Oruslu
/oruslu/ · plural Oruslula
Russian (by nationality), a Russian person — The plural oruslula means "the Russians, the Russian people".
- ol orusludu — he is a Russian
- bir oruslu nartlağa kelgendi — a Russian came to the Narts
- üy biyçesi oruslu tişirıw edi — his wife was a Russian woman
- Oruslula — the Russians, the Russian people
- oruslula aytıwçulay — as the Russians say
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Orusluthe Russian | Oruslummy Russian | Orusluŋyour Russian | Oruslusuhis Russian | Oruslubuzour Russian | Orusluğuzyou all's Russian | Oruslularıtheir Russians |
| Genitive | Oruslunuthe Russian's | Oruslumumy Russian's | Orusluŋuyour Russian's | Oruslusunuhis Russian's | Oruslubuznuour Russian's | Orusluğuznuyou all's Russian's | Oruslularınıtheir Russians' |
| Accusative | Oruslunuthe Russian (as the object) | Oruslumumy Russian (as the object) | Orusluŋuyour Russian (as the object) | Oruslusunhis Russian (as the object) | Oruslubuznuour Russian (as the object) | Orusluğuznuyou all's Russian (as the object) | Oruslularıntheir Russians (as the object) |
| Dative | Orusluğato the Russian | Oruslumato my Russian | Orusluŋato your Russian | Oruslusunato his Russian | Oruslubuzğato our Russian | Orusluğuzğato you all's Russian | Oruslularınato their Russians |
| Locative | Orusludain / at the Russian | Oruslumdain / at my Russian | Orusluŋdain / at your Russian | Oruslusundain / at his Russian | Oruslubuzdain / at our Russian | Orusluğuzdain / at you all's Russian | Oruslularındain / at their Russians |
| Ablative | Orusludanfrom the Russian | Oruslumdanfrom my Russian | Orusluŋdanfrom your Russian | Oruslusundanfrom his Russian | Oruslubuzdanfrom our Russian | Orusluğuzdanfrom you all's Russian | Oruslularındanfrom their Russians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Oruslulathe Russians | Oruslularımmy Russians | Oruslularıŋyour Russians | Oruslularıhis Russians | Oruslularıbızour Russians | Oruslularığızyou all's Russians | Oruslularıtheir Russians |
| Genitive | Oruslulanıthe Russians' | Oruslularımımy Russians' | Oruslularıŋıyour Russians' | Oruslularınıhis Russians' | Oruslularıbıznıour Russians' | Oruslularığıznıyou all's Russians' | Oruslularınıtheir Russians' |
| Accusative | Oruslulanıthe Russians (as the object) | Oruslularımımy Russians (as the object) | Oruslularıŋıyour Russians (as the object) | Oruslularınhis Russians (as the object) | Oruslularıbıznıour Russians (as the object) | Oruslularığıznıyou all's Russians (as the object) | Oruslularıntheir Russians (as the object) |
| Dative | Oruslulağato the Russians | Oruslularımato my Russians | Oruslularıŋato your Russians | Oruslularınato his Russians | Oruslularıbızğato our Russians | Oruslularığızğato you all's Russians | Oruslularınato their Russians |
| Locative | Orusluladain / at the Russians | Oruslularımdain / at my Russians | Oruslularıŋdain / at your Russians | Oruslularındain / at his Russians | Oruslularıbızdain / at our Russians | Oruslularığızdain / at you all's Russians | Oruslularındain / at their Russians |
| Ablative | Orusluladanfrom the Russians | Oruslularımdanfrom my Russians | Oruslularıŋdanfrom your Russians | Oruslularındanfrom his Russians | Oruslularıbızdanfrom our Russians | Oruslularığızdanfrom you all's Russians | Oruslularındanfrom their Russians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Orusluları can mean "his / her Russians", "their Russian", or "their Russians" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Oruslunuquthe Russian's one | Oruslunuqulathe Russian's ones | Oruslulanıqıthe Russians' one | Oruslulanıqılathe Russians' ones |
| Genitive | Oruslunuqunuof the Russian's one | Oruslunuqulanıof the Russian's ones | Oruslulanıqınıof the Russians' one | Oruslulanıqılanıof the Russians' ones |
| Accusative | Oruslunuqunthe Russian's one (as the object) | Oruslunuqulanıthe Russian's ones (as the object) | Oruslulanıqınthe Russians' one (as the object) | Oruslulanıqılanıthe Russians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | Oruslunuqunato the Russian's one | Oruslunuqulağato the Russian's ones | Oruslulanıqınato the Russians' one | Oruslulanıqılağato the Russians' ones |
| Locative | Oruslunuqundain / at the Russian's one | Oruslunuquladain / at the Russian's ones | Oruslulanıqındain / at the Russians' one | Oruslulanıqıladain / at the Russians' ones |
| Ablative | Oruslunuqundanfrom the Russian's one | Oruslunuquladanfrom the Russian's ones | Oruslulanıqındanfrom the Russians' one | Oruslulanıqıladanfrom the Russians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.