ögüzlük
/øɡyzlyk/
Definitions
1. bull-calf kept for an ox, a bull-calf picked out and reared to become a draught ox
- ögüzlük tana — a calf kept back to be an ox
- ögüzlükge saylarğa — to pick a calf out to be an ox
- ögüzlüknü bağarğa — to rear the bull-calf up to be an ox
2. the forked wooden piece set upright on a cart shaft to keep the load from sliding onto the yoke
- eki ögüzlük kesib keldi — he cut two shaft forks and came back
- ögüzlük ağaç — the wood of the shaft fork
- ögüzlüknü arışha salırğa — to set the shaft fork on the cart shaft
Related
ögüzbasean ox, a castrated bull kept for draught work; a big, heavily built man
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ögüzlükthe bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlüklethe bull-calf kept for an oxen | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ögüzlüknüthe bull-calf kept for an ox's | ögüzlüklenithe bull-calf kept for an oxen's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ögüzlüknüthe bull-calf kept for an ox (as the object) | ögüzlüklenithe bull-calf kept for an oxen (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ögüzlükgeto the bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlüklegeto the bull-calf kept for an oxen | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ögüzlükdeat / in the bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlükledeat / in the bull-calf kept for an oxen | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ögüzlükdenfrom the bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlükledenfrom the bull-calf kept for an 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 | ögüzlügümmy bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlüklerimmy bull-calf kept for an oxen |
| your | ögüzlügüngyour bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlükleringyour bull-calf kept for an oxen |
| his / her | ögüzlügühis / her bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlüklerihis / her bull-calf kept for an oxen |
| our | ögüzlügübüzour bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlükleribizour bull-calf kept for an oxen |
| you all's | ögüzlügügüzyou all's bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlüklerigizyou all's bull-calf kept for an oxen |
| their | ögüzlükleritheir bull-calf kept for an ox | ögüzlükleritheir bull-calf kept for an oxen |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ögüzlükleri can mean "his / her bull-calf kept for an oxen", "their bull-calf kept for an ox", or "their bull-calf kept for an oxen" — context decides.