osetin
/osetin/
an Ossetian, an Ossetian person, a member of the Ossetian people — Before another noun it means Ossetian, relating to the Ossetians or their language, culture and history, as in osetin til "the Ossetian language" and osetin tişirıw "an Ossetian woman". Also called tegey.
- ol osetindi — he is an Ossetian
- bir osetin kelgendi — an Ossetian came
- osetinle — the Ossetians
- osetin til — the Ossetian language
- osetin tişirıw — an Ossetian woman
- tawruhla osetin tilde da çıqğandıla — tales have also come out in Ossetian
- osetin tilde tawruhla — tales in Ossetian
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | osetinthe Ossetian | osetinimmy Ossetian | osetiniŋyour Ossetian | osetinihis Ossetian | osetinibizour Ossetian | osetinigizyou all's Ossetian | osetinleritheir Ossetians |
| Genitive | osetinnithe Ossetian's | osetinimimy Ossetian's | osetiniŋiyour Ossetian's | osetininihis Ossetian's | osetinibizniour Ossetian's | osetinigizniyou all's Ossetian's | osetinlerinitheir Ossetians' |
| Accusative | osetinnithe Ossetian (as the object) | osetinimimy Ossetian (as the object) | osetiniŋiyour Ossetian (as the object) | osetininhis Ossetian (as the object) | osetinibizniour Ossetian (as the object) | osetinigizniyou all's Ossetian (as the object) | osetinlerintheir Ossetians (as the object) |
| Dative | osetinŋeto the Ossetian | osetinimeto my Ossetian | osetiniŋeto your Ossetian | osetinineto his Ossetian | osetinibizgeto our Ossetian | osetinigizgeto you all's Ossetian | osetinlerineto their Ossetians |
| Locative | osetindein / at the Ossetian | osetinimdein / at my Ossetian | osetiniŋdein / at your Ossetian | osetinindein / at his Ossetian | osetinibizdein / at our Ossetian | osetinigizdein / at you all's Ossetian | osetinlerindein / at their Ossetians |
| Ablative | osetindenfrom the Ossetian | osetinimdenfrom my Ossetian | osetiniŋdenfrom your Ossetian | osetinindenfrom his Ossetian | osetinibizdenfrom our Ossetian | osetinigizdenfrom you all's Ossetian | osetinlerindenfrom their Ossetians |
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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | osetinnikithe Ossetian's one | osetinnikilethe Ossetian's ones |
| Genitive | osetinnikiniof the Ossetian's one | osetinnikileniof the Ossetian's ones |
| Accusative | osetinnikinthe Ossetian's one (as the object) | osetinnikilenithe Ossetian's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | osetinnikineto the Ossetian's one | osetinnikilegeto the Ossetian's ones |
| Locative | osetinnikindein / at the Ossetian's one | osetinnikiledein / at the Ossetian's ones |
| Ablative | osetinnikindenfrom the Ossetian's one | osetinnikiledenfrom the Ossetian's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.