sünnet
/synnet/
Definition
circumcision, the ritual cutting away of the foreskin of a boy
- sünnet eterge — to perform a circumcision
- jaşçıqnı sünnet etdile — they had the little boy circumcised
- sünnet toyu — the circumcision feast
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sünnetthe circumcision | sünnetlethe circumcisions | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | sünnetnithe circumcision's | sünnetlenithe circumcisions' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | sünnetnithe circumcision (as the object) | sünnetlenithe circumcisions (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | sünnetgeto the circumcision | sünnetlegeto the circumcisions | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | sünnetdeat / in the circumcision | sünnetledeat / in the circumcisions | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | sünnetdenfrom the circumcision | sünnetledenfrom the circumcisions | 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 | sünnetimmy circumcision | sünnetlerimmy circumcisions |
| your | sünnetingyour circumcision | sünnetleringyour circumcisions |
| his / her | sünnetihis / her circumcision | sünnetlerihis / her circumcisions |
| our | sünnetibizour circumcision | sünnetleribizour circumcisions |
| you all's | sünnetigizyou all's circumcision | sünnetlerigizyou all's circumcisions |
| their | sünnetleritheir circumcision | sünnetleritheir circumcisions |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: sünnetleri can mean "his / her circumcisions", "their circumcision", or "their circumcisions" — context decides.