qaqğıç
/qaqʁɯtʃ/
Definitions
1. mill clapper, the clapper of a watermill, the fitting that shakes grain down into the eye of the millstone
- tirmenni qaqğıçı — the clapper of the mill
- qaqğıç tübünde — under the clapper
- tirmen taşha qaqğıç tiygença — as when the clapper strikes the millstone
2. woodpecker, the forest bird that taps at tree trunks — usually in the compound агъач къакъгъыч
- ağaç qaqğıç — a woodpecker
- qaqğıçnı tawuşu — the tapping of the woodpecker
- qaqğıç terekni tüyedi — the woodpecker taps at the tree
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | qaqğıçthe mill clapper | qaqğıçlathe mill clappers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | qaqğıçnıthe mill clapper's | qaqğıçlanıthe mill clappers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | qaqğıçnıthe mill clapper (as the object) | qaqğıçlanıthe mill clappers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | qaqğıçhato the mill clapper | qaqğıçlağato the mill clappers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | qaqğıçdaat / in the mill clapper | qaqğıçladaat / in the mill clappers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | qaqğıçdanfrom the mill clapper | qaqğıçladanfrom the mill clappers | 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 | qaqğıçımmy mill clapper | qaqğıçlarımmy mill clappers |
| your | qaqğıçıngyour mill clapper | qaqğıçlarıngyour mill clappers |
| his / her | qaqğıçıhis / her mill clapper | qaqğıçlarıhis / her mill clappers |
| our | qaqğıçıbızour mill clapper | qaqğıçlarıbızour mill clappers |
| you all's | qaqğıçığızyou all's mill clapper | qaqğıçlarığızyou all's mill clappers |
| their | qaqğıçlarıtheir mill clapper | qaqğıçlarıtheir mill clappers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qaqğıçları can mean "his / her mill clappers", "their mill clapper", or "their mill clappers" — context decides.