ögüz
/øɡyz/
Definitions
1. an ox, a castrated bull kept for draught work
- ögüz arba — an ox cart
- al ögüzle — the leading pair of oxen
- çıbıq ögüzle — the hindmost pair of oxen
2. a big, heavily built man
- ögüz kibik birdi — he is built like an ox
Related
ögüzlükqualitybull-calf kept for an ox, a bull-calf picked out and reared to become a draught ox; the forked wooden piece set upright on a cart shaft to keep the load from sliding onto the yoke
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ögüzthe ox | ögüzlethe oxen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ögüznüthe ox's | ögüzlenithe oxen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ögüznüthe ox (as the object) | ögüzlenithe oxen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ögüzgeto the ox | ögüzlegeto the oxen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ögüzdeat / in the ox | ögüzledeat / in the oxen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ögüzdenfrom the ox | ögüzledenfrom the oxen | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | ögüzümmy ox | ögüzlerimmy oxen |
| your | ögüzüngyour ox | ögüzleringyour oxen |
| his / her | ögüzühis / her ox | ögüzlerihis / her oxen |
| our | ögüzübüzour ox | ögüzleribizour oxen |
| you all's | ögüzügüzyou all's ox | ögüzlerigizyou all's oxen |
| their | ögüzleritheir ox | ögüzleritheir oxen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ögüzleri can mean "his / her oxen", "their ox", or "their oxen" — context decides.