ösüw
/ øsyw /
Definitions noun growth, growing up, increase
Definitions noun development, progress, advancement
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ösüw the growth | ösüwle the growths | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | ösüwnü the growth's | ösüwleni the growths' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | ösüwnü the growth (as the object) | ösüwleni the growths (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | ösüwge to the growth | ösüwlege to the growths | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | ösüwde at / in the growth | ösüwlede at / in the growths | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | ösüwden from the growth | ösüwleden from the growths | 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 | ösüwüm my growth | ösüwlerim my growths |
| your | ösüwüŋ your growth | ösüwleriŋ your growths |
| his / her | ösüwü his / her growth | ösüwleri his / her growths |
| our | ösüwübüz our growth | ösüwleribiz our growths |
| you all's | ösüwügüz you all's growth | ösüwlerigiz you all's growths |
| their | ösüwleri their growth | ösüwleri their growths |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ösüwleri can mean "his / her growths", "their growth", or "their growths" — context decides.