otunçu
/otuntʃu/ · plural otunçula
woodcutter, person who cuts and gathers firewood
- usta otunçu — a skilled woodcutter
- otunçunu baltası — the woodcutter's axe
- otunçu çegetge ketdi — the woodcutter went off to the forest
- otunçu jibin beline çırmadı — the woodcutter tied his rope around his waist
- çegetni duşmanı – otunçu — the forest's enemy is the woodcutter
- baynı otunçusu — the rich man's woodcutter
- bizni otunçubuz — our woodcutter
Expressions
- otunçunu açıwu burununda — quick to anger
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otunçuthe woodcutter | otunçummy woodcutter | otunçuŋyour woodcutter | otunçusuhis woodcutter | otunçubuzour woodcutter | otunçuğuzyou all's woodcutter | otunçularıtheir woodcutters |
| Genitive | otunçunuthe woodcutter's | otunçumumy woodcutter's | otunçuŋuyour woodcutter's | otunçusunuhis woodcutter's | otunçubuznuour woodcutter's | otunçuğuznuyou all's woodcutter's | otunçularınıtheir woodcutters' |
| Accusative | otunçunuthe woodcutter (as the object) | otunçumumy woodcutter (as the object) | otunçuŋuyour woodcutter (as the object) | otunçusunhis woodcutter (as the object) | otunçubuznuour woodcutter (as the object) | otunçuğuznuyou all's woodcutter (as the object) | otunçularıntheir woodcutters (as the object) |
| Dative | otunçuğato the woodcutter | otunçumato my woodcutter | otunçuŋato your woodcutter | otunçusunato his woodcutter | otunçubuzğato our woodcutter | otunçuğuzğato you all's woodcutter | otunçularınato their woodcutters |
| Locative | otunçudain / at the woodcutter | otunçumdain / at my woodcutter | otunçuŋdain / at your woodcutter | otunçusundain / at his woodcutter | otunçubuzdain / at our woodcutter | otunçuğuzdain / at you all's woodcutter | otunçularındain / at their woodcutters |
| Ablative | otunçudanfrom the woodcutter | otunçumdanfrom my woodcutter | otunçuŋdanfrom your woodcutter | otunçusundanfrom his woodcutter | otunçubuzdanfrom our woodcutter | otunçuğuzdanfrom you all's woodcutter | otunçularındanfrom their woodcutters |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otunçulathe woodcutters | otunçularımmy woodcutters | otunçularıŋyour woodcutters | otunçularıhis woodcutters | otunçularıbızour woodcutters | otunçularığızyou all's woodcutters | otunçularıtheir woodcutters |
| Genitive | otunçulanıthe woodcutters' | otunçularımımy woodcutters' | otunçularıŋıyour woodcutters' | otunçularınıhis woodcutters' | otunçularıbıznıour woodcutters' | otunçularığıznıyou all's woodcutters' | otunçularınıtheir woodcutters' |
| Accusative | otunçulanıthe woodcutters (as the object) | otunçularımımy woodcutters (as the object) | otunçularıŋıyour woodcutters (as the object) | otunçularınhis woodcutters (as the object) | otunçularıbıznıour woodcutters (as the object) | otunçularığıznıyou all's woodcutters (as the object) | otunçularıntheir woodcutters (as the object) |
| Dative | otunçulağato the woodcutters | otunçularımato my woodcutters | otunçularıŋato your woodcutters | otunçularınato his woodcutters | otunçularıbızğato our woodcutters | otunçularığızğato you all's woodcutters | otunçularınato their woodcutters |
| Locative | otunçuladain / at the woodcutters | otunçularımdain / at my woodcutters | otunçularıŋdain / at your woodcutters | otunçularındain / at his woodcutters | otunçularıbızdain / at our woodcutters | otunçularığızdain / at you all's woodcutters | otunçularındain / at their woodcutters |
| Ablative | otunçuladanfrom the woodcutters | otunçularımdanfrom my woodcutters | otunçularıŋdanfrom your woodcutters | otunçularındanfrom his woodcutters | otunçularıbızdanfrom our woodcutters | otunçularığızdanfrom you all's woodcutters | otunçularındanfrom their woodcutters |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: otunçuları can mean "his / her woodcutters", "their woodcutter", or "their woodcutters" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | otunçunuquthe woodcutter's one | otunçunuqulathe woodcutter's ones | otunçulanıqıthe woodcutters' one | otunçulanıqılathe woodcutters' ones |
| Genitive | otunçunuqunuof the woodcutter's one | otunçunuqulanıof the woodcutter's ones | otunçulanıqınıof the woodcutters' one | otunçulanıqılanıof the woodcutters' ones |
| Accusative | otunçunuqunthe woodcutter's one (as the object) | otunçunuqulanıthe woodcutter's ones (as the object) | otunçulanıqınthe woodcutters' one (as the object) | otunçulanıqılanıthe woodcutters' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | otunçunuqunato the woodcutter's one | otunçunuqulağato the woodcutter's ones | otunçulanıqınato the woodcutters' one | otunçulanıqılağato the woodcutters' ones |
| Locative | otunçunuqundain / at the woodcutter's one | otunçunuquladain / at the woodcutter's ones | otunçulanıqındain / at the woodcutters' one | otunçulanıqıladain / at the woodcutters' ones |
| Ablative | otunçunuqundanfrom the woodcutter's one | otunçunuquladanfrom the woodcutter's ones | otunçulanıqındanfrom the woodcutters' one | otunçulanıqıladanfrom the woodcutters' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.