mulda
/mulda/ · plural muldala
the withers, the nape of the neck (of an animal, especially a horse) — Used chiefly of a horse, as in atnı muldası "the horse's withers"; Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 give it beside jalqa. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay.
- atnı muldası ullu edi — the horse's withers were big
- atnı muldasın sıladı — stroked the horse's withers
- atnı muldasından tutdum — I grabbed the horse by the withers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | muldathe withers | muldammy withers | muldaŋyour withers | muldasıhis withers | muldabızour withers | muldağızyou all's withers | muldalarıtheir withers |
| Genitive | muldanıthe withers' | muldamımy withers' | muldaŋıyour withers' | muldasınıhis withers' | muldabıznıour withers' | muldağıznıyou all's withers' | muldalarınıtheir withers' |
| Accusative | muldanıthe withers (as the object) | muldamımy withers (as the object) | muldaŋıyour withers (as the object) | muldasınhis withers (as the object) | muldabıznıour withers (as the object) | muldağıznıyou all's withers (as the object) | muldalarıntheir withers (as the object) |
| Dative | muldağato the withers | muldamato my withers | muldaŋato your withers | muldasınato his withers | muldabızğato our withers | muldağızğato you all's withers | muldalarınato their withers |
| Locative | muldadain / at the withers | muldamdain / at my withers | muldaŋdain / at your withers | muldasındain / at his withers | muldabızdain / at our withers | muldağızdain / at you all's withers | muldalarındain / at their withers |
| Ablative | muldadanfrom the withers | muldamdanfrom my withers | muldaŋdanfrom your withers | muldasındanfrom his withers | muldabızdanfrom our withers | muldağızdanfrom you all's withers | muldalarındanfrom their withers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | muldalathe withers | muldalarımmy withers | muldalarıŋyour withers | muldalarıhis withers | muldalarıbızour withers | muldalarığızyou all's withers | muldalarıtheir withers |
| Genitive | muldalanıthe withers' | muldalarımımy withers' | muldalarıŋıyour withers' | muldalarınıhis withers' | muldalarıbıznıour withers' | muldalarığıznıyou all's withers' | muldalarınıtheir withers' |
| Accusative | muldalanıthe withers (as the object) | muldalarımımy withers (as the object) | muldalarıŋıyour withers (as the object) | muldalarınhis withers (as the object) | muldalarıbıznıour withers (as the object) | muldalarığıznıyou all's withers (as the object) | muldalarıntheir withers (as the object) |
| Dative | muldalağato the withers | muldalarımato my withers | muldalarıŋato your withers | muldalarınato his withers | muldalarıbızğato our withers | muldalarığızğato you all's withers | muldalarınato their withers |
| Locative | muldaladain / at the withers | muldalarımdain / at my withers | muldalarıŋdain / at your withers | muldalarındain / at his withers | muldalarıbızdain / at our withers | muldalarığızdain / at you all's withers | muldalarındain / at their withers |
| Ablative | muldaladanfrom the withers | muldalarımdanfrom my withers | muldalarıŋdanfrom your withers | muldalarındanfrom his withers | muldalarıbızdanfrom our withers | muldalarığızdanfrom you all's withers | muldalarındanfrom their withers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: muldaları can mean "his / her withers", "their withers", or "their withers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.