silegey
/sileɡej/
Definitions
1. saliva, the fluid of the mouth
- silegeyin çaçarğa — to spray saliva as one speaks
- börünü silegeyi ağadı — the wolf's saliva is running
- silegeyin jutdu — he swallowed his saliva
2. foot-and-mouth disease, a contagious disease of cattle
- 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
3. a slobbering, feeble person
- silegey adam — a feeble, slobbering person
- silegey kişi — a slobbering, feeble man
- silegey bolma — do not be a weakling
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | silegeythe saliva | silegeylethe salivas | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | silegeynithe saliva's | silegeylenithe salivas' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | silegeynithe saliva (as the object) | silegeylenithe salivas (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | silegeygeto the saliva | silegeylegeto the salivas | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | silegeydeat / in the saliva | silegeyledeat / in the salivas | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | silegeydenfrom the saliva | silegeyledenfrom the salivas | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | silegeyimmy saliva | silegeylerimmy salivas |
| your | silegeyingyour saliva | silegeyleringyour salivas |
| his / her | silegeyihis / her saliva | silegeylerihis / her salivas |
| our | silegeyibizour saliva | silegeyleribizour salivas |
| you all's | silegeyigizyou all's saliva | silegeylerigizyou all's salivas |
| their | silegeyleritheir saliva | silegeyleritheir 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.