ölük
/ ølyk /
Definitions noun corpse, dead body, carcass
Definitions noun the deceased, the departed
Definitions noun of a corpse (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ölük the corpse | ölükle the corpses | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ölüknü the corpse's | ölükleni the corpses' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ölüknü the corpse (as the object) | ölükleni the corpses (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ölükge to the corpse | ölüklege to the corpses | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ölükde at / in the corpse | ölüklede at / in the corpses | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ölükden from the corpse | ölükleden from the corpses | 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 | ölügüm my corpse | ölüklerim my corpses |
| your | ölügüŋ your corpse | ölükleriŋ your corpses |
| his / her | ölügü his / her corpse | ölükleri his / her corpses |
| our | ölügübüz our corpse | ölükleribiz our corpses |
| you all's | ölügügüz you all's corpse | ölüklerigiz you all's corpses |
| their | ölükleri their corpse | ölükleri their corpses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ölükleri can mean "his / her corpses", "their corpse", or "their corpses" — context decides.