tegey / Tegey
/teɡej/ · plural tegeyle
1. Ossetian, of the Ossetian people; a member of the Ossetian people
- tegey til — the Ossetian language
- tegey tişirıw — an Ossetian woman
- tegey el — an Ossetian village
- ol tegeydi — he is an Ossetian
- tegey araqı — moonshine (literally Ossetian spirit)
2. Ossetia — With şimal "north" it names North Ossetia.
- Şimal Tegey — North Ossetia
- Tegeyge bardım — I went to Ossetia
- Tegeyde turadı — she lives in Ossetia
- Tegeyden kelgendi — he has come from Ossetia
- tawlu Tegeyde — in mountainous Ossetia
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tegeythe Ossetian | tegeyimmy Ossetian | tegeyiŋyour Ossetian | tegeyihis Ossetian | tegeyibizour Ossetian | tegeyigizyou all's Ossetian | tegeyleritheir Ossetians |
| Genitive | tegeynithe Ossetian's | tegeyimimy Ossetian's | tegeyiŋiyour Ossetian's | tegeyinihis Ossetian's | tegeyibizniour Ossetian's | tegeyigizniyou all's Ossetian's | tegeylerinitheir Ossetians' |
| Accusative | tegeynithe Ossetian (as the object) | tegeyimimy Ossetian (as the object) | tegeyiŋiyour Ossetian (as the object) | tegeyinhis Ossetian (as the object) | tegeyibizniour Ossetian (as the object) | tegeyigizniyou all's Ossetian (as the object) | tegeylerintheir Ossetians (as the object) |
| Dative | tegeygeto the Ossetian | tegeyimeto my Ossetian | tegeyiŋeto your Ossetian | tegeyineto his Ossetian | tegeyibizgeto our Ossetian | tegeyigizgeto you all's Ossetian | tegeylerineto their Ossetians |
| Locative | tegeydein / at the Ossetian | tegeyimdein / at my Ossetian | tegeyiŋdein / at your Ossetian | tegeyindein / at his Ossetian | tegeyibizdein / at our Ossetian | tegeyigizdein / at you all's Ossetian | tegeylerindein / at their Ossetians |
| Ablative | tegeydenfrom the Ossetian | tegeyimdenfrom my Ossetian | tegeyiŋdenfrom your Ossetian | tegeyindenfrom his Ossetian | tegeyibizdenfrom our Ossetian | tegeyigizdenfrom you all's Ossetian | tegeylerindenfrom their Ossetians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tegeylethe Ossetians | tegeylerimmy Ossetians | tegeyleriŋyour Ossetians | tegeylerihis Ossetians | tegeyleribizour Ossetians | tegeylerigizyou all's Ossetians | tegeyleritheir Ossetians |
| Genitive | tegeylenithe Ossetians' | tegeylerimimy Ossetians' | tegeyleriŋiyour Ossetians' | tegeylerinihis Ossetians' | tegeyleribizniour Ossetians' | tegeylerigizniyou all's Ossetians' | tegeylerinitheir Ossetians' |
| Accusative | tegeylenithe Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylerimimy Ossetians (as the object) | tegeyleriŋiyour Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylerinhis Ossetians (as the object) | tegeyleribizniour Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylerigizniyou all's Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylerintheir Ossetians (as the object) |
| Dative | tegeylegeto the Ossetians | tegeylerimeto my Ossetians | tegeyleriŋeto your Ossetians | tegeylerineto his Ossetians | tegeyleribizgeto our Ossetians | tegeylerigizgeto you all's Ossetians | tegeylerineto their Ossetians |
| Locative | tegeyledein / at the Ossetians | tegeylerimdein / at my Ossetians | tegeyleriŋdein / at your Ossetians | tegeylerindein / at his Ossetians | tegeyleribizdein / at our Ossetians | tegeylerigizdein / at you all's Ossetians | tegeylerindein / at their Ossetians |
| Ablative | tegeyledenfrom the Ossetians | tegeylerimdenfrom my Ossetians | tegeyleriŋdenfrom your Ossetians | tegeylerindenfrom his Ossetians | tegeyleribizdenfrom our Ossetians | tegeylerigizdenfrom you all's Ossetians | tegeylerindenfrom 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.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tegeynikithe Ossetian's one | tegeynikilethe Ossetian's ones | tegeylenikithe Ossetians' one | tegeylenikilethe Ossetians' ones |
| Genitive | tegeynikiniof the Ossetian's one | tegeynikileniof the Ossetian's ones | tegeylenikiniof the Ossetians' one | tegeylenikileniof the Ossetians' ones |
| Accusative | tegeynikinthe Ossetian's one (as the object) | tegeynikilenithe Ossetian's ones (as the object) | tegeylenikinthe Ossetians' one (as the object) | tegeylenikilenithe Ossetians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tegeynikineto the Ossetian's one | tegeynikilegeto the Ossetian's ones | tegeylenikineto the Ossetians' one | tegeylenikilegeto the Ossetians' ones |
| Locative | tegeynikindein / at the Ossetian's one | tegeynikiledein / at the Ossetian's ones | tegeylenikindein / at the Ossetians' one | tegeylenikiledein / at the Ossetians' ones |
| Ablative | tegeynikindenfrom the Ossetian's one | tegeynikiledenfrom the Ossetian's ones | tegeylenikindenfrom the Ossetians' one | tegeylenikiledenfrom the Ossetians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Tegeythe Ossetia | Tegeyimmy Ossetia | Tegeyiŋyour Ossetia | Tegeyihis Ossetia | Tegeyibizour Ossetia | Tegeyigizyou all's Ossetia | Tegeyleritheir Ossetias |
| Genitive | Tegeynithe Ossetia's | Tegeyimimy Ossetia's | Tegeyiŋiyour Ossetia's | Tegeyinihis Ossetia's | Tegeyibizniour Ossetia's | Tegeyigizniyou all's Ossetia's | Tegeylerinitheir Ossetias' |
| Accusative | Tegeynithe Ossetia (as the object) | Tegeyimimy Ossetia (as the object) | Tegeyiŋiyour Ossetia (as the object) | Tegeyinhis Ossetia (as the object) | Tegeyibizniour Ossetia (as the object) | Tegeyigizniyou all's Ossetia (as the object) | Tegeylerintheir Ossetias (as the object) |
| Dative | Tegeygeto the Ossetia | Tegeyimeto my Ossetia | Tegeyiŋeto your Ossetia | Tegeyineto his Ossetia | Tegeyibizgeto our Ossetia | Tegeyigizgeto you all's Ossetia | Tegeylerineto their Ossetias |
| Locative | Tegeydein / at the Ossetia | Tegeyimdein / at my Ossetia | Tegeyiŋdein / at your Ossetia | Tegeyindein / at his Ossetia | Tegeyibizdein / at our Ossetia | Tegeyigizdein / at you all's Ossetia | Tegeylerindein / at their Ossetias |
| Ablative | Tegeydenfrom the Ossetia | Tegeyimdenfrom my Ossetia | Tegeyiŋdenfrom your Ossetia | Tegeyindenfrom his Ossetia | Tegeyibizdenfrom our Ossetia | Tegeyigizdenfrom you all's Ossetia | Tegeylerindenfrom their Ossetias |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Tegeylethe Ossetias | Tegeylerimmy Ossetias | Tegeyleriŋyour Ossetias | Tegeylerihis Ossetias | Tegeyleribizour Ossetias | Tegeylerigizyou all's Ossetias | Tegeyleritheir Ossetias |
| Genitive | Tegeylenithe Ossetias' | Tegeylerimimy Ossetias' | Tegeyleriŋiyour Ossetias' | Tegeylerinihis Ossetias' | Tegeyleribizniour Ossetias' | Tegeylerigizniyou all's Ossetias' | Tegeylerinitheir Ossetias' |
| Accusative | Tegeylenithe Ossetias (as the object) | Tegeylerimimy Ossetias (as the object) | Tegeyleriŋiyour Ossetias (as the object) | Tegeylerinhis Ossetias (as the object) | Tegeyleribizniour Ossetias (as the object) | Tegeylerigizniyou all's Ossetias (as the object) | Tegeylerintheir Ossetias (as the object) |
| Dative | Tegeylegeto the Ossetias | Tegeylerimeto my Ossetias | Tegeyleriŋeto your Ossetias | Tegeylerineto his Ossetias | Tegeyleribizgeto our Ossetias | Tegeylerigizgeto you all's Ossetias | Tegeylerineto their Ossetias |
| Locative | Tegeyledein / at the Ossetias | Tegeylerimdein / at my Ossetias | Tegeyleriŋdein / at your Ossetias | Tegeylerindein / at his Ossetias | Tegeyleribizdein / at our Ossetias | Tegeylerigizdein / at you all's Ossetias | Tegeylerindein / at their Ossetias |
| Ablative | Tegeyledenfrom the Ossetias | Tegeylerimdenfrom my Ossetias | Tegeyleriŋdenfrom your Ossetias | Tegeylerindenfrom his Ossetias | Tegeyleribizdenfrom our Ossetias | Tegeylerigizdenfrom you all's Ossetias | Tegeylerindenfrom their Ossetias |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Tegeyleri can mean "his / her Ossetias", "their Ossetia", or "their Ossetias" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Tegeynikithe Ossetia's one | Tegeynikilethe Ossetia's ones | Tegeylenikithe Ossetias' one | Tegeylenikilethe Ossetias' ones |
| Genitive | Tegeynikiniof the Ossetia's one | Tegeynikileniof the Ossetia's ones | Tegeylenikiniof the Ossetias' one | Tegeylenikileniof the Ossetias' ones |
| Accusative | Tegeynikinthe Ossetia's one (as the object) | Tegeynikilenithe Ossetia's ones (as the object) | Tegeylenikinthe Ossetias' one (as the object) | Tegeylenikilenithe Ossetias' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | Tegeynikineto the Ossetia's one | Tegeynikilegeto the Ossetia's ones | Tegeylenikineto the Ossetias' one | Tegeylenikilegeto the Ossetias' ones |
| Locative | Tegeynikindein / at the Ossetia's one | Tegeynikiledein / at the Ossetia's ones | Tegeylenikindein / at the Ossetias' one | Tegeylenikiledein / at the Ossetias' ones |
| Ablative | Tegeynikindenfrom the Ossetia's one | Tegeynikiledenfrom the Ossetia's ones | Tegeylenikindenfrom the Ossetias' one | Tegeylenikiledenfrom the Ossetias' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.