starosta
/starosta/ · plural starostala
1. elder, headman, the official chosen or appointed to run the affairs of a village, community or artel
- elni starostası — the village elder
- starostanı sayladıla — they chose the elder
- starostağa aytdıla — they told the elder
2. the student chosen to head a class or a study group, class monitor
- kursnu starostası — the head student of the course
- oquwçu qawumnu starostası — the head student of the study group
- men oquwçu qawumda starosta edim — I was the head student in the study group
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | starostathe elder | starostammy elder | starostaŋyour elder | starostasıhis elder | starostabızour elder | starostağızyou all's elder | starostalarıtheir elders |
| Genitive | starostanıthe elder's | starostamımy elder's | starostaŋıyour elder's | starostasınıhis elder's | starostabıznıour elder's | starostağıznıyou all's elder's | starostalarınıtheir elders' |
| Accusative | starostanıthe elder (as the object) | starostamımy elder (as the object) | starostaŋıyour elder (as the object) | starostasınhis elder (as the object) | starostabıznıour elder (as the object) | starostağıznıyou all's elder (as the object) | starostalarıntheir elders (as the object) |
| Dative | starostağato the elder | starostamato my elder | starostaŋato your elder | starostasınato his elder | starostabızğato our elder | starostağızğato you all's elder | starostalarınato their elders |
| Locative | starostadain / at the elder | starostamdain / at my elder | starostaŋdain / at your elder | starostasındain / at his elder | starostabızdain / at our elder | starostağızdain / at you all's elder | starostalarındain / at their elders |
| Ablative | starostadanfrom the elder | starostamdanfrom my elder | starostaŋdanfrom your elder | starostasındanfrom his elder | starostabızdanfrom our elder | starostağızdanfrom you all's elder | starostalarındanfrom their elders |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | starostalathe elders | starostalarımmy elders | starostalarıŋyour elders | starostalarıhis elders | starostalarıbızour elders | starostalarığızyou all's elders | starostalarıtheir elders |
| Genitive | starostalanıthe elders' | starostalarımımy elders' | starostalarıŋıyour elders' | starostalarınıhis elders' | starostalarıbıznıour elders' | starostalarığıznıyou all's elders' | starostalarınıtheir elders' |
| Accusative | starostalanıthe elders (as the object) | starostalarımımy elders (as the object) | starostalarıŋıyour elders (as the object) | starostalarınhis elders (as the object) | starostalarıbıznıour elders (as the object) | starostalarığıznıyou all's elders (as the object) | starostalarıntheir elders (as the object) |
| Dative | starostalağato the elders | starostalarımato my elders | starostalarıŋato your elders | starostalarınato his elders | starostalarıbızğato our elders | starostalarığızğato you all's elders | starostalarınato their elders |
| Locative | starostaladain / at the elders | starostalarımdain / at my elders | starostalarıŋdain / at your elders | starostalarındain / at his elders | starostalarıbızdain / at our elders | starostalarığızdain / at you all's elders | starostalarındain / at their elders |
| Ablative | starostaladanfrom the elders | starostalarımdanfrom my elders | starostalarıŋdanfrom your elders | starostalarındanfrom his elders | starostalarıbızdanfrom our elders | starostalarığızdanfrom you all's elders | starostalarındanfrom their elders |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: starostaları can mean "his / her elders", "their elder", or "their elders" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | starostanıqıthe elder's one | starostanıqılathe elder's ones | starostalanıqıthe elders' one | starostalanıqılathe elders' ones |
| Genitive | starostanıqınıof the elder's one | starostanıqılanıof the elder's ones | starostalanıqınıof the elders' one | starostalanıqılanıof the elders' ones |
| Accusative | starostanıqınthe elder's one (as the object) | starostanıqılanıthe elder's ones (as the object) | starostalanıqınthe elders' one (as the object) | starostalanıqılanıthe elders' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | starostanıqınato the elder's one | starostanıqılağato the elder's ones | starostalanıqınato the elders' one | starostalanıqılağato the elders' ones |
| Locative | starostanıqındain / at the elder's one | starostanıqıladain / at the elder's ones | starostalanıqındain / at the elders' one | starostalanıqıladain / at the elders' ones |
| Ablative | starostanıqındanfrom the elder's one | starostanıqıladanfrom the elder's ones | starostalanıqındanfrom the elders' one | starostalanıqıladanfrom the elders' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.