teri
/ teri /
Definitions noun skin, hide
Definitions noun leather, leather- (attributive)
Definitions noun fur, pelt
Definitions noun fur- (attributive)
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | teri the skin | terile the skins | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | terini the skin's | terileni the skins' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | terini the skin (as the object) | terileni the skins (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | terige to the skin | terilege to the skins | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | teride at / in the skin | terilede at / in the skins | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | teriden from the skin | terileden from the skins | 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 | terim my skin | terilerim my skins |
| your | teriŋ your skin | terileriŋ your skins |
| his / her | terisi his / her skin | terileri his / her skins |
| our | teribiz our skin | terileribiz our skins |
| you all's | terigiz you all's skin | terilerigiz you all's skins |
| their | terileri their skin | terileri 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.