tegenek
/teɡenek/ · plural tegenekle
1. thorn, prickle, splinter
- Ayağıma tegenek kirdi — A thorn went into my foot
- tegenekni çığar — pull out the splinter
- gülnü tegenegi — the rose's thorn
2. blackthorn, sloe bush
- tegenekni jemişi — the fruit of the blackthorn
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tegenekthe thorn | tegenegimmy thorn | tegenegiŋyour thorn | tegenegihis thorn | tegenegibizour thorn | tegenegigizyou all's thorn | tegenekleritheir thorns |
| Genitive | tegeneknithe thorn's | tegenegimimy thorn's | tegenegiŋiyour thorn's | tegeneginihis thorn's | tegenegibizniour thorn's | tegenegigizniyou all's thorn's | tegeneklerinitheir thorns' |
| Accusative | tegeneknithe thorn (as the object) | tegenegimimy thorn (as the object) | tegenegiŋiyour thorn (as the object) | tegeneginhis thorn (as the object) | tegenegibizniour thorn (as the object) | tegenegigizniyou all's thorn (as the object) | tegeneklerintheir thorns (as the object) |
| Dative | tegenekgeto the thorn | tegenegimeto my thorn | tegenegiŋeto your thorn | tegenegineto his thorn | tegenegibizgeto our thorn | tegenegigizgeto you all's thorn | tegeneklerineto their thorns |
| Locative | tegenekdein / at the thorn | tegenegimdein / at my thorn | tegenegiŋdein / at your thorn | tegenegindein / at his thorn | tegenegibizdein / at our thorn | tegenegigizdein / at you all's thorn | tegeneklerindein / at their thorns |
| Ablative | tegenekdenfrom the thorn | tegenegimdenfrom my thorn | tegenegiŋdenfrom your thorn | tegenegindenfrom his thorn | tegenegibizdenfrom our thorn | tegenegigizdenfrom you all's thorn | tegeneklerindenfrom their thorns |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tegeneklethe thorns | tegeneklerimmy thorns | tegenekleriŋyour thorns | tegeneklerihis thorns | tegenekleribizour thorns | tegeneklerigizyou all's thorns | tegenekleritheir thorns |
| Genitive | tegeneklenithe thorns' | tegeneklerimimy thorns' | tegenekleriŋiyour thorns' | tegeneklerinihis thorns' | tegenekleribizniour thorns' | tegeneklerigizniyou all's thorns' | tegeneklerinitheir thorns' |
| Accusative | tegeneklenithe thorns (as the object) | tegeneklerimimy thorns (as the object) | tegenekleriŋiyour thorns (as the object) | tegeneklerinhis thorns (as the object) | tegenekleribizniour thorns (as the object) | tegeneklerigizniyou all's thorns (as the object) | tegeneklerintheir thorns (as the object) |
| Dative | tegeneklegeto the thorns | tegeneklerimeto my thorns | tegenekleriŋeto your thorns | tegeneklerineto his thorns | tegenekleribizgeto our thorns | tegeneklerigizgeto you all's thorns | tegeneklerineto their thorns |
| Locative | tegenekledein / at the thorns | tegeneklerimdein / at my thorns | tegenekleriŋdein / at your thorns | tegeneklerindein / at his thorns | tegenekleribizdein / at our thorns | tegeneklerigizdein / at you all's thorns | tegeneklerindein / at their thorns |
| Ablative | tegenekledenfrom the thorns | tegeneklerimdenfrom my thorns | tegenekleriŋdenfrom your thorns | tegeneklerindenfrom his thorns | tegenekleribizdenfrom our thorns | tegeneklerigizdenfrom you all's thorns | tegeneklerindenfrom their thorns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tegenekleri can mean "his / her thorns", "their thorn", or "their thorns" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.