silegeyli
/sileɡejli/ · plural silegeylile
1. drooling, slobbery
- silegeyli sabiy — a drooling baby
- itni awuzu silegeylidi — the dog's mouth is slobbery
2. sniveler, spineless weakling — Used as a term of abuse, as in ket sen silegeyli "get away, you sniveler". Elbrusoid marks it as Karachay.
- ket, sen silegeyli — get away, you sniveler
- ol bir silegeylidi — he is a sniveler
As an adjective
Degrees and persons
| Degree | menI | senyou | olhe/she/it | bizwe | sizyou all | alathey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | silegeylimeI am drooling | silegeyliseyou are drooling | silegeylidihe is drooling | silegeylibizwe are drooling | silegeylisizyou all are drooling | silegeylidilethey are drooling |
| comparative — more | silegeylirekmeI am more drooling | silegeylirekseyou are more drooling | silegeylirekdihe is more drooling | silegeylirekbizwe are more drooling | silegeylireksizyou all are more drooling | silegeylirekdilethey are more drooling |
| intensifier — very | bek silegeylimeI am very drooling | bek silegeyliseyou are very drooling | bek silegeylidihe is very drooling | bek silegeylibizwe are very drooling | bek silegeylisizyou all are very drooling | bek silegeylidilethey are very drooling |
| superlative — most | em silegeylimeI am the most drooling | em silegeyliseyou are the most drooling | em silegeylidihe is the most drooling | em silegeylibizwe are the most drooling | em silegeylisizyou all are the most drooling | em silegeylidilethey are the most drooling |
To compare two things, put the loser in the from-form: ol menden silegeylidi — "compared to me, he is drooling."
Saying it about mine, yours, theirs
One thing
| Degree | menikimine | senikiyours | anıqıhis / hers | biznikiours | siznikiyours (pl.) | alanıqıtheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | meniki silegeylidimine is drooling | seniki silegeylidiyours is drooling | anıqı silegeylidihis is drooling | bizniki silegeylidiours is drooling | sizniki silegeylidiyours (pl.) is drooling | alanıqı silegeyliditheirs is drooling |
| comparative — more | meniki silegeylirekdimine is more drooling | seniki silegeylirekdiyours is more drooling | anıqı silegeylirekdihis is more drooling | bizniki silegeylirekdiours is more drooling | sizniki silegeylirekdiyours (pl.) is more drooling | alanıqı silegeylirekditheirs is more drooling |
| intensifier — very | meniki bek silegeylidimine is very drooling | seniki bek silegeylidiyours is very drooling | anıqı bek silegeylidihis is very drooling | bizniki bek silegeylidiours is very drooling | sizniki bek silegeylidiyours (pl.) is very drooling | alanıqı bek silegeyliditheirs is very drooling |
| superlative — most | meniki em silegeylidimine is the most drooling | seniki em silegeylidiyours is the most drooling | anıqı em silegeylidihis is the most drooling | bizniki em silegeylidiours is the most drooling | sizniki em silegeylidiyours (pl.) is the most drooling | alanıqı em silegeyliditheirs is the most drooling |
Several things
| Degree | menikilemine | senikileyours | anıqılahis / hers | biznikileours | siznikileyours (pl.) | alanıqılatheirs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| base form | menikile silegeylidilemine are drooling | senikile silegeylidileyours are drooling | anıqıla silegeylidilehis are drooling | biznikile silegeylidileours are drooling | siznikile silegeylidileyours (pl.) are drooling | alanıqıla silegeylidiletheirs are drooling |
| comparative — more | menikile silegeylirekdilemine are more drooling | senikile silegeylirekdileyours are more drooling | anıqıla silegeylirekdilehis are more drooling | biznikile silegeylirekdileours are more drooling | siznikile silegeylirekdileyours (pl.) are more drooling | alanıqıla silegeylirekdiletheirs are more drooling |
| intensifier — very | menikile bek silegeylidilemine are very drooling | senikile bek silegeylidileyours are very drooling | anıqıla bek silegeylidilehis are very drooling | biznikile bek silegeylidileours are very drooling | siznikile bek silegeylidileyours (pl.) are very drooling | alanıqıla bek silegeylidiletheirs are very drooling |
| superlative — most | menikile em silegeylidilemine are the most drooling | senikile em silegeylidileyours are the most drooling | anıqıla em silegeylidilehis are the most drooling | biznikile em silegeylidileours are the most drooling | siznikile em silegeylidileyours (pl.) are the most drooling | alanıqıla em silegeylidiletheirs are the most drooling |
Any thing takes the third-person ending, not only these: bu silegeylidi, bıla silegeylidile. In texts biznikile is usually kesibiznikile, "our own people", and a surname with -nıqıla names a family: Dudalanıqıla, "the Dudas".
As a noun
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | silegeylithe sniveler | silegeylimmy sniveler | silegeyliŋyour sniveler | silegeylisihis sniveler | silegeylibizour sniveler | silegeyligizyou all's sniveler | silegeylileritheir snivelers |
| Genitive | silegeylinithe sniveler's | silegeylimimy sniveler's | silegeyliŋiyour sniveler's | silegeylisinihis sniveler's | silegeylibizniour sniveler's | silegeyligizniyou all's sniveler's | silegeylilerinitheir snivelers' |
| Accusative | silegeylinithe sniveler (as the object) | silegeylimimy sniveler (as the object) | silegeyliŋiyour sniveler (as the object) | silegeylisinhis sniveler (as the object) | silegeylibizniour sniveler (as the object) | silegeyligizniyou all's sniveler (as the object) | silegeylilerintheir snivelers (as the object) |
| Dative | silegeyligeto the sniveler | silegeylimeto my sniveler | silegeyliŋeto your sniveler | silegeylisineto his sniveler | silegeylibizgeto our sniveler | silegeyligizgeto you all's sniveler | silegeylilerineto their snivelers |
| Locative | silegeylidein / at the sniveler | silegeylimdein / at my sniveler | silegeyliŋdein / at your sniveler | silegeylisindein / at his sniveler | silegeylibizdein / at our sniveler | silegeyligizdein / at you all's sniveler | silegeylilerindein / at their snivelers |
| Ablative | silegeylidenfrom the sniveler | silegeylimdenfrom my sniveler | silegeyliŋdenfrom your sniveler | silegeylisindenfrom his sniveler | silegeylibizdenfrom our sniveler | silegeyligizdenfrom you all's sniveler | silegeylilerindenfrom their snivelers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | silegeylilethe snivelers | silegeylilerimmy snivelers | silegeylileriŋyour snivelers | silegeylilerihis snivelers | silegeylileribizour snivelers | silegeylilerigizyou all's snivelers | silegeylileritheir snivelers |
| Genitive | silegeylilenithe snivelers' | silegeylilerimimy snivelers' | silegeylileriŋiyour snivelers' | silegeylilerinihis snivelers' | silegeylileribizniour snivelers' | silegeylilerigizniyou all's snivelers' | silegeylilerinitheir snivelers' |
| Accusative | silegeylilenithe snivelers (as the object) | silegeylilerimimy snivelers (as the object) | silegeylileriŋiyour snivelers (as the object) | silegeylilerinhis snivelers (as the object) | silegeylileribizniour snivelers (as the object) | silegeylilerigizniyou all's snivelers (as the object) | silegeylilerintheir snivelers (as the object) |
| Dative | silegeylilegeto the snivelers | silegeylilerimeto my snivelers | silegeylileriŋeto your snivelers | silegeylilerineto his snivelers | silegeylileribizgeto our snivelers | silegeylilerigizgeto you all's snivelers | silegeylilerineto their snivelers |
| Locative | silegeyliledein / at the snivelers | silegeylilerimdein / at my snivelers | silegeylileriŋdein / at your snivelers | silegeylilerindein / at his snivelers | silegeylileribizdein / at our snivelers | silegeylilerigizdein / at you all's snivelers | silegeylilerindein / at their snivelers |
| Ablative | silegeyliledenfrom the snivelers | silegeylilerimdenfrom my snivelers | silegeylileriŋdenfrom your snivelers | silegeylilerindenfrom his snivelers | silegeylileribizdenfrom our snivelers | silegeylilerigizdenfrom you all's snivelers | silegeylilerindenfrom their snivelers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: silegeylileri can mean "his / her snivelers", "their sniveler", or "their snivelers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.