özdenlik
/øzdenlik/
Definitions
1. the standing of an uzden; membership of the free noble estate
- özdenliginge eki şağat kerekdi — your claim to be an uzden wants two witnesses
- özdenligin unutmadı — he did not forget his standing as an uzden
- özdenlik dawladı — he laid claim to the standing of an uzden
2. good breeding, courtesy, seemly conduct
- özdenlik etgenlikge, uşhuwurğa tohtama — though courtesy is offered you, do not stay for supper
- malıng bla özdenlik etseng — be generous with your goods
3. haughtiness, the self-importance of one who claims noble rank
- özdenlik eterge — to give oneself the airs of an uzden
- özdenligi bla mahtanadı — he boasts of his noble rank
- özdenlik körgüzdü — he gave himself the airs of an uzden
4. a gift offered as a mark of regard
- özdenlik mal — livestock set aside as a gift
- özdenlik berirge — to offer a gift as a mark of regard
- özdenlikge sanalğan mal — livestock counted as such a gift
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | özdenlikthe standing of an uzden | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | özdenliknithe standing of an uzden's | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | özdenliknithe standing of an uzden (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | özdenlikgeto the standing of an uzden | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | özdenlikdeat / in the standing of an uzden | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | özdenlikdenfrom the standing of an uzden | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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
| Owned | |
|---|---|
| my | özdenligimmy standing of an uzden |
| your | özdenligingyour standing of an uzden |
| his / her | özdenligihis / her standing of an uzden |
| our | özdenligibizour standing of an uzden |
| you all's | özdenligigizyou all's standing of an uzden |
| their | özdenlikleritheir standing of an uzden |
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.