tikgiç
/tikɡitʃ/ · plural tikgiçle
leather thong, leather strip, leather lace, leather thread — A narrow strip of leather, sometimes of sinew, used as thread for sewing harness and rawhide footwear (çabır).
- iŋiçge tikgiç — a thin leather thong
- tikgiç bla tikgen — sewn with a leather thong
- çabırlarımı tikgiç bla qatı tikgenme — I sewed my rawhide shoes tightly with a leather thong
- tikgiçni keserge — to cut a leather thong
- tikgiç bla baylağandı — he tied it with a leather thong
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tikgiçthe leather thong | tikgiçimmy leather thong | tikgiçiŋyour leather thong | tikgiçihis leather thong | tikgiçibizour leather thong | tikgiçigizyou all's leather thong | tikgiçleritheir leather thongs |
| Genitive | tikgiçnithe leather thong's | tikgiçimimy leather thong's | tikgiçiŋiyour leather thong's | tikgiçinihis leather thong's | tikgiçibizniour leather thong's | tikgiçigizniyou all's leather thong's | tikgiçlerinitheir leather thongs' |
| Accusative | tikgiçnithe leather thong (as the object) | tikgiçimimy leather thong (as the object) | tikgiçiŋiyour leather thong (as the object) | tikgiçinhis leather thong (as the object) | tikgiçibizniour leather thong (as the object) | tikgiçigizniyou all's leather thong (as the object) | tikgiçlerintheir leather thongs (as the object) |
| Dative | tikgiçgeto the leather thong | tikgiçimeto my leather thong | tikgiçiŋeto your leather thong | tikgiçineto his leather thong | tikgiçibizgeto our leather thong | tikgiçigizgeto you all's leather thong | tikgiçlerineto their leather thongs |
| Locative | tikgiçdein / at the leather thong | tikgiçimdein / at my leather thong | tikgiçiŋdein / at your leather thong | tikgiçindein / at his leather thong | tikgiçibizdein / at our leather thong | tikgiçigizdein / at you all's leather thong | tikgiçlerindein / at their leather thongs |
| Ablative | tikgiçdenfrom the leather thong | tikgiçimdenfrom my leather thong | tikgiçiŋdenfrom your leather thong | tikgiçindenfrom his leather thong | tikgiçibizdenfrom our leather thong | tikgiçigizdenfrom you all's leather thong | tikgiçlerindenfrom their leather thongs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tikgiçlethe leather thongs | tikgiçlerimmy leather thongs | tikgiçleriŋyour leather thongs | tikgiçlerihis leather thongs | tikgiçleribizour leather thongs | tikgiçlerigizyou all's leather thongs | tikgiçleritheir leather thongs |
| Genitive | tikgiçlenithe leather thongs' | tikgiçlerimimy leather thongs' | tikgiçleriŋiyour leather thongs' | tikgiçlerinihis leather thongs' | tikgiçleribizniour leather thongs' | tikgiçlerigizniyou all's leather thongs' | tikgiçlerinitheir leather thongs' |
| Accusative | tikgiçlenithe leather thongs (as the object) | tikgiçlerimimy leather thongs (as the object) | tikgiçleriŋiyour leather thongs (as the object) | tikgiçlerinhis leather thongs (as the object) | tikgiçleribizniour leather thongs (as the object) | tikgiçlerigizniyou all's leather thongs (as the object) | tikgiçlerintheir leather thongs (as the object) |
| Dative | tikgiçlegeto the leather thongs | tikgiçlerimeto my leather thongs | tikgiçleriŋeto your leather thongs | tikgiçlerineto his leather thongs | tikgiçleribizgeto our leather thongs | tikgiçlerigizgeto you all's leather thongs | tikgiçlerineto their leather thongs |
| Locative | tikgiçledein / at the leather thongs | tikgiçlerimdein / at my leather thongs | tikgiçleriŋdein / at your leather thongs | tikgiçlerindein / at his leather thongs | tikgiçleribizdein / at our leather thongs | tikgiçlerigizdein / at you all's leather thongs | tikgiçlerindein / at their leather thongs |
| Ablative | tikgiçledenfrom the leather thongs | tikgiçlerimdenfrom my leather thongs | tikgiçleriŋdenfrom your leather thongs | tikgiçlerindenfrom his leather thongs | tikgiçleribizdenfrom our leather thongs | tikgiçlerigizdenfrom you all's leather thongs | tikgiçlerindenfrom their leather thongs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tikgiçleri can mean "his / her leather thongs", "their leather thong", or "their leather thongs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.