pop
/pop/ · plural popla
an Orthodox Christian priest — The Balkar equivalent is babas.
- popnu üyü — the priest's house
- popnu sözün eşitdile — they heard the priest's words
- popla klisağa jıyıldıla — the priests gathered at the church
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | popthe priest | pobummy priest | pobuŋyour priest | pobuhis priest | pobubuzour priest | pobuğuzyou all's priest | poplarıtheir priests |
| Genitive | popnuthe priest's | pobumumy priest's | pobuŋuyour priest's | pobunuhis priest's | pobubuznuour priest's | pobuğuznuyou all's priest's | poplarınıtheir priests' |
| Accusative | popnuthe priest (as the object) | pobumumy priest (as the object) | pobuŋuyour priest (as the object) | pobunhis priest (as the object) | pobubuznuour priest (as the object) | pobuğuznuyou all's priest (as the object) | poplarıntheir priests (as the object) |
| Dative | pophato the priest | pobumato my priest | pobuŋato your priest | pobunato his priest | pobubuzğato our priest | pobuğuzğato you all's priest | poplarınato their priests |
| Locative | popdain / at the priest | pobumdain / at my priest | pobuŋdain / at your priest | pobundain / at his priest | pobubuzdain / at our priest | pobuğuzdain / at you all's priest | poplarındain / at their priests |
| Ablative | popdanfrom the priest | pobumdanfrom my priest | pobuŋdanfrom your priest | pobundanfrom his priest | pobubuzdanfrom our priest | pobuğuzdanfrom you all's priest | poplarındanfrom their priests |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | poplathe priests | poplarımmy priests | poplarıŋyour priests | poplarıhis priests | poplarıbızour priests | poplarığızyou all's priests | poplarıtheir priests |
| Genitive | poplanıthe priests' | poplarımımy priests' | poplarıŋıyour priests' | poplarınıhis priests' | poplarıbıznıour priests' | poplarığıznıyou all's priests' | poplarınıtheir priests' |
| Accusative | poplanıthe priests (as the object) | poplarımımy priests (as the object) | poplarıŋıyour priests (as the object) | poplarınhis priests (as the object) | poplarıbıznıour priests (as the object) | poplarığıznıyou all's priests (as the object) | poplarıntheir priests (as the object) |
| Dative | poplağato the priests | poplarımato my priests | poplarıŋato your priests | poplarınato his priests | poplarıbızğato our priests | poplarığızğato you all's priests | poplarınato their priests |
| Locative | popladain / at the priests | poplarımdain / at my priests | poplarıŋdain / at your priests | poplarındain / at his priests | poplarıbızdain / at our priests | poplarığızdain / at you all's priests | poplarındain / at their priests |
| Ablative | popladanfrom the priests | poplarımdanfrom my priests | poplarıŋdanfrom your priests | poplarındanfrom his priests | poplarıbızdanfrom our priests | poplarığızdanfrom you all's priests | poplarındanfrom their priests |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: popları can mean "his / her priests", "their priest", or "their priests" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | popnuquthe priest's one | popnuqulathe priest's ones | poplanıqıthe priests' one | poplanıqılathe priests' ones |
| Genitive | popnuqunuof the priest's one | popnuqulanıof the priest's ones | poplanıqınıof the priests' one | poplanıqılanıof the priests' ones |
| Accusative | popnuqunthe priest's one (as the object) | popnuqulanıthe priest's ones (as the object) | poplanıqınthe priests' one (as the object) | poplanıqılanıthe priests' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | popnuqunato the priest's one | popnuqulağato the priest's ones | poplanıqınato the priests' one | poplanıqılağato the priests' ones |
| Locative | popnuqundain / at the priest's one | popnuquladain / at the priest's ones | poplanıqındain / at the priests' one | poplanıqıladain / at the priests' ones |
| Ablative | popnuqundanfrom the priest's one | popnuquladanfrom the priest's ones | poplanıqındanfrom the priests' one | poplanıqıladanfrom the priests' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.