tegeyli
/teɡejli/ · plural tegeylile
an Ossetian, a person from Ossetia — The Balkar word for an Ossetian is dügerli.
- ol tegeylidi — he is an Ossetian
- tegeyli jaş — an Ossetian young man
- tegeyli qız — an Ossetian girl
- tegeylige tübedi — he met an Ossetian
- tegeylileni tili — the language of the Ossetians
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tegeylithe Ossetian | tegeylimmy Ossetian | tegeyliŋyour Ossetian | tegeylisihis Ossetian | tegeylibizour Ossetian | tegeyligizyou all's Ossetian | tegeylileritheir Ossetians |
| Genitive | tegeylinithe Ossetian's | tegeylimimy Ossetian's | tegeyliŋiyour Ossetian's | tegeylisinihis Ossetian's | tegeylibizniour Ossetian's | tegeyligizniyou all's Ossetian's | tegeylilerinitheir Ossetians' |
| Accusative | tegeylinithe Ossetian (as the object) | tegeylimimy Ossetian (as the object) | tegeyliŋiyour Ossetian (as the object) | tegeylisinhis Ossetian (as the object) | tegeylibizniour Ossetian (as the object) | tegeyligizniyou all's Ossetian (as the object) | tegeylilerintheir Ossetians (as the object) |
| Dative | tegeyligeto the Ossetian | tegeylimeto my Ossetian | tegeyliŋeto your Ossetian | tegeylisineto his Ossetian | tegeylibizgeto our Ossetian | tegeyligizgeto you all's Ossetian | tegeylilerineto their Ossetians |
| Locative | tegeylidein / at the Ossetian | tegeylimdein / at my Ossetian | tegeyliŋdein / at your Ossetian | tegeylisindein / at his Ossetian | tegeylibizdein / at our Ossetian | tegeyligizdein / at you all's Ossetian | tegeylilerindein / at their Ossetians |
| Ablative | tegeylidenfrom the Ossetian | tegeylimdenfrom my Ossetian | tegeyliŋdenfrom your Ossetian | tegeylisindenfrom his Ossetian | tegeylibizdenfrom our Ossetian | tegeyligizdenfrom you all's Ossetian | tegeylilerindenfrom their Ossetians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tegeylilethe Ossetians | tegeylilerimmy Ossetians | tegeylileriŋyour Ossetians | tegeylilerihis Ossetians | tegeylileribizour Ossetians | tegeylilerigizyou all's Ossetians | tegeylileritheir Ossetians |
| Genitive | tegeylilenithe Ossetians' | tegeylilerimimy Ossetians' | tegeylileriŋiyour Ossetians' | tegeylilerinihis Ossetians' | tegeylileribizniour Ossetians' | tegeylilerigizniyou all's Ossetians' | tegeylilerinitheir Ossetians' |
| Accusative | tegeylilenithe Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylilerimimy Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylileriŋiyour Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylilerinhis Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylileribizniour Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylilerigizniyou all's Ossetians (as the object) | tegeylilerintheir Ossetians (as the object) |
| Dative | tegeylilegeto the Ossetians | tegeylilerimeto my Ossetians | tegeylileriŋeto your Ossetians | tegeylilerineto his Ossetians | tegeylileribizgeto our Ossetians | tegeylilerigizgeto you all's Ossetians | tegeylilerineto their Ossetians |
| Locative | tegeyliledein / at the Ossetians | tegeylilerimdein / at my Ossetians | tegeylileriŋdein / at your Ossetians | tegeylilerindein / at his Ossetians | tegeylileribizdein / at our Ossetians | tegeylilerigizdein / at you all's Ossetians | tegeylilerindein / at their Ossetians |
| Ablative | tegeyliledenfrom the Ossetians | tegeylilerimdenfrom my Ossetians | tegeylileriŋdenfrom your Ossetians | tegeylilerindenfrom his Ossetians | tegeylileribizdenfrom our Ossetians | tegeylilerigizdenfrom you all's Ossetians | tegeylilerindenfrom their Ossetians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tegeylileri 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 | tegeylinikithe Ossetian's one | tegeylinikilethe Ossetian's ones | tegeylilenikithe Ossetians' one | tegeylilenikilethe Ossetians' ones |
| Genitive | tegeylinikiniof the Ossetian's one | tegeylinikileniof the Ossetian's ones | tegeylilenikiniof the Ossetians' one | tegeylilenikileniof the Ossetians' ones |
| Accusative | tegeylinikinthe Ossetian's one (as the object) | tegeylinikilenithe Ossetian's ones (as the object) | tegeylilenikinthe Ossetians' one (as the object) | tegeylilenikilenithe Ossetians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tegeylinikineto the Ossetian's one | tegeylinikilegeto the Ossetian's ones | tegeylilenikineto the Ossetians' one | tegeylilenikilegeto the Ossetians' ones |
| Locative | tegeylinikindein / at the Ossetian's one | tegeylinikiledein / at the Ossetian's ones | tegeylilenikindein / at the Ossetians' one | tegeylilenikiledein / at the Ossetians' ones |
| Ablative | tegeylinikindenfrom the Ossetian's one | tegeylinikiledenfrom the Ossetian's ones | tegeylilenikindenfrom the Ossetians' one | tegeylilenikiledenfrom the Ossetians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.