pingvin
/pinɡvin/ · plural pingvinle
penguin (a flightless seabird of the Southern Hemisphere whose short wings serve only for swimming)
- teli piŋvin — a silly penguin
- uçalmağan piŋvin — a penguin that can't fly
- suwda jüzgen piŋvinle — penguins swimming in the water
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pingvinthe penguin | pingvinimmy penguin | pingviniŋyour penguin | pingvinihis penguin | pingvinibizour penguin | pingvinigizyou all's penguin | pingvinleritheir penguins |
| Genitive | pingvinnithe penguin's | pingvinimimy penguin's | pingviniŋiyour penguin's | pingvininihis penguin's | pingvinibizniour penguin's | pingvinigizniyou all's penguin's | pingvinlerinitheir penguins' |
| Accusative | pingvinnithe penguin (as the object) | pingvinimimy penguin (as the object) | pingviniŋiyour penguin (as the object) | pingvininhis penguin (as the object) | pingvinibizniour penguin (as the object) | pingvinigizniyou all's penguin (as the object) | pingvinlerintheir penguins (as the object) |
| Dative | pingvinŋeto the penguin | pingvinimeto my penguin | pingviniŋeto your penguin | pingvinineto his penguin | pingvinibizgeto our penguin | pingvinigizgeto you all's penguin | pingvinlerineto their penguins |
| Locative | pingvindein / at the penguin | pingvinimdein / at my penguin | pingviniŋdein / at your penguin | pingvinindein / at his penguin | pingvinibizdein / at our penguin | pingvinigizdein / at you all's penguin | pingvinlerindein / at their penguins |
| Ablative | pingvindenfrom the penguin | pingvinimdenfrom my penguin | pingviniŋdenfrom your penguin | pingvinindenfrom his penguin | pingvinibizdenfrom our penguin | pingvinigizdenfrom you all's penguin | pingvinlerindenfrom their penguins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | pingvinlethe penguins | pingvinlerimmy penguins | pingvinleriŋyour penguins | pingvinlerihis penguins | pingvinleribizour penguins | pingvinlerigizyou all's penguins | pingvinleritheir penguins |
| Genitive | pingvinlenithe penguins' | pingvinlerimimy penguins' | pingvinleriŋiyour penguins' | pingvinlerinihis penguins' | pingvinleribizniour penguins' | pingvinlerigizniyou all's penguins' | pingvinlerinitheir penguins' |
| Accusative | pingvinlenithe penguins (as the object) | pingvinlerimimy penguins (as the object) | pingvinleriŋiyour penguins (as the object) | pingvinlerinhis penguins (as the object) | pingvinleribizniour penguins (as the object) | pingvinlerigizniyou all's penguins (as the object) | pingvinlerintheir penguins (as the object) |
| Dative | pingvinlegeto the penguins | pingvinlerimeto my penguins | pingvinleriŋeto your penguins | pingvinlerineto his penguins | pingvinleribizgeto our penguins | pingvinlerigizgeto you all's penguins | pingvinlerineto their penguins |
| Locative | pingvinledein / at the penguins | pingvinlerimdein / at my penguins | pingvinleriŋdein / at your penguins | pingvinlerindein / at his penguins | pingvinleribizdein / at our penguins | pingvinlerigizdein / at you all's penguins | pingvinlerindein / at their penguins |
| Ablative | pingvinledenfrom the penguins | pingvinlerimdenfrom my penguins | pingvinleriŋdenfrom your penguins | pingvinlerindenfrom his penguins | pingvinleribizdenfrom our penguins | pingvinlerigizdenfrom you all's penguins | pingvinlerindenfrom their penguins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: pingvinleri can mean "his / her penguins", "their penguin", or "their penguins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.