silti
/silti/
Definitions
1. lye, an alkaline liquid obtained by leaching wood ash
- silti suw — lye water
- külden silti eterge — to make lye from ash
- silti bla juwarğa — to wash with lye
2. home-made soap boiled from ash and fat
- silti sapın — lye soap
- silti sapın eterge — to make lye soap
- silti sapınnı kiyimlege ışırğa — to rub lye soap into the clothes
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | siltithe lye | siltilethe lyes | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | siltinithe lye's | siltilenithe lyes' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | siltinithe lye (as the object) | siltilenithe lyes (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | siltigeto the lye | siltilegeto the lyes | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | siltideat / in the lye | siltiledeat / in the lyes | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | siltidenfrom the lye | siltiledenfrom the lyes | 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 | siltimmy lye | siltilerimmy lyes |
| your | siltingyour lye | siltileringyour lyes |
| his / her | siltisihis / her lye | siltilerihis / her lyes |
| our | siltibizour lye | siltileribizour lyes |
| you all's | siltigizyou all's lye | siltilerigizyou all's lyes |
| their | siltileritheir lye | siltileritheir lyes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: siltileri can mean "his / her lyes", "their lye", or "their lyes" — context decides.