mort
/mort/ · plural mortla
1. brittle, fragile, easily broken
- mort ağaç — brittle wood
- mort terek — a brittle tree
- mort karandaşla — brittle pencils
- eski, mort qaŋaladıla — they are old, brittle beams
- taşları mort bolğandıla — its stones have grown brittle
- buz terekni mort üzüb atadı — the ice snaps the tree off, brittle as it is
2. rotten, decayed — Said of teeth.
- mort tişle — decayed teeth
- tişi mort bolğandı — his tooth has gone bad
- mort tişlerin ariwlaydı — he cleans his decayed teeth
- mort tişli awuzuŋ — your mouth with rotten teeth
3. old, outdated, no longer current — Said of a way of life.
- mort jaşaw — the old way of living
- mort ömür — the old age that is past
- mort patçahlıq — the outdated tsardom
- mort joruq — an outdated rule
4. moldy
- mort ötmek — moldy bread
- mort bolğan un — flour that has gone moldy
- ötmek mort bolğandı — the bread has gone moldy
- mort iyis — the smell of mold
5. mold, mildew
- ötmekni mortu — the mold on the bread
- unnu mortu — the mold in the flour
- hunanı üsün mort bashandı — mold has covered the wall
- hunada mort bardı — there is mildew on the wall
- mortnu iyisi — the smell of the mold
- mort bolurğa — to go moldy
As an adjective
Degrees
| Degree | —form |
|---|---|
| base form | mortbrittle |
| comparative — more | morturaqbrittler |
| intensifier — very | bek mortvery brittle |
| superlative — most | em mortthe brittlest |
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki mortdumine is brittle | seniki mortduyours is brittle | anıqı mortduhis is brittle | bizniki mortduours is brittle | sizniki mortduyours (pl.) is brittle | alanıqı mortdutheirs is brittle |
| comparative — more | meniki morturaqdımine is brittler | seniki morturaqdıyours is brittler | anıqı morturaqdıhis is brittler | bizniki morturaqdıours is brittler | sizniki morturaqdıyours (pl.) is brittler | alanıqı morturaqdıtheirs is brittler |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek mortdumine is very brittle | seniki bek mortduyours is very brittle | anıqı bek mortduhis is very brittle | bizniki bek mortduours is very brittle | sizniki bek mortduyours (pl.) is very brittle | alanıqı bek mortdutheirs is very brittle |
| superlative — most | meniki em mortdumine is the brittlest | seniki em mortduyours is the brittlest | anıqı em mortduhis is the brittlest | bizniki em mortduours is the brittlest | sizniki em mortduyours (pl.) is the brittlest | alanıqı em mortdutheirs is the brittlest |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile mortdulamine are brittle | senikile mortdulayours are brittle | anıqıla mortdulahis are brittle | biznikile mortdulaours are brittle | siznikile mortdulayours (pl.) are brittle | alanıqıla mortdulatheirs are brittle |
| comparative — more | menikile morturaqdılamine are brittler | senikile morturaqdılayours are brittler | anıqıla morturaqdılahis are brittler | biznikile morturaqdılaours are brittler | siznikile morturaqdılayours (pl.) are brittler | alanıqıla morturaqdılatheirs are brittler |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek mortdulamine are very brittle | senikile bek mortdulayours are very brittle | anıqıla bek mortdulahis are very brittle | biznikile bek mortdulaours are very brittle | siznikile bek mortdulayours (pl.) are very brittle | alanıqıla bek mortdulatheirs are very brittle |
| superlative — most | menikile em mortdulamine are the brittlest | senikile em mortdulayours are the brittlest | anıqıla em mortdulahis are the brittlest | biznikile em mortdulaours are the brittlest | siznikile em mortdulayours (pl.) are the brittlest | alanıqıla em mortdulatheirs are the brittlest |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu mortdu, bıla mortdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mortthe mold | mortummy mold | mortuŋyour mold | mortuhis mold | mortubuzour mold | mortuğuzyou all's mold | mortlarıtheir molds |
| Genitive | mortnuthe mold's | mortumumy mold's | mortuŋuyour mold's | mortunuhis mold's | mortubuznuour mold's | mortuğuznuyou all's mold's | mortlarınıtheir molds' |
| Accusative | mortnuthe mold (as the object) | mortumumy mold (as the object) | mortuŋuyour mold (as the object) | mortunhis mold (as the object) | mortubuznuour mold (as the object) | mortuğuznuyou all's mold (as the object) | mortlarıntheir molds (as the object) |
| Dative | morthato the mold | mortumato my mold | mortuŋato your mold | mortunato his mold | mortubuzğato our mold | mortuğuzğato you all's mold | mortlarınato their molds |
| Locative | mortdain / at the mold | mortumdain / at my mold | mortuŋdain / at your mold | mortundain / at his mold | mortubuzdain / at our mold | mortuğuzdain / at you all's mold | mortlarındain / at their molds |
| Ablative | mortdanfrom the mold | mortumdanfrom my mold | mortuŋdanfrom your mold | mortundanfrom his mold | mortubuzdanfrom our mold | mortuğuzdanfrom you all's mold | mortlarındanfrom their molds |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | mortlathe molds | mortlarımmy molds | mortlarıŋyour molds | mortlarıhis molds | mortlarıbızour molds | mortlarığızyou all's molds | mortlarıtheir molds |
| Genitive | mortlanıthe molds' | mortlarımımy molds' | mortlarıŋıyour molds' | mortlarınıhis molds' | mortlarıbıznıour molds' | mortlarığıznıyou all's molds' | mortlarınıtheir molds' |
| Accusative | mortlanıthe molds (as the object) | mortlarımımy molds (as the object) | mortlarıŋıyour molds (as the object) | mortlarınhis molds (as the object) | mortlarıbıznıour molds (as the object) | mortlarığıznıyou all's molds (as the object) | mortlarıntheir molds (as the object) |
| Dative | mortlağato the molds | mortlarımato my molds | mortlarıŋato your molds | mortlarınato his molds | mortlarıbızğato our molds | mortlarığızğato you all's molds | mortlarınato their molds |
| Locative | mortladain / at the molds | mortlarımdain / at my molds | mortlarıŋdain / at your molds | mortlarındain / at his molds | mortlarıbızdain / at our molds | mortlarığızdain / at you all's molds | mortlarındain / at their molds |
| Ablative | mortladanfrom the molds | mortlarımdanfrom my molds | mortlarıŋdanfrom your molds | mortlarındanfrom his molds | mortlarıbızdanfrom our molds | mortlarığızdanfrom you all's molds | mortlarındanfrom their molds |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: mortları can mean "his / her molds", "their mold", or "their molds" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.