stolitsa
/stolitsa/ · plural stolitsala
capital, chief city of a country — The native Karachay equivalents are ara şahar and orta şahar. Before another noun it means of the capital, as in stolitsa şahar "capital city".
- stolitsa şahar — a capital city
- elni stolitsası — the capital of the country
- stolitsağa jol — the road to the capital
- Moskva Sovet Soyuznu stolitsasıdı — Moscow is the capital of the Soviet Union
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stolitsathe capital | stolitsammy capital | stolitsaŋyour capital | stolitsasıhis capital | stolitsabızour capital | stolitsağızyou all's capital | stolitsalarıtheir capitals |
| Genitive | stolitsanıthe capital's | stolitsamımy capital's | stolitsaŋıyour capital's | stolitsasınıhis capital's | stolitsabıznıour capital's | stolitsağıznıyou all's capital's | stolitsalarınıtheir capitals' |
| Accusative | stolitsanıthe capital (as the object) | stolitsamımy capital (as the object) | stolitsaŋıyour capital (as the object) | stolitsasınhis capital (as the object) | stolitsabıznıour capital (as the object) | stolitsağıznıyou all's capital (as the object) | stolitsalarıntheir capitals (as the object) |
| Dative | stolitsağato the capital | stolitsamato my capital | stolitsaŋato your capital | stolitsasınato his capital | stolitsabızğato our capital | stolitsağızğato you all's capital | stolitsalarınato their capitals |
| Locative | stolitsadain / at the capital | stolitsamdain / at my capital | stolitsaŋdain / at your capital | stolitsasındain / at his capital | stolitsabızdain / at our capital | stolitsağızdain / at you all's capital | stolitsalarındain / at their capitals |
| Ablative | stolitsadanfrom the capital | stolitsamdanfrom my capital | stolitsaŋdanfrom your capital | stolitsasındanfrom his capital | stolitsabızdanfrom our capital | stolitsağızdanfrom you all's capital | stolitsalarındanfrom their capitals |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stolitsalathe capitals | stolitsalarımmy capitals | stolitsalarıŋyour capitals | stolitsalarıhis capitals | stolitsalarıbızour capitals | stolitsalarığızyou all's capitals | stolitsalarıtheir capitals |
| Genitive | stolitsalanıthe capitals' | stolitsalarımımy capitals' | stolitsalarıŋıyour capitals' | stolitsalarınıhis capitals' | stolitsalarıbıznıour capitals' | stolitsalarığıznıyou all's capitals' | stolitsalarınıtheir capitals' |
| Accusative | stolitsalanıthe capitals (as the object) | stolitsalarımımy capitals (as the object) | stolitsalarıŋıyour capitals (as the object) | stolitsalarınhis capitals (as the object) | stolitsalarıbıznıour capitals (as the object) | stolitsalarığıznıyou all's capitals (as the object) | stolitsalarıntheir capitals (as the object) |
| Dative | stolitsalağato the capitals | stolitsalarımato my capitals | stolitsalarıŋato your capitals | stolitsalarınato his capitals | stolitsalarıbızğato our capitals | stolitsalarığızğato you all's capitals | stolitsalarınato their capitals |
| Locative | stolitsaladain / at the capitals | stolitsalarımdain / at my capitals | stolitsalarıŋdain / at your capitals | stolitsalarındain / at his capitals | stolitsalarıbızdain / at our capitals | stolitsalarığızdain / at you all's capitals | stolitsalarındain / at their capitals |
| Ablative | stolitsaladanfrom the capitals | stolitsalarımdanfrom my capitals | stolitsalarıŋdanfrom your capitals | stolitsalarındanfrom his capitals | stolitsalarıbızdanfrom our capitals | stolitsalarığızdanfrom you all's capitals | stolitsalarındanfrom their capitals |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: stolitsaları can mean "his / her capitals", "their capital", or "their capitals" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stolitsanıqıthe capital's one | stolitsanıqılathe capital's ones | stolitsalanıqıthe capitals' one | stolitsalanıqılathe capitals' ones |
| Genitive | stolitsanıqınıof the capital's one | stolitsanıqılanıof the capital's ones | stolitsalanıqınıof the capitals' one | stolitsalanıqılanıof the capitals' ones |
| Accusative | stolitsanıqınthe capital's one (as the object) | stolitsanıqılanıthe capital's ones (as the object) | stolitsalanıqınthe capitals' one (as the object) | stolitsalanıqılanıthe capitals' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | stolitsanıqınato the capital's one | stolitsanıqılağato the capital's ones | stolitsalanıqınato the capitals' one | stolitsalanıqılağato the capitals' ones |
| Locative | stolitsanıqındain / at the capital's one | stolitsanıqıladain / at the capital's ones | stolitsalanıqındain / at the capitals' one | stolitsalanıqıladain / at the capitals' ones |
| Ablative | stolitsanıqındanfrom the capital's one | stolitsanıqıladanfrom the capital's ones | stolitsalanıqındanfrom the capitals' one | stolitsalanıqıladanfrom the capitals' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.