puh
/pux/
Definition
down, the fine soft hair or feathers lying beneath the outer coat of an animal or bird
- eçki puh — goat down
- puh jawluq — a down shawl
- eçkileni puhların taraydıla — they comb out the goats' down
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | puhthe down | puhlathe downs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | puhnuthe down's | puhlanıthe downs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | puhnuthe down (as the object) | puhlanıthe downs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | puhhato the down | puhlağato the downs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | puhdaat / in the down | puhladaat / in the downs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | puhdanfrom the down | puhladanfrom the downs | 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
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | puhummy down | puhlarımmy downs |
| your | puhungyour down | puhlarıngyour downs |
| his / her | puhuhis / her down | puhlarıhis / her downs |
| our | puhubuzour down | puhlarıbızour downs |
| you all's | puhuğuzyou all's down | puhlarığızyou all's downs |
| their | puhlarıtheir down | puhlarıtheir downs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: puhları can mean "his / her downs", "their down", or "their downs" — context decides.