tegey
/ teɡej /
Definitions noun Ossetian, of the Ossetian people
Definitions noun Ossetia
Definitions noun spoke (of a wheel)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tegey the Ossetian | tegeyle the Ossetians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tegeyni the Ossetian's | tegeyleni the Ossetians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tegeyni the Ossetian (as the object) | tegeyleni the Ossetians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tegeyge to the Ossetian | tegeylege to the Ossetians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tegeyde at / in the Ossetian | tegeylede at / in the Ossetians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tegeyden from the Ossetian | tegeyleden from the Ossetians | 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 | tegeyim my Ossetian | tegeylerim my Ossetians |
| your | tegeyiŋ your Ossetian | tegeyleriŋ your Ossetians |
| his / her | tegeyi his / her Ossetian | tegeyleri his / her Ossetians |
| our | tegeyibiz our Ossetian | tegeyleribiz our Ossetians |
| you all's | tegeyigiz you all's Ossetian | tegeylerigiz you all's Ossetians |
| their | tegeyleri their Ossetian | tegeyleri their Ossetians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tegeyleri can mean "his / her Ossetians", "their Ossetian", or "their Ossetians" — context decides.