sipi
/sipi/
Definitions
1. osier, a shrubby willow with a firm stem
- sipiden qamçi sab etedile — whip handles are made of osier
- sipi koturda çıpçıqla jırlaydıla — birds sing in the osier thicket
- sipile ösedile — osiers are growing
2. a switch, a slender rod cut for striking
- sipi çıbıq — a willow switch
- sipi bla ururğa — to strike with a switch
- sipini költürdü — he raised the switch
Feedback
or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sipithe osier | sipilethe osiers | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sipinithe osier's | sipilenithe osiers' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sipinithe osier (as the object) | sipilenithe osiers (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sipigeto the osier | sipilegeto the osiers | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sipideat / in the osier | sipiledeat / in the osiers | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sipidenfrom the osier | sipiledenfrom the osiers | 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 | sipimmy osier | sipilerimmy osiers |
| your | sipingyour osier | sipileringyour osiers |
| his / her | sipisihis / her osier | sipilerihis / her osiers |
| our | sipibizour osier | sipileribizour osiers |
| you all's | sipigizyou all's osier | sipilerigizyou all's osiers |
| their | sipileritheir osier | sipileritheir osiers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sipileri can mean "his / her osiers", "their osier", or "their osiers" — context decides.