ösüm
/ øsym /
Definitions noun height, stature (of a person)
Definitions noun growth, development, increase
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ösüm the height | ösümle the heights | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ösümnü the height's | ösümleni the heights' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ösümnü the height (as the object) | ösümleni the heights (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ösümge to the height | ösümlege to the heights | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ösümde at / in the height | ösümlede at / in the heights | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ösümden from the height | ösümleden from the heights | 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 | ösümüm my height | ösümlerim my heights |
| your | ösümüŋ your height | ösümleriŋ your heights |
| his / her | ösümü his / her height | ösümleri his / her heights |
| our | ösümübüz our height | ösümleribiz our heights |
| you all's | ösümügüz you all's height | ösümlerigiz you all's heights |
| their | ösümleri their height | ösümleri their heights |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ösümleri can mean "his / her heights", "their height", or "their heights" — context decides.