerindein / at their crossbreeds |
| Ablative | metisdenfrom the crossbreed | metisimdenfrom my crossbreed | metisiŋdenfrom your crossbreed | metisindenfrom his crossbreed | metisibizdenfrom our crossbreed | metisigizdenfrom you all's crossbreed | metislerindenfrom their crossbreeds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | metislethe crossbreeds | metislerimmy crossbreeds | metisleriŋyour crossbreeds | metislerihis crossbreeds | metisleribizour crossbreeds | metislerigizyou all's crossbreeds | metisleritheir crossbreeds |
| Genitive | metislenithe crossbreeds' | metislerimimy crossbreeds' | metisleriŋiyour crossbreeds' | metislerinihis crossbreeds' | metisleribizniour crossbreeds' | metislerigizniyou all's crossbreeds' | metislerinitheir crossbreeds' |
| Accusative | metislenithe crossbreeds (as the object) | metislerimimy crossbreeds (as the object) | metisleriŋiyour crossbreeds (as the object) | metislerinhis crossbreeds (as the object) | metisleribizniour crossbreeds (as the object) | metislerigizniyou all's crossbreeds (as the object) | metislerintheir crossbreeds (as the object) |
| Dative | metislegeto the crossbreeds | metislerimeto my crossbreeds | metisleriŋeto your crossbreeds | metislerineto his crossbreeds | metisleribizgeto our crossbreeds | metislerigizgeto you all's crossbreeds | metislerineto their crossbreeds |
| Locative | metisledein / at the crossbreeds | metislerimdein / at my crossbreeds | metisleriŋdein / at your crossbreeds | metislerindein / at his crossbreeds | metisleribizdein / at our crossbreeds | metislerigizdein / at you all's crossbreeds | metislerindein / at their crossbreeds |
| Ablative | metisledenfrom the crossbreeds | metislerimdenfrom my crossbreeds | metisleriŋdenfrom your crossbreeds | metislerindenfrom his crossbreeds | metisleribizdenfrom our crossbreeds | metislerigizdenfrom you all's crossbreeds | metislerindenfrom their crossbreeds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: metisleri can mean "his / her crossbreeds", "their crossbreed", or "their crossbreeds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.