örten
/ ørten /
Definitions noun fire, blaze, conflagration
Definitions noun grass fire, burning off
Definitions noun epidemic, outbreak spreading like fire
Definitions noun the height, the full swing of something (figurative)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | örten the fire | örtenle the fires | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | örtenni the fire's | örtenleni the fires' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | örtenni the fire (as the object) | örtenleni the fires (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | örtenge to the fire | örtenlege to the fires | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | örtende at / in the fire | örtenlede at / in the fires | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | örtenden from the fire | örtenleden from the fires | 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 | örtenim my fire | örtenlerim my fires |
| your | örteniŋ your fire | örtenleriŋ your fires |
| his / her | örteni his / her fire | örtenleri his / her fires |
| our | örtenibiz our fire | örtenleribiz our fires |
| you all's | örtenigiz you all's fire | örtenlerigiz you all's fires |
| their | örtenleri their fire | örtenleri their fires |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: örtenleri can mean "his / her fires", "their fire", or "their fires" — context decides.