tepsi
/ tepsi /
Definitions noun tepsi, the low round three-legged table used for eating
Definitions noun the table, the spread, the food (by extension)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tepsi the tepsi | tepsile the tepsis | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tepsini the tepsi's | tepsileni the tepsis' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tepsini the tepsi (as the object) | tepsileni the tepsis (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tepsige to the tepsi | tepsilege to the tepsis | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tepside at / in the tepsi | tepsilede at / in the tepsis | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tepsiden from the tepsi | tepsileden from the tepsis | 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 | tepsim my tepsi | tepsilerim my tepsis |
| your | tepsiŋ your tepsi | tepsileriŋ your tepsis |
| his / her | tepsisi his / her tepsi | tepsileri his / her tepsis |
| our | tepsibiz our tepsi | tepsileribiz our tepsis |
| you all's | tepsigiz you all's tepsi | tepsilerigiz you all's tepsis |
| their | tepsileri their tepsi | tepsileri their tepsis |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tepsileri can mean "his / her tepsis", "their tepsi", or "their tepsis" — context decides.