mindew / mildew
/mindew/, /mildew/ · plural mindewle
verbal noun of minderge →
1. scrap, snippet, offcut, remnant of cloth or leather
- mindewle — offcuts
- biçiwçü mindewleni birge jıydı — the tailor gathered the scraps together
- jıyrıqnı jeŋinden mindew qaldı — a scrap was left from the sleeve of the dress
- mindew-mindew eterge — to cut into scraps
2. cutting off, trimming from the end
- kürek sabın bıçaq bla mindew — the trimming of the spade handle with a knife
- halını mindew tınçdı — trimming the carpet is easy
- mindew boşaldı — the trimming is finished
3. tiny thing, trifle, bit — In the negative phrase ol menŋe mindew da tüldü it means 'that is no trouble at all for me'.
- mindew teŋli bir zat — a tiny thing, the size of a scrap
- mindew da bermedi — he did not give even a bit
- ol menŋe mindew da tüldü — that is no trouble at all for me
- emegen buzğa mindew da etalmadı — the giant could not do even a bit to the ice
Expressions
- qulaq mindew — a mere trifle
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mindewthe scrap | mindewümmy scrap | mindewüŋyour scrap | mindewühis scrap | mindewübüzour scrap | mindewügüzyou all's scrap | mindewleritheir scraps |
| Genitive | mindewnüthe scrap's | mindewümümy scrap's | mindewüŋüyour scrap's | mindewünühis scrap's | mindewübüznüour scrap's | mindewügüznüyou all's scrap's | mindewlerinitheir scraps' |
| Accusative | mindewnüthe scrap (as the object) | mindewümümy scrap (as the object) | mindewüŋüyour scrap (as the object) | mindewünhis scrap (as the object) | mindewübüznüour scrap (as the object) | mindewügüznüyou all's scrap (as the object) | mindewlerintheir scraps (as the object) |
| Dative | mindewgeto the scrap | mindewümeto my scrap | mindewüŋeto your scrap | mindewüneto his scrap | mindewübüzgeto our scrap | mindewügüzgeto you all's scrap | mindewlerineto their scraps |
| Locative | mindewdein / at the scrap | mindewümdein / at my scrap | mindewüŋdein / at your scrap | mindewündein / at his scrap | mindewübüzdein / at our scrap | mindewügüzdein / at you all's scrap | mindewlerindein / at their scraps |
| Ablative | mindewdenfrom the scrap | mindewümdenfrom my scrap | mindewüŋdenfrom your scrap | mindewündenfrom his scrap | mindewübüzdenfrom our scrap | mindewügüzdenfrom you all's scrap | mindewlerindenfrom their scraps |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mindewlethe scraps | mindewlerimmy scraps | mindewleriŋyour scraps | mindewlerihis scraps | mindewleribizour scraps | mindewlerigizyou all's scraps | mindewleritheir scraps |
| Genitive | mindewlenithe scraps' | mindewlerimimy scraps' | mindewleriŋiyour scraps' | mindewlerinihis scraps' | mindewleribizniour scraps' | mindewlerigizniyou all's scraps' | mindewlerinitheir scraps' |
| Accusative | mindewlenithe scraps (as the object) | mindewlerimimy scraps (as the object) | mindewleriŋiyour scraps (as the object) | mindewlerinhis scraps (as the object) | mindewleribizniour scraps (as the object) | mindewlerigizniyou all's scraps (as the object) | mindewlerintheir scraps (as the object) |
| Dative | mindewlegeto the scraps | mindewlerimeto my scraps | mindewleriŋeto your scraps | mindewlerineto his scraps | mindewleribizgeto our scraps | mindewlerigizgeto you all's scraps | mindewlerineto their scraps |
| Locative | mindewledein / at the scraps | mindewlerimdein / at my scraps | mindewleriŋdein / at your scraps | mindewlerindein / at his scraps | mindewleribizdein / at our scraps | mindewlerigizdein / at you all's scraps | mindewlerindein / at their scraps |
| Ablative | mindewledenfrom the scraps | mindewlerimdenfrom my scraps | mindewleriŋdenfrom your scraps | mindewlerindenfrom his scraps | mindewleribizdenfrom our scraps | mindewlerigizdenfrom you all's scraps | mindewlerindenfrom their scraps |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mindewleri can mean "his / her scraps", "their scrap", or "their scraps" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.