rekordsmen
/rekordsmen/ · plural rekordsmenle
record holder, record-setter — Used of someone who sets a record at work as well as in sport. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it as a sports term. Common phrases: duniya rekordsmen "world record holder", jüzüwde rekordsmen "swimming record holder".
- duniya rekordsmen — world record holder
- jüzüwde rekordsmen — swimming record holder
- ol zavodda rekordsmendi — she is a record-setter at the factory
- rekordsmenleni galoşha olturthandı — he sat the record holders down in a galosh (i.e. beat them)
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rekordsmenthe record holder | rekordsmenimmy record holder | rekordsmeniŋyour record holder | rekordsmenihis record holder | rekordsmenibizour record holder | rekordsmenigizyou all's record holder | rekordsmenleritheir record holders |
| Genitive | rekordsmennithe record holder's | rekordsmenimimy record holder's | rekordsmeniŋiyour record holder's | rekordsmeninihis record holder's | rekordsmenibizniour record holder's | rekordsmenigizniyou all's record holder's | rekordsmenlerinitheir record holders' |
| Accusative | rekordsmennithe record holder (as the object) | rekordsmenimimy record holder (as the object) | rekordsmeniŋiyour record holder (as the object) | rekordsmeninhis record holder (as the object) | rekordsmenibizniour record holder (as the object) | rekordsmenigizniyou all's record holder (as the object) | rekordsmenlerintheir record holders (as the object) |
| Dative | rekordsmenŋeto the record holder | rekordsmenimeto my record holder | rekordsmeniŋeto your record holder | rekordsmenineto his record holder | rekordsmenibizgeto our record holder | rekordsmenigizgeto you all's record holder | rekordsmenlerineto their record holders |
| Locative | rekordsmendein / at the record holder | rekordsmenimdein / at my record holder | rekordsmeniŋdein / at your record holder | rekordsmenindein / at his record holder | rekordsmenibizdein / at our record holder | rekordsmenigizdein / at you all's record holder | rekordsmenlerindein / at their record holders |
| Ablative | rekordsmendenfrom the record holder | rekordsmenimdenfrom my record holder | rekordsmeniŋdenfrom your record holder | rekordsmenindenfrom his record holder | rekordsmenibizdenfrom our record holder | rekordsmenigizdenfrom you all's record holder | rekordsmenlerindenfrom their record holders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | rekordsmenlethe record holders | rekordsmenlerimmy record holders | rekordsmenleriŋyour record holders | rekordsmenlerihis record holders | rekordsmenleribizour record holders | rekordsmenlerigizyou all's record holders | rekordsmenleritheir record holders |
| Genitive | rekordsmenlenithe record holders' | rekordsmenlerimimy record holders' | rekordsmenleriŋiyour record holders' | rekordsmenlerinihis record holders' | rekordsmenleribizniour record holders' | rekordsmenlerigizniyou all's record holders' | rekordsmenlerinitheir record holders' |
| Accusative | rekordsmenlenithe record holders (as the object) | rekordsmenlerimimy record holders (as the object) | rekordsmenleriŋiyour record holders (as the object) | rekordsmenlerinhis record holders (as the object) | rekordsmenleribizniour record holders (as the object) | rekordsmenlerigizniyou all's record holders (as the object) | rekordsmenlerintheir record holders (as the object) |
| Dative | rekordsmenlegeto the record holders | rekordsmenlerimeto my record holders | rekordsmenleriŋeto your record holders | rekordsmenlerineto his record holders | rekordsmenleribizgeto our record holders | rekordsmenlerigizgeto you all's record holders | rekordsmenlerineto their record holders |
| Locative | rekordsmenledein / at the record holders | rekordsmenlerimdein / at my record holders | rekordsmenleriŋdein / at your record holders | rekordsmenlerindein / at his record holders | rekordsmenleribizdein / at our record holders | rekordsmenlerigizdein / at you all's record holders | rekordsmenlerindein / at their record holders |
| Ablative | rekordsmenledenfrom the record holders | rekordsmenlerimdenfrom my record holders | rekordsmenleriŋdenfrom your record holders | rekordsmenlerindenfrom his record holders | rekordsmenleribizdenfrom our record holders | rekordsmenlerigizdenfrom you all's record holders | rekordsmenlerindenfrom their record holders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: rekordsmenleri can mean "his / her record holders", "their record holder", or "their record holders" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.