tapança
/tapantʃa/ · plural tapançala
pistol, revolver — A light firearm held and fired with one hand. Before another noun it means of a pistol, as in tapança baw "pistol strap or chain".
- tapançasın çığardı — he drew his pistol
- atamı eski tapançası — my father's old pistol
- tapança baw — a strap for a pistol
- çaqmaqlı tapança — a flintlock pistol
- ol tapançam janımda bolsa edi — if that pistol of mine were by my side
- uşkok, tapança atılğan tawuşlanı — the sounds of rifles and pistols being fired
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tapançathe pistol | tapançammy pistol | tapançaŋyour pistol | tapançasıhis pistol | tapançabızour pistol | tapançağızyou all's pistol | tapançalarıtheir pistols |
| Genitive | tapançanıthe pistol's | tapançamımy pistol's | tapançaŋıyour pistol's | tapançasınıhis pistol's | tapançabıznıour pistol's | tapançağıznıyou all's pistol's | tapançalarınıtheir pistols' |
| Accusative | tapançanıthe pistol (as the object) | tapançamımy pistol (as the object) | tapançaŋıyour pistol (as the object) | tapançasınhis pistol (as the object) | tapançabıznıour pistol (as the object) | tapançağıznıyou all's pistol (as the object) | tapançalarıntheir pistols (as the object) |
| Dative | tapançağato the pistol | tapançamato my pistol | tapançaŋato your pistol | tapançasınato his pistol | tapançabızğato our pistol | tapançağızğato you all's pistol | tapançalarınato their pistols |
| Locative | tapançadain / at the pistol | tapançamdain / at my pistol | tapançaŋdain / at your pistol | tapançasındain / at his pistol | tapançabızdain / at our pistol | tapançağızdain / at you all's pistol | tapançalarındain / at their pistols |
| Ablative | tapançadanfrom the pistol | tapançamdanfrom my pistol | tapançaŋdanfrom your pistol | tapançasındanfrom his pistol | tapançabızdanfrom our pistol | tapançağızdanfrom you all's pistol | tapançalarındanfrom their pistols |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tapançalathe pistols | tapançalarımmy pistols | tapançalarıŋyour pistols | tapançalarıhis pistols | tapançalarıbızour pistols | tapançalarığızyou all's pistols | tapançalarıtheir pistols |
| Genitive | tapançalanıthe pistols' | tapançalarımımy pistols' | tapançalarıŋıyour pistols' | tapançalarınıhis pistols' | tapançalarıbıznıour pistols' | tapançalarığıznıyou all's pistols' | tapançalarınıtheir pistols' |
| Accusative | tapançalanıthe pistols (as the object) | tapançalarımımy pistols (as the object) | tapançalarıŋıyour pistols (as the object) | tapançalarınhis pistols (as the object) | tapançalarıbıznıour pistols (as the object) | tapançalarığıznıyou all's pistols (as the object) | tapançalarıntheir pistols (as the object) |
| Dative | tapançalağato the pistols | tapançalarımato my pistols | tapançalarıŋato your pistols | tapançalarınato his pistols | tapançalarıbızğato our pistols | tapançalarığızğato you all's pistols | tapançalarınato their pistols |
| Locative | tapançaladain / at the pistols | tapançalarımdain / at my pistols | tapançalarıŋdain / at your pistols | tapançalarındain / at his pistols | tapançalarıbızdain / at our pistols | tapançalarığızdain / at you all's pistols | tapançalarındain / at their pistols |
| Ablative | tapançaladanfrom the pistols | tapançalarımdanfrom my pistols | tapançalarıŋdanfrom your pistols | tapançalarındanfrom his pistols | tapançalarıbızdanfrom our pistols | tapançalarığızdanfrom you all's pistols | tapançalarındanfrom their pistols |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tapançaları can mean "his / her pistols", "their pistol", or "their pistols" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.