qaqğıç
/qaqʁɯtʃ/ · plural qaqğıçla
1. mill clapper, the wooden piece that feeds grain into the eye of a millstone — part of a watermill, fitted over the hole in the upper millstone; same meaning as kankurak
- tirmenni qaqğıçı — the clapper of the mill
- qaqğıç tübünde — under the clapper
- qaqğıçdan aqğan mürzew — grain flowing from the clapper
- tirmenni qaqğıçın alışdırdıla — they replaced the mill's clapper
- tirmen taşha qaqğıç tiygença — as when the clapper strikes the millstone
- tirmenni qaqğıçı tohtadı — the mill's clapper stopped
- ağaçnı qıyınlısı tirmenŋe qaqğıç bolur — the unlucky piece of wood becomes a clapper for the mill
2. woodpecker — usually in the compound ağaç qaqğıç
- ağaç qaqğıç — a woodpecker
- qaqğıçnı tawuşu — the tapping of the woodpecker
- qaqğıç terek qurtlanı çöpleydi — the woodpecker picks out tree grubs
- qaqğıç ağaç dohturdu — the woodpecker is a forest doctor
- ağaç qaqğıçlanı tawuşları tohtamaydı — the tapping of the woodpeckers does not stop
- qaqğıç terekni tüedi — the woodpecker taps at the tree
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaqğıçthe mill clapper | qaqğıçımmy mill clapper | qaqğıçıŋyour mill clapper | qaqğıçıhis mill clapper | qaqğıçıbızour mill clapper | qaqğıçığızyou all's mill clapper | qaqğıçlarıtheir mill clappers |
| Genitive | qaqğıçnıthe mill clapper's | qaqğıçımımy mill clapper's | qaqğıçıŋıyour mill clapper's | qaqğıçınıhis mill clapper's | qaqğıçıbıznıour mill clapper's | qaqğıçığıznıyou all's mill clapper's | qaqğıçlarınıtheir mill clappers' |
| Accusative | qaqğıçnıthe mill clapper (as the object) | qaqğıçımımy mill clapper (as the object) | qaqğıçıŋıyour mill clapper (as the object) | qaqğıçınhis mill clapper (as the object) | qaqğıçıbıznıour mill clapper (as the object) | qaqğıçığıznıyou all's mill clapper (as the object) | qaqğıçlarıntheir mill clappers (as the object) |
| Dative | qaqğıçhato the mill clapper | qaqğıçımato my mill clapper | qaqğıçıŋato your mill clapper | qaqğıçınato his mill clapper | qaqğıçıbızğato our mill clapper | qaqğıçığızğato you all's mill clapper | qaqğıçlarınato their mill clappers |
| Locative | qaqğıçdain / at the mill clapper | qaqğıçımdain / at my mill clapper | qaqğıçıŋdain / at your mill clapper | qaqğıçındain / at his mill clapper | qaqğıçıbızdain / at our mill clapper | qaqğıçığızdain / at you all's mill clapper | qaqğıçlarındain / at their mill clappers |
| Ablative | qaqğıçdanfrom the mill clapper | qaqğıçımdanfrom my mill clapper | qaqğıçıŋdanfrom your mill clapper | qaqğıçındanfrom his mill clapper | qaqğıçıbızdanfrom our mill clapper | qaqğıçığızdanfrom you all's mill clapper | qaqğıçlarındanfrom their mill clappers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qaqğıçlathe mill clappers | qaqğıçlarımmy mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıŋyour mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıhis mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıbızour mill clappers | qaqğıçlarığızyou all's mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıtheir mill clappers |
| Genitive | qaqğıçlanıthe mill clappers' | qaqğıçlarımımy mill clappers' | qaqğıçlarıŋıyour mill clappers' | qaqğıçlarınıhis mill clappers' | qaqğıçlarıbıznıour mill clappers' | qaqğıçlarığıznıyou all's mill clappers' | qaqğıçlarınıtheir mill clappers' |
| Accusative | qaqğıçlanıthe mill clappers (as the object) | qaqğıçlarımımy mill clappers (as the object) | qaqğıçlarıŋıyour mill clappers (as the object) | qaqğıçlarınhis mill clappers (as the object) | qaqğıçlarıbıznıour mill clappers (as the object) | qaqğıçlarığıznıyou all's mill clappers (as the object) | qaqğıçlarıntheir mill clappers (as the object) |
| Dative | qaqğıçlağato the mill clappers | qaqğıçlarımato my mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıŋato your mill clappers | qaqğıçlarınato his mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıbızğato our mill clappers | qaqğıçlarığızğato you all's mill clappers | qaqğıçlarınato their mill clappers |
| Locative | qaqğıçladain / at the mill clappers | qaqğıçlarımdain / at my mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıŋdain / at your mill clappers | qaqğıçlarındain / at his mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıbızdain / at our mill clappers | qaqğıçlarığızdain / at you all's mill clappers | qaqğıçlarındain / at their mill clappers |
| Ablative | qaqğıçladanfrom the mill clappers | qaqğıçlarımdanfrom my mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıŋdanfrom your mill clappers | qaqğıçlarındanfrom his mill clappers | qaqğıçlarıbızdanfrom our mill clappers | qaqğıçlarığızdanfrom you all's mill clappers | qaqğıçlarındanfrom their 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.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.