silegey / selegey
/sileɡej/, /seleɡej/ · plural silegeyle
1. saliva, spittle — Often plural, as in silegeylerin çaçarğa "spray saliva while talking".
- silegeyin çaçarğa — to spray one's saliva
- börünü silegeyi ağadı — the wolf's saliva is running
- silegeyin jutdu — he swallowed his saliva
2. foot-and-mouth disease, a contagious disease of livestock
- malğa silegey tiygendi — the cattle have caught foot-and-mouth disease
- iynekle silegeyden awruydula — the cows are ill with foot-and-mouth disease
- silegeyden awruğan mal — a beast sick with foot-and-mouth disease
- ketgen jılda bolğan silegey — the foot-and-mouth disease that happened last year
3. weakling, milksop, spineless person
- silegey adam — a spineless person
- silegey kişi — a spineless man
- silegey bolma — don't be a weakling
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | silegeythe saliva | silegeyimmy saliva | silegeyiŋyour saliva | silegeyihis saliva | silegeyibizour saliva | silegeyigizyou all's saliva | silegeyleritheir salivas |
| Genitive | silegeynithe saliva's | silegeyimimy saliva's | silegeyiŋiyour saliva's | silegeyinihis saliva's | silegeyibizniour saliva's | silegeyigizniyou all's saliva's | silegeylerinitheir salivas' |
| Accusative | silegeynithe saliva (as the object) | silegeyimimy saliva (as the object) | silegeyiŋiyour saliva (as the object) | silegeyinhis saliva (as the object) | silegeyibizniour saliva (as the object) | silegeyigizniyou all's saliva (as the object) | silegeylerintheir salivas (as the object) |
| Dative | silegeygeto the saliva | silegeyimeto my saliva | silegeyiŋeto your saliva | silegeyineto his saliva | silegeyibizgeto our saliva | silegeyigizgeto you all's saliva | silegeylerineto their salivas |
| Locative | silegeydein / at the saliva | silegeyimdein / at my saliva | silegeyiŋdein / at your saliva | silegeyindein / at his saliva | silegeyibizdein / at our saliva | silegeyigizdein / at you all's saliva | silegeylerindein / at their salivas |
| Ablative | silegeydenfrom the saliva | silegeyimdenfrom my saliva | silegeyiŋdenfrom your saliva | silegeyindenfrom his saliva | silegeyibizdenfrom our saliva | silegeyigizdenfrom you all's saliva | silegeylerindenfrom their salivas |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | silegeylethe salivas | silegeylerimmy salivas | silegeyleriŋyour salivas | silegeylerihis salivas | silegeyleribizour salivas | silegeylerigizyou all's salivas | silegeyleritheir salivas |
| Genitive | silegeylenithe salivas' | silegeylerimimy salivas' | silegeyleriŋiyour salivas' | silegeylerinihis salivas' | silegeyleribizniour salivas' | silegeylerigizniyou all's salivas' | silegeylerinitheir salivas' |
| Accusative | silegeylenithe salivas (as the object) | silegeylerimimy salivas (as the object) | silegeyleriŋiyour salivas (as the object) | silegeylerinhis salivas (as the object) | silegeyleribizniour salivas (as the object) | silegeylerigizniyou all's salivas (as the object) | silegeylerintheir salivas (as the object) |
| Dative | silegeylegeto the salivas | silegeylerimeto my salivas | silegeyleriŋeto your salivas | silegeylerineto his salivas | silegeyleribizgeto our salivas | silegeylerigizgeto you all's salivas | silegeylerineto their salivas |
| Locative | silegeyledein / at the salivas | silegeylerimdein / at my salivas | silegeyleriŋdein / at your salivas | silegeylerindein / at his salivas | silegeyleribizdein / at our salivas | silegeylerigizdein / at you all's salivas | silegeylerindein / at their salivas |
| Ablative | silegeyledenfrom the salivas | silegeylerimdenfrom my salivas | silegeyleriŋdenfrom your salivas | silegeylerindenfrom his salivas | silegeyleribizdenfrom our salivas | silegeylerigizdenfrom you all's salivas | silegeylerindenfrom their salivas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: silegeyleri can mean "his / her salivas", "their saliva", or "their salivas" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.