teri
/teri/ · plural terile
1. skin, hide, pelt, leather
- qoy teri — sheepskin
- çiy teri — a freshly flayed hide
- terisin qobarırğa — to strip off its hide
- qoy terisinden jılı postun tikdile — they sewed a warm coat from sheepskin
- terini ariw işlegen usta mahtaldı — the craftsman who dressed the hide well was praised
- ayü terisi tawda bağalıdı — a bear pelt is valuable in the mountains
2. fur
- suwsar teriden börk tikdirebiz — we have a cap sewn from marten fur
- suwsar teri bağalıdı — marten fur is expensive
- teri qolluqla — fur mittens
- teri qolluqla bek jılıdıla — fur mittens are very warm
3. leather, skin (before another noun: made of leather, or of the skin) — Placed before another noun, with no ending of its own, to say what the thing is made of (teri börk "leather hat") or that it concerns the skin (teri awruwla "skin diseases").
- teri awruwla — skin diseases
- atam teri çarıqla kiedi — my father wears leather shoes
- teri qapçıqda suw taşıybız — we carry water in a leather bag
- qoyçu teri ton kiygendi — the shepherd has put on a sheepskin coat
- başında teri börkü — with a leather cap on his head
Expressions
- meni terime kirgin — walk in my shoes
- ölmegen ayıwnu terisin üleşgenley — counting chickens early
- qoy terige kirirge — feign meekness
- terisi qalındı — thick-skinned
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | terithe skin | terimmy skin | teriŋyour skin | terisihis skin | teribizour skin | terigizyou all's skin | terileritheir skins |
| Genitive | terinithe skin's | terimimy skin's | teriŋiyour skin's | terisinihis skin's | teribizniour skin's | terigizniyou all's skin's | terilerinitheir skins' |
| Accusative | terinithe skin (as the object) | terimimy skin (as the object) | teriŋiyour skin (as the object) | terisinhis skin (as the object) | teribizniour skin (as the object) | terigizniyou all's skin (as the object) | terilerintheir skins (as the object) |
| Dative | terigeto the skin | terimeto my skin | teriŋeto your skin | terisineto his skin | teribizgeto our skin | terigizgeto you all's skin | terilerineto their skins |
| Locative | teridein / at the skin | terimdein / at my skin | teriŋdein / at your skin | terisindein / at his skin | teribizdein / at our skin | terigizdein / at you all's skin | terilerindein / at their skins |
| Ablative | teridenfrom the skin | terimdenfrom my skin | teriŋdenfrom your skin | terisindenfrom his skin | teribizdenfrom our skin | terigizdenfrom you all's skin | terilerindenfrom their skins |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | terilethe skins | terilerimmy skins | terileriŋyour skins | terilerihis skins | terileribizour skins | terilerigizyou all's skins | terileritheir skins |
| Genitive | terilenithe skins' | terilerimimy skins' | terileriŋiyour skins' | terilerinihis skins' | terileribizniour skins' | terilerigizniyou all's skins' | terilerinitheir skins' |
| Accusative | terilenithe skins (as the object) | terilerimimy skins (as the object) | terileriŋiyour skins (as the object) | terilerinhis skins (as the object) | terileribizniour skins (as the object) | terilerigizniyou all's skins (as the object) | terilerintheir skins (as the object) |
| Dative | terilegeto the skins | terilerimeto my skins | terileriŋeto your skins | terilerineto his skins | terileribizgeto our skins | terilerigizgeto you all's skins | terilerineto their skins |
| Locative | teriledein / at the skins | terilerimdein / at my skins | terileriŋdein / at your skins | terilerindein / at his skins | terileribizdein / at our skins | terilerigizdein / at you all's skins | terilerindein / at their skins |
| Ablative | teriledenfrom the skins | terilerimdenfrom my skins | terileriŋdenfrom your skins | terilerindenfrom his skins | terileribizdenfrom our skins | terilerigizdenfrom you all's skins | terilerindenfrom their skins |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: terileri can mean "his / her skins", "their skin", or "their skins" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.