sırt
/ sɯrt /
Definitions noun back (of a person or animal)
Definitions noun ridge, upland, plateau, high ground
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sırt the back | sırtla the backs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sırtnı the back's | sırtlanı the backs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sırtnı the back (as the object) | sırtlanı the backs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sırtha to the back | sırtlağa to the backs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sırtda at / in the back | sırtlada at / in the backs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sırtdan from the back | sırtladan from the backs | 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 | sırtım my back | sırtlarım my backs |
| your | sırtıŋ your back | sırtlarıŋ your backs |
| his / her | sırtı his / her back | sırtları his / her backs |
| our | sırtıbız our back | sırtlarıbız our backs |
| you all's | sırtığız you all's back | sırtlarığız you all's backs |
| their | sırtları their back | sırtları their backs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sırtları can mean "his / her backs", "their back", or "their backs" — context decides.