portnoy
/portnoj/ · plural portnoyla
tailor, a person skilled in sewing garments
- usta portnoy — a skilled tailor
- portnoy kiyim tigedi — the tailor sews clothes
- portnoyğa barırğa — to go to the tailor
- bek usta portnoyğa sanaladı — is considered a very skilled tailor
- portnoy qumaçnı tuwrağança — the way a tailor cuts cloth
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | portnoythe tailor | portnoyummy tailor | portnoyuŋyour tailor | portnoyuhis tailor | portnoyubuzour tailor | portnoyuğuzyou all's tailor | portnoylarıtheir tailors |
| Genitive | portnoynuthe tailor's | portnoyumumy tailor's | portnoyuŋuyour tailor's | portnoyunuhis tailor's | portnoyubuznuour tailor's | portnoyuğuznuyou all's tailor's | portnoylarınıtheir tailors' |
| Accusative | portnoynuthe tailor (as the object) | portnoyumumy tailor (as the object) | portnoyuŋuyour tailor (as the object) | portnoyunhis tailor (as the object) | portnoyubuznuour tailor (as the object) | portnoyuğuznuyou all's tailor (as the object) | portnoylarıntheir tailors (as the object) |
| Dative | portnoyğato the tailor | portnoyumato my tailor | portnoyuŋato your tailor | portnoyunato his tailor | portnoyubuzğato our tailor | portnoyuğuzğato you all's tailor | portnoylarınato their tailors |
| Locative | portnoydain / at the tailor | portnoyumdain / at my tailor | portnoyuŋdain / at your tailor | portnoyundain / at his tailor | portnoyubuzdain / at our tailor | portnoyuğuzdain / at you all's tailor | portnoylarındain / at their tailors |
| Ablative | portnoydanfrom the tailor | portnoyumdanfrom my tailor | portnoyuŋdanfrom your tailor | portnoyundanfrom his tailor | portnoyubuzdanfrom our tailor | portnoyuğuzdanfrom you all's tailor | portnoylarındanfrom their tailors |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | portnoylathe tailors | portnoylarımmy tailors | portnoylarıŋyour tailors | portnoylarıhis tailors | portnoylarıbızour tailors | portnoylarığızyou all's tailors | portnoylarıtheir tailors |
| Genitive | portnoylanıthe tailors' | portnoylarımımy tailors' | portnoylarıŋıyour tailors' | portnoylarınıhis tailors' | portnoylarıbıznıour tailors' | portnoylarığıznıyou all's tailors' | portnoylarınıtheir tailors' |
| Accusative | portnoylanıthe tailors (as the object) | portnoylarımımy tailors (as the object) | portnoylarıŋıyour tailors (as the object) | portnoylarınhis tailors (as the object) | portnoylarıbıznıour tailors (as the object) | portnoylarığıznıyou all's tailors (as the object) | portnoylarıntheir tailors (as the object) |
| Dative | portnoylağato the tailors | portnoylarımato my tailors | portnoylarıŋato your tailors | portnoylarınato his tailors | portnoylarıbızğato our tailors | portnoylarığızğato you all's tailors | portnoylarınato their tailors |
| Locative | portnoyladain / at the tailors | portnoylarımdain / at my tailors | portnoylarıŋdain / at your tailors | portnoylarındain / at his tailors | portnoylarıbızdain / at our tailors | portnoylarığızdain / at you all's tailors | portnoylarındain / at their tailors |
| Ablative | portnoyladanfrom the tailors | portnoylarımdanfrom my tailors | portnoylarıŋdanfrom your tailors | portnoylarındanfrom his tailors | portnoylarıbızdanfrom our tailors | portnoylarığızdanfrom you all's tailors | portnoylarındanfrom their tailors |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: portnoyları can mean "his / her tailors", "their tailor", or "their tailors" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | portnoynuquthe tailor's one | portnoynuqulathe tailor's ones | portnoylanıqıthe tailors' one | portnoylanıqılathe tailors' ones |
| Genitive | portnoynuqunuof the tailor's one | portnoynuqulanıof the tailor's ones | portnoylanıqınıof the tailors' one | portnoylanıqılanıof the tailors' ones |
| Accusative | portnoynuqunthe tailor's one (as the object) | portnoynuqulanıthe tailor's ones (as the object) | portnoylanıqınthe tailors' one (as the object) | portnoylanıqılanıthe tailors' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | portnoynuqunato the tailor's one | portnoynuqulağato the tailor's ones | portnoylanıqınato the tailors' one | portnoylanıqılağato the tailors' ones |
| Locative | portnoynuqundain / at the tailor's one | portnoynuquladain / at the tailor's ones | portnoylanıqındain / at the tailors' one | portnoylanıqıladain / at the tailors' ones |
| Ablative | portnoynuqundanfrom the tailor's one | portnoynuquladanfrom the tailor's ones | portnoylanıqındanfrom the tailors' one | portnoylanıqıladanfrom the tailors' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.