qunduz
/qunduz/ · plural qunduzla
1. beaver — Also sarı qunduz. Before another noun it means made of beaver fur, as in qunduz jağa "beaver collar".
- qunduzla suw boynunda jaşaydıla — beavers live by the water
- qunduz terekni kemiredi — the beaver is gnawing the tree
- qunduz jağa — a beaver collar
- qunduznu bağası terisinde — a beaver's worth is in its pelt
- qunduznu terisi kesinden bağalı — a beaver's pelt is worth more than the beaver itself
- suw boynunda qunduz — a beaver by the water
- jıltırawuq qunduz — a glossy beaver
2. otter
- qunduz çabaq aşaydı — the otter eats fish
- suwda jaşağan qunduz — the otter that lives in the water
- qunduznu terisi — the otter's pelt
- qunduzğa uwğa barırğa — to go hunting the otter
3. raven — Found in folk poetry and riddles, often as qara qunduz "black raven".
- aq qayada qara qunduz — a black raven on a white rock
- qunduz qıçırdı — the raven croaked
- eki qara qunduz — two black ravens
Expressions
- qunduz iylewün berirge — beat severely
- qunduz qanatı kibik — jet-black and glossy
- qunduzça jıltırağan — glossy black
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qunduzthe beaver | qunduzummy beaver | qunduzuŋyour beaver | qunduzuhis beaver | qunduzubuzour beaver | qunduzuğuzyou all's beaver | qunduzlarıtheir beavers |
| Genitive | qunduznuthe beaver's | qunduzumumy beaver's | qunduzuŋuyour beaver's | qunduzunuhis beaver's | qunduzubuznuour beaver's | qunduzuğuznuyou all's beaver's | qunduzlarınıtheir beavers' |
| Accusative | qunduznuthe beaver (as the object) | qunduzumumy beaver (as the object) | qunduzuŋuyour beaver (as the object) | qunduzunhis beaver (as the object) | qunduzubuznuour beaver (as the object) | qunduzuğuznuyou all's beaver (as the object) | qunduzlarıntheir beavers (as the object) |
| Dative | qunduzğato the beaver | qunduzumato my beaver | qunduzuŋato your beaver | qunduzunato his beaver | qunduzubuzğato our beaver | qunduzuğuzğato you all's beaver | qunduzlarınato their beavers |
| Locative | qunduzdain / at the beaver | qunduzumdain / at my beaver | qunduzuŋdain / at your beaver | qunduzundain / at his beaver | qunduzubuzdain / at our beaver | qunduzuğuzdain / at you all's beaver | qunduzlarındain / at their beavers |
| Ablative | qunduzdanfrom the beaver | qunduzumdanfrom my beaver | qunduzuŋdanfrom your beaver | qunduzundanfrom his beaver | qunduzubuzdanfrom our beaver | qunduzuğuzdanfrom you all's beaver | qunduzlarındanfrom their beavers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qunduzlathe beavers | qunduzlarımmy beavers | qunduzlarıŋyour beavers | qunduzlarıhis beavers | qunduzlarıbızour beavers | qunduzlarığızyou all's beavers | qunduzlarıtheir beavers |
| Genitive | qunduzlanıthe beavers' | qunduzlarımımy beavers' | qunduzlarıŋıyour beavers' | qunduzlarınıhis beavers' | qunduzlarıbıznıour beavers' | qunduzlarığıznıyou all's beavers' | qunduzlarınıtheir beavers' |
| Accusative | qunduzlanıthe beavers (as the object) | qunduzlarımımy beavers (as the object) | qunduzlarıŋıyour beavers (as the object) | qunduzlarınhis beavers (as the object) | qunduzlarıbıznıour beavers (as the object) | qunduzlarığıznıyou all's beavers (as the object) | qunduzlarıntheir beavers (as the object) |
| Dative | qunduzlağato the beavers | qunduzlarımato my beavers | qunduzlarıŋato your beavers | qunduzlarınato his beavers | qunduzlarıbızğato our beavers | qunduzlarığızğato you all's beavers | qunduzlarınato their beavers |
| Locative | qunduzladain / at the beavers | qunduzlarımdain / at my beavers | qunduzlarıŋdain / at your beavers | qunduzlarındain / at his beavers | qunduzlarıbızdain / at our beavers | qunduzlarığızdain / at you all's beavers | qunduzlarındain / at their beavers |
| Ablative | qunduzladanfrom the beavers | qunduzlarımdanfrom my beavers | qunduzlarıŋdanfrom your beavers | qunduzlarındanfrom his beavers | qunduzlarıbızdanfrom our beavers | qunduzlarığızdanfrom you all's beavers | qunduzlarındanfrom their beavers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: qunduzları can mean "his / her beavers", "their beaver", or "their beavers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | qunduznuquthe beaver's one | qunduznuqulathe beaver's ones | qunduzlanıqıthe beavers' one | qunduzlanıqılathe beavers' ones |
| Genitive | qunduznuqunuof the beaver's one | qunduznuqulanıof the beaver's ones | qunduzlanıqınıof the beavers' one | qunduzlanıqılanıof the beavers' ones |
| Accusative | qunduznuqunthe beaver's one (as the object) | qunduznuqulanıthe beaver's ones (as the object) | qunduzlanıqınthe beavers' one (as the object) | qunduzlanıqılanıthe beavers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | qunduznuqunato the beaver's one | qunduznuqulağato the beaver's ones | qunduzlanıqınato the beavers' one | qunduzlanıqılağato the beavers' ones |
| Locative | qunduznuqundain / at the beaver's one | qunduznuquladain / at the beaver's ones | qunduzlanıqındain / at the beavers' one | qunduzlanıqıladain / at the beavers' ones |
| Ablative | qunduznuqundanfrom the beaver's one | qunduznuquladanfrom the beaver's ones | qunduzlanıqındanfrom the beavers' one | qunduzlanıqıladanfrom the beavers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.