ökül
/ økyl /
Definitions noun defender, protector, intercessor, champion
Definitions noun lawyer, advocate, counsel for the defence
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ökül the defender | ökülle the defenders | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ökülnü the defender's | ökülleni the defenders' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ökülnü the defender (as the object) | ökülleni the defenders (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ökülge to the defender | öküllege to the defenders | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ökülde at / in the defender | öküllede at / in the defenders | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ökülden from the defender | ökülleden from the defenders | 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 | ökülüm my defender | öküllerim my defenders |
| your | ökülüŋ your defender | ökülleriŋ your defenders |
| his / her | ökülü his / her defender | ökülleri his / her defenders |
| our | ökülübüz our defender | ökülleribiz our defenders |
| you all's | ökülügüz you all's defender | öküllerigiz you all's defenders |
| their | ökülleri their defender | ökülleri their defenders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ökülleri can mean "his / her defenders", "their defender", or "their defenders" — context decides.