sülpügür
/sylpyɡyr/
Definition
a sword — Elbrusoid row 21522 qualifies the gloss "меч (в сказках)" — the word belongs to the language of folk tales and verse. TSKBYA's sense 2 "В позиции определения: острый" is this noun used attributively, not a separate adjective.
- jiti sülpügür — a sharp sword
- sülpügür bla uruş — a fight with the sword
- sülpügürnü aldı — he took up the sword
- sülpügür awuzung — your sword of a mouth
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sülpügürthe sword | sülpügürlethe swords | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sülpügürnüthe sword's | sülpügürlenithe swords' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sülpügürnüthe sword (as the object) | sülpügürlenithe swords (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sülpügürgeto the sword | sülpügürlegeto the swords | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sülpügürdeat / in the sword | sülpügürledeat / in the swords | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sülpügürdenfrom the sword | sülpügürledenfrom the swords | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | sülpügürümmy sword | sülpügürlerimmy swords |
| your | sülpügürüngyour sword | sülpügürleringyour swords |
| his / her | sülpügürühis / her sword | sülpügürlerihis / her swords |
| our | sülpügürübüzour sword | sülpügürleribizour swords |
| you all's | sülpügürügüzyou all's sword | sülpügürlerigizyou all's swords |
| their | sülpügürleritheir sword | sülpügürleritheir swords |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sülpügürleri can mean "his / her swords", "their sword", or "their swords" — context decides.