sirke
/sirke/
Definitions
1. nit, the egg of a louse fastened to a hair
- başı sirke bolğandı — his head has become full of nits
- sirkeden tolurğa — to become covered in nits
- kölegi sirke, bit bolub — his shirt turned to nits and lice
2. vinegar, a sour liquid used in cooking and preserving — TSKBYA prints this as a separate entry; it is unrelated to the nit and is a homonym-split candidate.
- uçuz sirke baldan tatlı — cheap vinegar is sweeter than honey
- sirke içgença bet etdi — he made a face as though he had drunk vinegar
- sirkeni aşha qoşdula — they added the vinegar to the food
3. eczema, a scaling rash of the skin — Elbrusoid row 20229 marks its second reading мед., and that reading is the eczema one alone.
- at sirke — eczema, ringworm
- sirke awruw jayılğandı — the rash has spread
- sirke qoluna çıqğandı — the rash has come out on his hand
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sirkethe nit | sirkelethe nits | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sirkenithe nit's | sirkelenithe nits' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sirkenithe nit (as the object) | sirkelenithe nits (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sirkegeto the nit | sirkelegeto the nits | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sirkedeat / in the nit | sirkeledeat / in the nits | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sirkedenfrom the nit | sirkeledenfrom the nits | 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 | sirkemmy nit | sirkelerimmy nits |
| your | sirkengyour nit | sirkeleringyour nits |
| his / her | sirkesihis / her nit | sirkelerihis / her nits |
| our | sirkebizour nit | sirkeleribizour nits |
| you all's | sirkegizyou all's nit | sirkelerigizyou all's nits |
| their | sirkeleritheir nit | sirkeleritheir nits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sirkeleri can mean "his / her nits", "their nit", or "their nits" — context decides.