qoyanquyruq
/qojanqujruq/ · plural qoyanquyruqla
1. short-tailed, bobtailed — Said especially of a dog.
- qoyanquyruq it — a short-tailed dog
- bizni itibiz qoyanquyruqdu — our dog is short-tailed
- qoyanquyruq itni kördüm — I saw the short-tailed dog
2. cotton grass, tussock cottongrass — Eriophorum vaginatum, a marsh plant with fluffy white tufts. one source
- tawda qoyanquyruq köb ösedi — a lot of cotton grass grows in the mountains
- qoyanquyruqnu jıydıq — we gathered cotton grass
As an adjective
Saying it about someone
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | qoyanquyruqduhe is short-tailed | qoyanquyruqdulathey are short-tailed |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden qoyanquyruqdu — "compared to me, he is short-tailed."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki qoyanquyruqdumine is short-tailed | seniki qoyanquyruqduyours is short-tailed | anıqı qoyanquyruqduhis is short-tailed | bizniki qoyanquyruqduours is short-tailed | sizniki qoyanquyruqduyours (pl.) is short-tailed | alanıqı qoyanquyruqdutheirs is short-tailed |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile qoyanquyruqdulamine are short-tailed | senikile qoyanquyruqdulayours are short-tailed | anıqıla qoyanquyruqdulahis are short-tailed | biznikile qoyanquyruqdulaours are short-tailed | siznikile qoyanquyruqdulayours (pl.) are short-tailed | alanıqıla qoyanquyruqdulatheirs are short-tailed |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu qoyanquyruqdu, bıla qoyanquyruqdula. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qoyanquyruqthe cotton grass | qoyanquyruğummy cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuŋyour cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuhis cotton grass | qoyanquyruğubuzour cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuğuzyou all's cotton grass | qoyanquyruqlarıtheir cotton grasses |
| Genitive | qoyanquyruqnuthe cotton grass' | qoyanquyruğumumy cotton grass' | qoyanquyruğuŋuyour cotton grass' | qoyanquyruğunuhis cotton grass' | qoyanquyruğubuznuour cotton grass' | qoyanquyruğuğuznuyou all's cotton grass' | qoyanquyruqlarınıtheir cotton grasses' |
| Accusative | qoyanquyruqnuthe cotton grass (as the object) | qoyanquyruğumumy cotton grass (as the object) | qoyanquyruğuŋuyour cotton grass (as the object) | qoyanquyruğunhis cotton grass (as the object) | qoyanquyruğubuznuour cotton grass (as the object) | qoyanquyruğuğuznuyou all's cotton grass (as the object) | qoyanquyruqlarıntheir cotton grasses (as the object) |
| Dative | qoyanquyruqğato the cotton grass | qoyanquyruğumato my cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuŋato your cotton grass | qoyanquyruğunato his cotton grass | qoyanquyruğubuzğato our cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuğuzğato you all's cotton grass | qoyanquyruqlarınato their cotton grasses |
| Locative | qoyanquyruqdain / at the cotton grass | qoyanquyruğumdain / at my cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuŋdain / at your cotton grass | qoyanquyruğundain / at his cotton grass | qoyanquyruğubuzdain / at our cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuğuzdain / at you all's cotton grass | qoyanquyruqlarındain / at their cotton grasses |
| Ablative | qoyanquyruqdanfrom the cotton grass | qoyanquyruğumdanfrom my cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuŋdanfrom your cotton grass | qoyanquyruğundanfrom his cotton grass | qoyanquyruğubuzdanfrom our cotton grass | qoyanquyruğuğuzdanfrom you all's cotton grass | qoyanquyruqlarındanfrom their cotton grasses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qoyanquyruqlathe cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarımmy cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıŋyour cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıhis cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıbızour cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarığızyou all's cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıtheir cotton grasses |
| Genitive | qoyanquyruqlanıthe cotton grasses' | qoyanquyruqlarımımy cotton grasses' | qoyanquyruqlarıŋıyour cotton grasses' | qoyanquyruqlarınıhis cotton grasses' | qoyanquyruqlarıbıznıour cotton grasses' | qoyanquyruqlarığıznıyou all's cotton grasses' | qoyanquyruqlarınıtheir cotton grasses' |
| Accusative | qoyanquyruqlanıthe cotton grasses (as the object) | qoyanquyruqlarımımy cotton grasses (as the object) | qoyanquyruqlarıŋıyour cotton grasses (as the object) | qoyanquyruqlarınhis cotton grasses (as the object) | qoyanquyruqlarıbıznıour cotton grasses (as the object) | qoyanquyruqlarığıznıyou all's cotton grasses (as the object) | qoyanquyruqlarıntheir cotton grasses (as the object) |
| Dative | qoyanquyruqlağato the cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarımato my cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıŋato your cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarınato his cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıbızğato our cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarığızğato you all's cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarınato their cotton grasses |
| Locative | qoyanquyruqladain / at the cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarımdain / at my cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıŋdain / at your cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarındain / at his cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıbızdain / at our cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarığızdain / at you all's cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarındain / at their cotton grasses |
| Ablative | qoyanquyruqladanfrom the cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarımdanfrom my cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıŋdanfrom your cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarındanfrom his cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarıbızdanfrom our cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarığızdanfrom you all's cotton grasses | qoyanquyruqlarındanfrom their cotton grasses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qoyanquyruqları can mean "his / her cotton grasses", "their cotton grass", or "their cotton grasses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.