sawuwçu
/sawuwtʃu/ · plural sawuwçula
milker, milkmaid, one who milks cows and looks after them — Often used in the phrase iynek sawuwçu, literally "cow milker". Before another noun it means milking, as in sawuwçu meşna "milking machine".
- meni anam sawuwçudu — my mother is a milkmaid
- iynek sawuwçulanı jartısı erkişidi — half of the cow milkers are men
- sawuwçula kiyinedile — the milkmaids get dressed
- iynek sawuwçulanı işleri jeŋillenŋendi — the cow milkers' work has become easier
- alçı iynek sawuwçula — leading milkmaids
- iynek sawuwçunu iynek sanı — the number of cows a milkmaid has
- iynek sawuwçu jer qoşdan arlaqdadı — the milking place is a little beyond the camp
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawuwçuthe one who milks | sawuwçumthe one who milks, of mine | sawuwçuŋthe one who milks, of yours | sawuwçusuthe one who milks, of his | sawuwçubuzthe one who milks, of ours | sawuwçuğuzthe one who milks, of you all's | sawuwçularıthose who milk, of theirs |
| Genitive | sawuwçunuof the one who milks | sawuwçumuof the one who milks, of mine | sawuwçuŋuof the one who milks, of yours | sawuwçusunuof the one who milks, of his | sawuwçubuznuof the one who milks, of ours | sawuwçuğuznuof the one who milks, of you all's | sawuwçularınıof those who milk, of theirs |
| Accusative | sawuwçunuthe one who milks (as the object) | sawuwçumuthe one who milks, of mine (as the object) | sawuwçuŋuthe one who milks, of yours (as the object) | sawuwçusunthe one who milks, of his (as the object) | sawuwçubuznuthe one who milks, of ours (as the object) | sawuwçuğuznuthe one who milks, of you all's (as the object) | sawuwçularınthose who milk, of theirs (as the object) |
| Dative | sawuwçuğato the one who milks | sawuwçumato the one who milks, of mine | sawuwçuŋato the one who milks, of yours | sawuwçusunato the one who milks, of his | sawuwçubuzğato the one who milks, of ours | sawuwçuğuzğato the one who milks, of you all's | sawuwçularınato those who milk, of theirs |
| Locative | sawuwçudain / at the one who milks | sawuwçumdain / at the one who milks, of mine | sawuwçuŋdain / at the one who milks, of yours | sawuwçusundain / at the one who milks, of his | sawuwçubuzdain / at the one who milks, of ours | sawuwçuğuzdain / at the one who milks, of you all's | sawuwçularındain / at those who milk, of theirs |
| Ablative | sawuwçudanfrom the one who milks | sawuwçumdanfrom the one who milks, of mine | sawuwçuŋdanfrom the one who milks, of yours | sawuwçusundanfrom the one who milks, of his | sawuwçubuzdanfrom the one who milks, of ours | sawuwçuğuzdanfrom the one who milks, of you all's | sawuwçularındanfrom those who milk, of theirs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawuwçulathose who milk | sawuwçularımthose who milk, of mine | sawuwçularıŋthose who milk, of yours | sawuwçularıthose who milk, of his | sawuwçularıbızthose who milk, of ours | sawuwçularığızthose who milk, of you all's | sawuwçularıthose who milk, of theirs |
| Genitive | sawuwçulanıof those who milk | sawuwçularımıof those who milk, of mine | sawuwçularıŋıof those who milk, of yours | sawuwçularınıof those who milk, of his | sawuwçularıbıznıof those who milk, of ours | sawuwçularığıznıof those who milk, of you all's | sawuwçularınıof those who milk, of theirs |
| Accusative | sawuwçulanıthose who milk (as the object) | sawuwçularımıthose who milk, of mine (as the object) | sawuwçularıŋıthose who milk, of yours (as the object) | sawuwçularınthose who milk, of his (as the object) | sawuwçularıbıznıthose who milk, of ours (as the object) | sawuwçularığıznıthose who milk, of you all's (as the object) | sawuwçularınthose who milk, of theirs (as the object) |
| Dative | sawuwçulağato those who milk | sawuwçularımato those who milk, of mine | sawuwçularıŋato those who milk, of yours | sawuwçularınato those who milk, of his | sawuwçularıbızğato those who milk, of ours | sawuwçularığızğato those who milk, of you all's | sawuwçularınato those who milk, of theirs |
| Locative | sawuwçuladain / at those who milk | sawuwçularımdain / at those who milk, of mine | sawuwçularıŋdain / at those who milk, of yours | sawuwçularındain / at those who milk, of his | sawuwçularıbızdain / at those who milk, of ours | sawuwçularığızdain / at those who milk, of you all's | sawuwçularındain / at those who milk, of theirs |
| Ablative | sawuwçuladanfrom those who milk | sawuwçularımdanfrom those who milk, of mine | sawuwçularıŋdanfrom those who milk, of yours | sawuwçularındanfrom those who milk, of his | sawuwçularıbızdanfrom those who milk, of ours | sawuwçularığızdanfrom those who milk, of you all's | sawuwçularındanfrom those who milk, of theirs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sawuwçuları can mean "those who milk, of his / hers", "the one who milks, of theirs", or "those who milk, of theirs" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | sawuwçunuquthe one of the one who milks | sawuwçunuqulathe ones of the one who milks | sawuwçulanıqıthe one of those who milk | sawuwçulanıqılathe ones of those who milk |
| Genitive | sawuwçunuqunuof the one of the one who milks | sawuwçunuqulanıof the ones of the one who milks | sawuwçulanıqınıof the one of those who milk | sawuwçulanıqılanıof the ones of those who milk |
| Accusative | sawuwçunuqunthe one of the one who milks (as the object) | sawuwçunuqulanıthe ones of the one who milks (as the object) | sawuwçulanıqınthe one of those who milk (as the object) | sawuwçulanıqılanıthe ones of those who milk (as the object) |
| Dative | sawuwçunuqunato the one of the one who milks | sawuwçunuqulağato the ones of the one who milks | sawuwçulanıqınato the one of those who milk | sawuwçulanıqılağato the ones of those who milk |
| Locative | sawuwçunuqundain / at the one of the one who milks | sawuwçunuquladain / at the ones of the one who milks | sawuwçulanıqındain / at the one of those who milk | sawuwçulanıqıladain / at the ones of those who milk |
| Ablative | sawuwçunuqundanfrom the one of the one who milks | sawuwçunuquladanfrom the ones of the one who milks | sawuwçulanıqındanfrom the one of those who milk | sawuwçulanıqıladanfrom the ones of those who milk |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.