tülkü
/tylky/ · plural tülküle
1. fox
- aq tülkü — an arctic fox
- tülkü ız — a fox's track
- tülkü jeti börünü aldar — a fox will outwit seven wolves
- tülkü tawuqnu urlaydı — the fox steals the hen
- tülkünü tawda kördük — we saw the fox in the mountains
2. sly person, trickster
- tülkü qılıq — foxy ways
- tülkü kibik ışarırğa — to smile like a fox
- ol tülküdü — they are a sly one
- tülküça aman aqıllı — cunning as a fox
Expressions
- birew tülkü ese, men anı quyruğuma — no less cunning
- ol tülkü ese men a quyruğu — craftier than him
- qara tülkü — the very best
- sen tülkü eseŋ, men a quyruğuma — just as cunning
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tülküthe fox | tülkümmy fox | tülküŋyour fox | tülküsühis fox | tülkübüzour fox | tülkügüzyou all's fox | tülküleritheir foxes |
| Genitive | tülkünüthe fox's | tülkümümy fox's | tülküŋüyour fox's | tülküsünühis fox's | tülkübüznüour fox's | tülkügüznüyou all's fox's | tülkülerinitheir foxes' |
| Accusative | tülkünüthe fox (as the object) | tülkümümy fox (as the object) | tülküŋüyour fox (as the object) | tülküsünhis fox (as the object) | tülkübüznüour fox (as the object) | tülkügüznüyou all's fox (as the object) | tülkülerintheir foxes (as the object) |
| Dative | tülkügeto the fox | tülkümeto my fox | tülküŋeto your fox | tülküsüneto his fox | tülkübüzgeto our fox | tülkügüzgeto you all's fox | tülkülerineto their foxes |
| Locative | tülküdein / at the fox | tülkümdein / at my fox | tülküŋdein / at your fox | tülküsündein / at his fox | tülkübüzdein / at our fox | tülkügüzdein / at you all's fox | tülkülerindein / at their foxes |
| Ablative | tülküdenfrom the fox | tülkümdenfrom my fox | tülküŋdenfrom your fox | tülküsündenfrom his fox | tülkübüzdenfrom our fox | tülkügüzdenfrom you all's fox | tülkülerindenfrom their foxes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tülkülethe foxes | tülkülerimmy foxes | tülküleriŋyour foxes | tülkülerihis foxes | tülküleribizour foxes | tülkülerigizyou all's foxes | tülküleritheir foxes |
| Genitive | tülkülenithe foxes' | tülkülerimimy foxes' | tülküleriŋiyour foxes' | tülkülerinihis foxes' | tülküleribizniour foxes' | tülkülerigizniyou all's foxes' | tülkülerinitheir foxes' |
| Accusative | tülkülenithe foxes (as the object) | tülkülerimimy foxes (as the object) | tülküleriŋiyour foxes (as the object) | tülkülerinhis foxes (as the object) | tülküleribizniour foxes (as the object) | tülkülerigizniyou all's foxes (as the object) | tülkülerintheir foxes (as the object) |
| Dative | tülkülegeto the foxes | tülkülerimeto my foxes | tülküleriŋeto your foxes | tülkülerineto his foxes | tülküleribizgeto our foxes | tülkülerigizgeto you all's foxes | tülkülerineto their foxes |
| Locative | tülküledein / at the foxes | tülkülerimdein / at my foxes | tülküleriŋdein / at your foxes | tülkülerindein / at his foxes | tülküleribizdein / at our foxes | tülkülerigizdein / at you all's foxes | tülkülerindein / at their foxes |
| Ablative | tülküledenfrom the foxes | tülkülerimdenfrom my foxes | tülküleriŋdenfrom your foxes | tülkülerindenfrom his foxes | tülküleribizdenfrom our foxes | tülkülerigizdenfrom you all's foxes | tülkülerindenfrom their foxes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tülküleri can mean "his / her foxes", "their fox", or "their foxes" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tülkünüküthe fox's one | tülkünükülethe fox's ones | tülkülenikithe foxes' one | tülkülenikilethe foxes' ones |
| Genitive | tülkünükünüof the fox's one | tülkünüküleniof the fox's ones | tülkülenikiniof the foxes' one | tülkülenikileniof the foxes' ones |
| Accusative | tülkünükünthe fox's one (as the object) | tülkünükülenithe fox's ones (as the object) | tülkülenikinthe foxes' one (as the object) | tülkülenikilenithe foxes' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tülkünüküneto the fox's one | tülkünükülegeto the fox's ones | tülkülenikineto the foxes' one | tülkülenikilegeto the foxes' ones |
| Locative | tülkünükündein / at the fox's one | tülkünüküledein / at the fox's ones | tülkülenikindein / at the foxes' one | tülkülenikiledein / at the foxes' ones |
| Ablative | tülkünükündenfrom the fox's one | tülkünüküledenfrom the fox's ones | tülkülenikindenfrom the foxes' one | tülkülenikiledenfrom the foxes' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.