ömür
/ ømyr /
Definitions noun life, lifetime, one's days
Definitions noun age, era, century
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ömür the life | ömürle the lives | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ömürnü the life's | ömürleni the lives' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ömürnü the life (as the object) | ömürleni the lives (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ömürge to the life | ömürlege to the lives | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ömürde at / in the life | ömürlede at / in the lives | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ömürden from the life | ömürleden from the lives | 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 | ömürüm my life | ömürlerim my lives |
| your | ömürüŋ your life | ömürleriŋ your lives |
| his / her | ömürü his / her life | ömürleri his / her lives |
| our | ömürübüz our life | ömürleribiz our lives |
| you all's | ömürügüz you all's life | ömürlerigiz you all's lives |
| their | ömürleri their life | ömürleri their lives |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ömürleri can mean "his / her lives", "their life", or "their lives" — context decides.