onomastika
/onomastika/
Definitions
1. onomastics, the study of proper names
- onomastikanı dersi — a lesson in onomastics
- onomastika bla küreşgen alim — a scholar who works on onomastics
- onomastikadan kitab — a book on onomastics
2. the body of proper names of a language or a region
- Qaraçay onomastika — Karachay proper names
- tilni onomastikası — the onomastics of the language
- elni onomastikası — the proper names of the village
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | onomastikathe onomastics | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | onomastikanıthe onomastics' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | onomastikanıthe onomastics (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | onomastikağato the onomastics | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | onomastikadaat / in the onomastics | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | onomastikadanfrom the onomastics | 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | onomastikammy onomastics |
| your | onomastikangyour onomastics |
| his / her | onomastikasıhis / her onomastics |
| our | onomastikabızour onomastics |
| you all's | onomastikağızyou all's onomastics |
| their | onomastikalarıtheir onomastics |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.