teke

/teke/ · plural tekele

1. (n.) he-goat, billy goat, male goat — Before another noun it means goat's, of a goat: teke müyüz "goat's horn". taw teke is the mountain goat, tur.

teke müyüz — goat's horn
tekeni müyüzü — the billy goat's horn
teke sürüwnü allına tüşer — the he-goat will go to the front of the herd
müyüzlü teke taw qatında turadı — the horned billy goat stands beside the mountain
taw teke — mountain goat, tur
taw tekesi miyik qayalada turadı — the mountain goat stands on high cliffs

2. (n.) masked goat dancer, a mummer who leads folk festivities in a goat-head felt cap (ethnogr.)

toyda teke oynadı — the goat dancer performed at the wedding feast
teke börkün kiydi — he put on the goat dancer's cap
teke börkün teşib — taking off the goat dancer's cap
tekeni artından sabiyle jürüdüle — the children walked behind the goat dancer

Expressions

teke orununa eçki — shift the blame (Idiom · Proverb or saying)
teke qalqıw eterge — doze sitting up (Idiom · Collocation · Light-verb construction)
teke saqallı — goatee-bearded man (Collocation)
alibek bla tekeley — at loggerheads (Idiom)

Cases and owners

Singular

Singular — cases of teke, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tekethe billy goat	tekemmy billy goat	tekeŋyour billy goat	tekesihis billy goat	tekebizour billy goat	tekegizyou all's billy goat	tekeleritheir billy goats
Genitive	tekenithe billy goat's	tekemimy billy goat's	tekeŋiyour billy goat's	tekesinihis billy goat's	tekebizniour billy goat's	tekegizniyou all's billy goat's	tekelerinitheir billy goats'
Accusative	tekenithe billy goat (as the object)	tekemimy billy goat (as the object)	tekeŋiyour billy goat (as the object)	tekesinhis billy goat (as the object)	tekebizniour billy goat (as the object)	tekegizniyou all's billy goat (as the object)	tekelerintheir billy goats (as the object)
Dative	tekegeto the billy goat	tekemeto my billy goat	tekeŋeto your billy goat	tekesineto his billy goat	tekebizgeto our billy goat	tekegizgeto you all's billy goat	tekelerineto their billy goats
Locative	tekedein / at the billy goat	tekemdein / at my billy goat	tekeŋdein / at your billy goat	tekesindein / at his billy goat	tekebizdein / at our billy goat	tekegizdein / at you all's billy goat	tekelerindein / at their billy goats
Ablative	tekedenfrom the billy goat	tekemdenfrom my billy goat	tekeŋdenfrom your billy goat	tekesindenfrom his billy goat	tekebizdenfrom our billy goat	tekegizdenfrom you all's billy goat	tekelerindenfrom their billy goats

Plural

Plural — cases of teke, plain and with an owner
Case	—plain	menimy	seniyour	anıhis / her	bizniour	sizniyou all's	alanıtheir
Nominative	tekelethe billy goats	tekelerimmy billy goats	tekeleriŋyour billy goats	tekelerihis billy goats	tekeleribizour billy goats	tekelerigizyou all's billy goats	tekeleritheir billy goats
Genitive	tekelenithe billy goats'	tekelerimimy billy goats'	tekeleriŋiyour billy goats'	tekelerinihis billy goats'	tekeleribizniour billy goats'	tekelerigizniyou all's billy goats'	tekelerinitheir billy goats'
Accusative	tekelenithe billy goats (as the object)	tekelerimimy billy goats (as the object)	tekeleriŋiyour billy goats (as the object)	tekelerinhis billy goats (as the object)	tekeleribizniour billy goats (as the object)	tekelerigizniyou all's billy goats (as the object)	tekelerintheir billy goats (as the object)
Dative	tekelegeto the billy goats	tekelerimeto my billy goats	tekeleriŋeto your billy goats	tekelerineto his billy goats	tekeleribizgeto our billy goats	tekelerigizgeto you all's billy goats	tekelerineto their billy goats
Locative	tekeledein / at the billy goats	tekelerimdein / at my billy goats	tekeleriŋdein / at your billy goats	tekelerindein / at his billy goats	tekeleribizdein / at our billy goats	tekelerigizdein / at you all's billy goats	tekelerindein / at their billy goats
Ablative	tekeledenfrom the billy goats	tekelerimdenfrom my billy goats	tekeleriŋdenfrom your billy goats	tekelerindenfrom his billy goats	tekeleribizdenfrom our billy goats	tekelerigizdenfrom you all's billy goats	tekelerindenfrom their billy goats

The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tekeleri can mean "his / her billy goats", "their billy goat", or "their billy goats" — context decides.

Whose it is

Belonging to teke — the billy goat's one
Case	one thing, one owner	several things, one owner	one thing, several owners	several things, several owners
Nominative	tekenikithe billy goat's one	tekenikilethe billy goat's ones	tekelenikithe billy goats' one	tekelenikilethe billy goats' ones
Genitive	tekenikiniof the billy goat's one	tekenikileniof the billy goat's ones	tekelenikiniof the billy goats' one	tekelenikileniof the billy goats' ones
Accusative	tekenikinthe billy goat's one (as the object)	tekenikilenithe billy goat's ones (as the object)	tekelenikinthe billy goats' one (as the object)	tekelenikilenithe billy goats' ones (as the object)
Dative	tekenikineto the billy goat's one	tekenikilegeto the billy goat's ones	tekelenikineto the billy goats' one	tekelenikilegeto the billy goats' ones
Locative	tekenikindein / at the billy goat's one	tekenikiledein / at the billy goat's ones	tekelenikindein / at the billy goats' one	tekelenikiledein / at the billy goats' ones
Ablative	tekenikindenfrom the billy goat's one	tekenikiledenfrom the billy goat's ones	tekelenikindenfrom the billy goats' one	tekelenikiledenfrom the billy goats' ones

The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.