selödka
/selødka/ · plural selödkala
herring, a small sea fish usually eaten salted — Also selödka çabaq. Before another noun it means herring, as in a herring dish. Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 explain it as tuzlanŋan çabaq "salted fish".
- selödka çabaq — herring (fish)
- tükenden selödka aldım — I bought herring from the shop
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selödkathe herring | selödkammy herring | selödkaŋyour herring | selödkasıhis herring | selödkabızour herring | selödkağızyou all's herring | selödkalarıtheir herrings |
| Genitive | selödkanıthe herring's | selödkamımy herring's | selödkaŋıyour herring's | selödkasınıhis herring's | selödkabıznıour herring's | selödkağıznıyou all's herring's | selödkalarınıtheir herrings' |
| Accusative | selödkanıthe herring (as the object) | selödkamımy herring (as the object) | selödkaŋıyour herring (as the object) | selödkasınhis herring (as the object) | selödkabıznıour herring (as the object) | selödkağıznıyou all's herring (as the object) | selödkalarıntheir herrings (as the object) |
| Dative | selödkağato the herring | selödkamato my herring | selödkaŋato your herring | selödkasınato his herring | selödkabızğato our herring | selödkağızğato you all's herring | selödkalarınato their herrings |
| Locative | selödkadain / at the herring | selödkamdain / at my herring | selödkaŋdain / at your herring | selödkasındain / at his herring | selödkabızdain / at our herring | selödkağızdain / at you all's herring | selödkalarındain / at their herrings |
| Ablative | selödkadanfrom the herring | selödkamdanfrom my herring | selödkaŋdanfrom your herring | selödkasındanfrom his herring | selödkabızdanfrom our herring | selödkağızdanfrom you all's herring | selödkalarındanfrom their herrings |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | selödkalathe herrings | selödkalarımmy herrings | selödkalarıŋyour herrings | selödkalarıhis herrings | selödkalarıbızour herrings | selödkalarığızyou all's herrings | selödkalarıtheir herrings |
| Genitive | selödkalanıthe herrings' | selödkalarımımy herrings' | selödkalarıŋıyour herrings' | selödkalarınıhis herrings' | selödkalarıbıznıour herrings' | selödkalarığıznıyou all's herrings' | selödkalarınıtheir herrings' |
| Accusative | selödkalanıthe herrings (as the object) | selödkalarımımy herrings (as the object) | selödkalarıŋıyour herrings (as the object) | selödkalarınhis herrings (as the object) | selödkalarıbıznıour herrings (as the object) | selödkalarığıznıyou all's herrings (as the object) | selödkalarıntheir herrings (as the object) |
| Dative | selödkalağato the herrings | selödkalarımato my herrings | selödkalarıŋato your herrings | selödkalarınato his herrings | selödkalarıbızğato our herrings | selödkalarığızğato you all's herrings | selödkalarınato their herrings |
| Locative | selödkaladain / at the herrings | selödkalarımdain / at my herrings | selödkalarıŋdain / at your herrings | selödkalarındain / at his herrings | selödkalarıbızdain / at our herrings | selödkalarığızdain / at you all's herrings | selödkalarındain / at their herrings |
| Ablative | selödkaladanfrom the herrings | selödkalarımdanfrom my herrings | selödkalarıŋdanfrom your herrings | selödkalarındanfrom his herrings | selödkalarıbızdanfrom our herrings | selödkalarığızdanfrom you all's herrings | selödkalarındanfrom their herrings |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: selödkaları can mean "his / her herrings", "their herring", or "their herrings" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.