mıyık
/ mɯjɯq /
Definition noun moustache
Found in The face, in detail
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mıyık the moustache | mıyıkla the moustaches | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | mıyıknı the moustache's | mıyıklanı the moustaches' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | mıyıknı the moustache (as the object) | mıyıklanı the moustaches (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | mıyıkğa to the moustache | mıyıklağa to the moustaches | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | mıyıkda at / in the moustache | mıyıklada at / in the moustaches | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | mıyıkdan from the moustache | mıyıkladan from the moustaches | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | mıyığım my moustache | mıyıklarım my moustaches |
| your | mıyığıng your moustache | mıyıklarıng your moustaches |
| his / her | mıyığı his / her moustache | mıyıkları his / her moustaches |
| our | mıyığıbız our moustache | mıyıklarıbız our moustaches |
| you all's | mıyığığız you all's moustache | mıyıklarığız you all's moustaches |
| their | mıyıkları their moustache | mıyıkları their moustaches |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mıyıkları can mean "his / her moustaches", "their moustache", or "their moustaches" — context decides.