qalınlıq
/qalɯnlɯq/
Definitions
1. thickness, the measure of a body between its two faces; stoutness of a person
- qanganı qalınlığı — the thickness of the board
- adamnı qalınlığı — the stoutness of the man
- buznu qalınlığı — the thickness of the ice
2. density, the closeness with which things stand together
- çaçnı qalınlığı — the denseness of the hair
- ağaçnı qalınlığı — the denseness of the forest
- tumannı qalınlığı — the denseness of the fog
3. strength, the concentration of a liquid
- şaynı qalınlığı — the strength of the tea
- sütnü qalınlığı — the richness of the milk
Related
qalınbasethick, dense, heavy; deep, resonant
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or .Cases
| Form | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | qalınlıqthe thickness | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qalınlıqnıthe thickness' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qalınlıqnıthe thickness (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qalınlıqğato the thickness | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qalınlıqdaat / in the thickness | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qalınlıqdanfrom the thickness | 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 | qalınlığımmy thickness |
| your | qalınlığıngyour thickness |
| his / her | qalınlığıhis / her thickness |
| our | qalınlığıbızour thickness |
| you all's | qalınlığığızyou all's thickness |
| their | qalınlıqlarıtheir thickness |
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.