tegeyli
/teɡejli/
Definition
an Ossetian, a person of Ossetia
- tegeyli jaş — an Ossetian young man
- tegeylileni tilleri — the language of the Ossetians
- tegeylige tübedi — he met an Ossetian
Related
tegeybaseOssetian, of the Ossetian people; Ossetia
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| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tegeylithe Ossetian | tegeylilethe Ossetians | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tegeylinithe Ossetian's | tegeylilenithe Ossetians' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tegeylinithe Ossetian (as the object) | tegeylilenithe Ossetians (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tegeyligeto the Ossetian | tegeylilegeto the Ossetians | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tegeylideat / in the Ossetian | tegeyliledeat / in the Ossetians | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tegeylidenfrom the Ossetian | tegeyliledenfrom the Ossetians | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | tegeylimmy Ossetian | tegeylilerimmy Ossetians |
| your | tegeylingyour Ossetian | tegeylileringyour Ossetians |
| his / her | tegeylisihis / her Ossetian | tegeylilerihis / her Ossetians |
| our | tegeylibizour Ossetian | tegeylileribizour Ossetians |
| you all's | tegeyligizyou all's Ossetian | tegeylilerigizyou all's Ossetians |
| their | tegeylileritheir Ossetian | tegeylileritheir 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.