otstavka
/otstavka/ · plural otstavkala
retirement, resignation (especially from military service) — A Russian loan. Guzeev 1996–2005 defines it as an officer's permanent departure from military service; Otarov and Gabaeva 2000 add that before the revolution it was also used for leaving the civil service. Common phrases: otstavkağa çığarğa "retire, resign" and otstavka berirge "dismiss, retire someone".
- otstavkağa çığarğa — to retire, to resign
- otstavka berirge — to dismiss, to retire someone (lit. to give retirement)
- otstavkağa çıqğan general-mayor — a major general who has retired
- otstavkağa çıqmay, saqlayma asker biletimi — not having retired, I keep my military card
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otstavkathe retirement | otstavkammy retirement | otstavkaŋyour retirement | otstavkasıhis retirement | otstavkabızour retirement | otstavkağızyou all's retirement | otstavkalarıtheir retirements |
| Genitive | otstavkanıthe retirement's | otstavkamımy retirement's | otstavkaŋıyour retirement's | otstavkasınıhis retirement's | otstavkabıznıour retirement's | otstavkağıznıyou all's retirement's | otstavkalarınıtheir retirements' |
| Accusative | otstavkanıthe retirement (as the object) | otstavkamımy retirement (as the object) | otstavkaŋıyour retirement (as the object) | otstavkasınhis retirement (as the object) | otstavkabıznıour retirement (as the object) | otstavkağıznıyou all's retirement (as the object) | otstavkalarıntheir retirements (as the object) |
| Dative | otstavkağato the retirement | otstavkamato my retirement | otstavkaŋato your retirement | otstavkasınato his retirement | otstavkabızğato our retirement | otstavkağızğato you all's retirement | otstavkalarınato their retirements |
| Locative | otstavkadain / at the retirement | otstavkamdain / at my retirement | otstavkaŋdain / at your retirement | otstavkasındain / at his retirement | otstavkabızdain / at our retirement | otstavkağızdain / at you all's retirement | otstavkalarındain / at their retirements |
| Ablative | otstavkadanfrom the retirement | otstavkamdanfrom my retirement | otstavkaŋdanfrom your retirement | otstavkasındanfrom his retirement | otstavkabızdanfrom our retirement | otstavkağızdanfrom you all's retirement | otstavkalarındanfrom their retirements |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otstavkalathe retirements | otstavkalarımmy retirements | otstavkalarıŋyour retirements | otstavkalarıhis retirements | otstavkalarıbızour retirements | otstavkalarığızyou all's retirements | otstavkalarıtheir retirements |
| Genitive | otstavkalanıthe retirements' | otstavkalarımımy retirements' | otstavkalarıŋıyour retirements' | otstavkalarınıhis retirements' | otstavkalarıbıznıour retirements' | otstavkalarığıznıyou all's retirements' | otstavkalarınıtheir retirements' |
| Accusative | otstavkalanıthe retirements (as the object) | otstavkalarımımy retirements (as the object) | otstavkalarıŋıyour retirements (as the object) | otstavkalarınhis retirements (as the object) | otstavkalarıbıznıour retirements (as the object) | otstavkalarığıznıyou all's retirements (as the object) | otstavkalarıntheir retirements (as the object) |
| Dative | otstavkalağato the retirements | otstavkalarımato my retirements | otstavkalarıŋato your retirements | otstavkalarınato his retirements | otstavkalarıbızğato our retirements | otstavkalarığızğato you all's retirements | otstavkalarınato their retirements |
| Locative | otstavkaladain / at the retirements | otstavkalarımdain / at my retirements | otstavkalarıŋdain / at your retirements | otstavkalarındain / at his retirements | otstavkalarıbızdain / at our retirements | otstavkalarığızdain / at you all's retirements | otstavkalarındain / at their retirements |
| Ablative | otstavkaladanfrom the retirements | otstavkalarımdanfrom my retirements | otstavkalarıŋdanfrom your retirements | otstavkalarındanfrom his retirements | otstavkalarıbızdanfrom our retirements | otstavkalarığızdanfrom you all's retirements | otstavkalarındanfrom their retirements |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otstavkaları can mean "his / her retirements", "their retirement", or "their retirements" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.