skifle
/skifle/ · plural skiflele
the Scythians, a group of tribes with closely related languages who lived on the northern shores of the Black Sea from the 7th century BC to the 3rd century AD
- skifleni igi saqlanŋan qabırların — the well-preserved graves of the Scythians
- bek ertde jaşağan skifle — the Scythians who lived very long ago
- Skifle kimle edile? — Who were the Scythians?
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | skiflethe Scythians | skiflemmy Scythians | skifleŋyour Scythians | skiflesihis Scythians | skiflebizour Scythians | skiflegizyou all's Scythians | skifleleritheir Scythians |
| Genitive | skiflenithe Scythians' | skiflemimy Scythians' | skifleŋiyour Scythians' | skiflesinihis Scythians' | skiflebizniour Scythians' | skiflegizniyou all's Scythians' | skiflelerinitheir Scythians' |
| Accusative | skiflenithe Scythians (as the object) | skiflemimy Scythians (as the object) | skifleŋiyour Scythians (as the object) | skiflesinhis Scythians (as the object) | skiflebizniour Scythians (as the object) | skiflegizniyou all's Scythians (as the object) | skiflelerintheir Scythians (as the object) |
| Dative | skiflegeto the Scythians | skiflemeto my Scythians | skifleŋeto your Scythians | skiflesineto his Scythians | skiflebizgeto our Scythians | skiflegizgeto you all's Scythians | skiflelerineto their Scythians |
| Locative | skifledein / at the Scythians | skiflemdein / at my Scythians | skifleŋdein / at your Scythians | skiflesindein / at his Scythians | skiflebizdein / at our Scythians | skiflegizdein / at you all's Scythians | skiflelerindein / at their Scythians |
| Ablative | skifledenfrom the Scythians | skiflemdenfrom my Scythians | skifleŋdenfrom your Scythians | skiflesindenfrom his Scythians | skiflebizdenfrom our Scythians | skiflegizdenfrom you all's Scythians | skiflelerindenfrom their Scythians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | skiflelethe Scythians | skiflelerimmy Scythians | skifleleriŋyour Scythians | skiflelerihis Scythians | skifleleribizour Scythians | skiflelerigizyou all's Scythians | skifleleritheir Scythians |
| Genitive | skiflelenithe Scythians' | skiflelerimimy Scythians' | skifleleriŋiyour Scythians' | skiflelerinihis Scythians' | skifleleribizniour Scythians' | skiflelerigizniyou all's Scythians' | skiflelerinitheir Scythians' |
| Accusative | skiflelenithe Scythians (as the object) | skiflelerimimy Scythians (as the object) | skifleleriŋiyour Scythians (as the object) | skiflelerinhis Scythians (as the object) | skifleleribizniour Scythians (as the object) | skiflelerigizniyou all's Scythians (as the object) | skiflelerintheir Scythians (as the object) |
| Dative | skiflelegeto the Scythians | skiflelerimeto my Scythians | skifleleriŋeto your Scythians | skiflelerineto his Scythians | skifleleribizgeto our Scythians | skiflelerigizgeto you all's Scythians | skiflelerineto their Scythians |
| Locative | skifleledein / at the Scythians | skiflelerimdein / at my Scythians | skifleleriŋdein / at your Scythians | skiflelerindein / at his Scythians | skifleleribizdein / at our Scythians | skiflelerigizdein / at you all's Scythians | skiflelerindein / at their Scythians |
| Ablative | skifleledenfrom the Scythians | skiflelerimdenfrom my Scythians | skifleleriŋdenfrom your Scythians | skiflelerindenfrom his Scythians | skifleleribizdenfrom our Scythians | skiflelerigizdenfrom you all's Scythians | skiflelerindenfrom their Scythians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: skifleleri can mean "his / her Scythians", "their Scythians", or "their Scythians" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.