onowçu
/onowtʃu/ · plural onowçula
1. leader, head, one in authority, administrator — Also the person who runs an event, as in toyda onowçu "the steward at a wedding".
- onowçu bolurğa — to become a leader
- elni onowçuları — the leaders of the village
- qral onowçula — statesmen
- zavodnu onowçuları — the factory's managers
- toyda onowçu — the steward at a wedding
- onowçu adam — a public figure
- aman onowçunu işi da aman — a bad leader's work is bad too
- onowçula igi işni başlathandıla — the leaders have started a good undertaking
2. adviser, counselor, mentor
- köb onowçu — many advisers
- onowçu köb bolsa — when there are many advisers
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | onowçuthe leader | onowçummy leader | onowçuŋyour leader | onowçusuhis leader | onowçubuzour leader | onowçuğuzyou all's leader | onowçularıtheir leaders |
| Genitive | onowçunuthe leader's | onowçumumy leader's | onowçuŋuyour leader's | onowçusunuhis leader's | onowçubuznuour leader's | onowçuğuznuyou all's leader's | onowçularınıtheir leaders' |
| Accusative | onowçunuthe leader (as the object) | onowçumumy leader (as the object) | onowçuŋuyour leader (as the object) | onowçusunhis leader (as the object) | onowçubuznuour leader (as the object) | onowçuğuznuyou all's leader (as the object) | onowçularıntheir leaders (as the object) |
| Dative | onowçuğato the leader | onowçumato my leader | onowçuŋato your leader | onowçusunato his leader | onowçubuzğato our leader | onowçuğuzğato you all's leader | onowçularınato their leaders |
| Locative | onowçudain / at the leader | onowçumdain / at my leader | onowçuŋdain / at your leader | onowçusundain / at his leader | onowçubuzdain / at our leader | onowçuğuzdain / at you all's leader | onowçularındain / at their leaders |
| Ablative | onowçudanfrom the leader | onowçumdanfrom my leader | onowçuŋdanfrom your leader | onowçusundanfrom his leader | onowçubuzdanfrom our leader | onowçuğuzdanfrom you all's leader | onowçularındanfrom their leaders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | onowçulathe leaders | onowçularımmy leaders | onowçularıŋyour leaders | onowçularıhis leaders | onowçularıbızour leaders | onowçularığızyou all's leaders | onowçularıtheir leaders |
| Genitive | onowçulanıthe leaders' | onowçularımımy leaders' | onowçularıŋıyour leaders' | onowçularınıhis leaders' | onowçularıbıznıour leaders' | onowçularığıznıyou all's leaders' | onowçularınıtheir leaders' |
| Accusative | onowçulanıthe leaders (as the object) | onowçularımımy leaders (as the object) | onowçularıŋıyour leaders (as the object) | onowçularınhis leaders (as the object) | onowçularıbıznıour leaders (as the object) | onowçularığıznıyou all's leaders (as the object) | onowçularıntheir leaders (as the object) |
| Dative | onowçulağato the leaders | onowçularımato my leaders | onowçularıŋato your leaders | onowçularınato his leaders | onowçularıbızğato our leaders | onowçularığızğato you all's leaders | onowçularınato their leaders |
| Locative | onowçuladain / at the leaders | onowçularımdain / at my leaders | onowçularıŋdain / at your leaders | onowçularındain / at his leaders | onowçularıbızdain / at our leaders | onowçularığızdain / at you all's leaders | onowçularındain / at their leaders |
| Ablative | onowçuladanfrom the leaders | onowçularımdanfrom my leaders | onowçularıŋdanfrom your leaders | onowçularındanfrom his leaders | onowçularıbızdanfrom our leaders | onowçularığızdanfrom you all's leaders | onowçularındanfrom their leaders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: onowçuları can mean "his / her leaders", "their leader", or "their leaders" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | onowçunuquthe leader's one | onowçunuqulathe leader's ones | onowçulanıqıthe leaders' one | onowçulanıqılathe leaders' ones |
| Genitive | onowçunuqunuof the leader's one | onowçunuqulanıof the leader's ones | onowçulanıqınıof the leaders' one | onowçulanıqılanıof the leaders' ones |
| Accusative | onowçunuqunthe leader's one (as the object) | onowçunuqulanıthe leader's ones (as the object) | onowçulanıqınthe leaders' one (as the object) | onowçulanıqılanıthe leaders' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | onowçunuqunato the leader's one | onowçunuqulağato the leader's ones | onowçulanıqınato the leaders' one | onowçulanıqılağato the leaders' ones |
| Locative | onowçunuqundain / at the leader's one | onowçunuquladain / at the leader's ones | onowçulanıqındain / at the leaders' one | onowçulanıqıladain / at the leaders' ones |
| Ablative | onowçunuqundanfrom the leader's one | onowçunuquladanfrom the leader's ones | onowçulanıqındanfrom the leaders' one | onowçulanıqıladanfrom the leaders' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.