teŋiz
/teŋiz/ · plural teŋizle
sea — Before another noun it also means marine or sea-, as in teŋiz jağa seashore and teŋiz qatı coastal region.
- Qara teŋiz — the Black Sea
- teŋiz jağa — the seashore
- teŋiz jıltıray edi — the sea was glittering
- teŋiz qaynaydı — the sea is raging
- açıq teŋizde — on the open sea
- teŋizni arı janındağı qralla — the countries beyond the sea
- teŋizle bolmasala — if there were no seas
- teŋizni sawlay tuzlu etgenley — making the whole sea salty
- qara teŋizni jağasında — on the shore of the Black Sea
Expressions
- teŋiz – tobuqdan, bulut – boğurdaqdan — fears nothing
- teŋizge taş athança — gone without trace; a drop in the ocean
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | teŋizthe sea | teŋizimmy sea | teŋiziŋyour sea | teŋizihis sea | teŋizibizour sea | teŋizigizyou all's sea | teŋizleritheir seas |
| Genitive | teŋiznithe sea's | teŋizimimy sea's | teŋiziŋiyour sea's | teŋizinihis sea's | teŋizibizniour sea's | teŋizigizniyou all's sea's | teŋizlerinitheir seas' |
| Accusative | teŋiznithe sea (as the object) | teŋizimimy sea (as the object) | teŋiziŋiyour sea (as the object) | teŋizinhis sea (as the object) | teŋizibizniour sea (as the object) | teŋizigizniyou all's sea (as the object) | teŋizlerintheir seas (as the object) |
| Dative | teŋizgeto the sea | teŋizimeto my sea | teŋiziŋeto your sea | teŋizineto his sea | teŋizibizgeto our sea | teŋizigizgeto you all's sea | teŋizlerineto their seas |
| Locative | teŋizdein / at the sea | teŋizimdein / at my sea | teŋiziŋdein / at your sea | teŋizindein / at his sea | teŋizibizdein / at our sea | teŋizigizdein / at you all's sea | teŋizlerindein / at their seas |
| Ablative | teŋizdenfrom the sea | teŋizimdenfrom my sea | teŋiziŋdenfrom your sea | teŋizindenfrom his sea | teŋizibizdenfrom our sea | teŋizigizdenfrom you all's sea | teŋizlerindenfrom their seas |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | teŋizlethe seas | teŋizlerimmy seas | teŋizleriŋyour seas | teŋizlerihis seas | teŋizleribizour seas | teŋizlerigizyou all's seas | teŋizleritheir seas |
| Genitive | teŋizlenithe seas' | teŋizlerimimy seas' | teŋizleriŋiyour seas' | teŋizlerinihis seas' | teŋizleribizniour seas' | teŋizlerigizniyou all's seas' | teŋizlerinitheir seas' |
| Accusative | teŋizlenithe seas (as the object) | teŋizlerimimy seas (as the object) | teŋizleriŋiyour seas (as the object) | teŋizlerinhis seas (as the object) | teŋizleribizniour seas (as the object) | teŋizlerigizniyou all's seas (as the object) | teŋizlerintheir seas (as the object) |
| Dative | teŋizlegeto the seas | teŋizlerimeto my seas | teŋizleriŋeto your seas | teŋizlerineto his seas | teŋizleribizgeto our seas | teŋizlerigizgeto you all's seas | teŋizlerineto their seas |
| Locative | teŋizledein / at the seas | teŋizlerimdein / at my seas | teŋizleriŋdein / at your seas | teŋizlerindein / at his seas | teŋizleribizdein / at our seas | teŋizlerigizdein / at you all's seas | teŋizlerindein / at their seas |
| Ablative | teŋizledenfrom the seas | teŋizlerimdenfrom my seas | teŋizleriŋdenfrom your seas | teŋizlerindenfrom his seas | teŋizleribizdenfrom our seas | teŋizlerigizdenfrom you all's seas | teŋizlerindenfrom their seas |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: teŋizleri can mean "his / her seas", "their sea", or "their seas" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.