Soslan
/soslan/
1. Soslan, a hero of the Nart epic — In the epic he is one of the chief heroes and is born from a stone.
- nart Soslan emegenleni qorqmay horladı — the Nart Soslan defeated the giants without fear
- Soslannı qılıçı qurçdan işlenŋendi — Soslan's sword was made of steel
- Soslan kibik batır jaş — a brave youth like Soslan
2. Soslan, a male given name
- meni atım Soslandı — my name is Soslan
- Soslan üyge qaytdı — Soslan came back home
- Soslannı qarnaşı mında işleydi — Soslan's brother works here
3. granite — Before another noun it means made of granite: soslan esgertme "a granite monument".
- soslan bek qatı taşdı — granite is a very hard stone
- soslan esgertme — a granite monument
- soslandan işlenŋen qala — a fortress built of granite
- soslandan etilgen esgertme — a monument made of granite
- Qobannı boynunda soslan qayala — granite cliffs along the Kuban
- soslan taşha tayanıb — leaning on a granite stone
- Soslan taşdan etilgen — made of granite stone
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Soslanthe Soslan | Soslanımmy Soslan | Soslanıŋyour Soslan | Soslanıhis Soslan | Soslanıbızour Soslan | Soslanığızyou all's Soslan | Soslanlarıtheir Soslans |
| Genitive | Soslannıthe Soslan's | Soslanımımy Soslan's | Soslanıŋıyour Soslan's | Soslanınıhis Soslan's | Soslanıbıznıour Soslan's | Soslanığıznıyou all's Soslan's | Soslanlarınıtheir Soslans' |
| Accusative | Soslannıthe Soslan (as the object) | Soslanımımy Soslan (as the object) | Soslanıŋıyour Soslan (as the object) | Soslanınhis Soslan (as the object) | Soslanıbıznıour Soslan (as the object) | Soslanığıznıyou all's Soslan (as the object) | Soslanlarıntheir Soslans (as the object) |
| Dative | Soslanŋato the Soslan | Soslanımato my Soslan | Soslanıŋato your Soslan | Soslanınato his Soslan | Soslanıbızğato our Soslan | Soslanığızğato you all's Soslan | Soslanlarınato their Soslans |
| Locative | Soslandain / at the Soslan | Soslanımdain / at my Soslan | Soslanıŋdain / at your Soslan | Soslanındain / at his Soslan | Soslanıbızdain / at our Soslan | Soslanığızdain / at you all's Soslan | Soslanlarındain / at their Soslans |
| Ablative | Soslandanfrom the Soslan | Soslanımdanfrom my Soslan | Soslanıŋdanfrom your Soslan | Soslanındanfrom his Soslan | Soslanıbızdanfrom our Soslan | Soslanığızdanfrom you all's Soslan | Soslanlarındanfrom their Soslans |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Soslannıqıthe Soslan's one | Soslannıqılathe Soslan's ones |
| Genitive | Soslannıqınıof the Soslan's one | Soslannıqılanıof the Soslan's ones |
| Accusative | Soslannıqınthe Soslan's one (as the object) | Soslannıqılanıthe Soslan's ones (as the object) |
| Dative | Soslannıqınato the Soslan's one | Soslannıqılağato the Soslan's ones |
| Locative | Soslannıqındain / at the Soslan's one | Soslannıqıladain / at the Soslan's ones |
| Ablative | Soslannıqındanfrom the Soslan's one | Soslannıqıladanfrom the Soslan's ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.