tilçi
/tiltʃi/ · plural tilçile
1. informer, telltale, talebearer
- ol tilçidi — he is a talebearer
- halq tilçileni süymeydi — people do not like talebearers
- tilçiden keri bol — keep away from an informer
- tilçini sözüne iynanma — do not believe an informer's word
- tilçi bla söleşme — do not talk with a talebearer
- tilçi aqğa qaranı jağar — the informer will smear black on white
- tilçi tili bla qayğı salır — the informer stirs up trouble with his tongue
- tilçini eki janı da süymeydile — neither side likes the informer
2. slanderer, gossip, scandalmonger
- elde bir tilçi bar edi — there was one gossip in the village
- tilçi saw halqnı arasın buzar — a slanderer will spoil relations among a whole people
- tilçini tili hunadan öter — the slanderer's tongue passes through a stone wall
3. linguist, language scholar — This meaning is uncommon. Without a clear context, the word is understood as "informer".
- belgili tilçi — a well-known linguist
- tilçileni işi — the work of linguists
- tilçi tilni tintedi — the linguist studies the language
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilçithe informer | tilçimmy informer | tilçiŋyour informer | tilçisihis informer | tilçibizour informer | tilçigizyou all's informer | tilçileritheir informers |
| Genitive | tilçinithe informer's | tilçimimy informer's | tilçiŋiyour informer's | tilçisinihis informer's | tilçibizniour informer's | tilçigizniyou all's informer's | tilçilerinitheir informers' |
| Accusative | tilçinithe informer (as the object) | tilçimimy informer (as the object) | tilçiŋiyour informer (as the object) | tilçisinhis informer (as the object) | tilçibizniour informer (as the object) | tilçigizniyou all's informer (as the object) | tilçilerintheir informers (as the object) |
| Dative | tilçigeto the informer | tilçimeto my informer | tilçiŋeto your informer | tilçisineto his informer | tilçibizgeto our informer | tilçigizgeto you all's informer | tilçilerineto their informers |
| Locative | tilçidein / at the informer | tilçimdein / at my informer | tilçiŋdein / at your informer | tilçisindein / at his informer | tilçibizdein / at our informer | tilçigizdein / at you all's informer | tilçilerindein / at their informers |
| Ablative | tilçidenfrom the informer | tilçimdenfrom my informer | tilçiŋdenfrom your informer | tilçisindenfrom his informer | tilçibizdenfrom our informer | tilçigizdenfrom you all's informer | tilçilerindenfrom their informers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilçilethe informers | tilçilerimmy informers | tilçileriŋyour informers | tilçilerihis informers | tilçileribizour informers | tilçilerigizyou all's informers | tilçileritheir informers |
| Genitive | tilçilenithe informers' | tilçilerimimy informers' | tilçileriŋiyour informers' | tilçilerinihis informers' | tilçileribizniour informers' | tilçilerigizniyou all's informers' | tilçilerinitheir informers' |
| Accusative | tilçilenithe informers (as the object) | tilçilerimimy informers (as the object) | tilçileriŋiyour informers (as the object) | tilçilerinhis informers (as the object) | tilçileribizniour informers (as the object) | tilçilerigizniyou all's informers (as the object) | tilçilerintheir informers (as the object) |
| Dative | tilçilegeto the informers | tilçilerimeto my informers | tilçileriŋeto your informers | tilçilerineto his informers | tilçileribizgeto our informers | tilçilerigizgeto you all's informers | tilçilerineto their informers |
| Locative | tilçiledein / at the informers | tilçilerimdein / at my informers | tilçileriŋdein / at your informers | tilçilerindein / at his informers | tilçileribizdein / at our informers | tilçilerigizdein / at you all's informers | tilçilerindein / at their informers |
| Ablative | tilçiledenfrom the informers | tilçilerimdenfrom my informers | tilçileriŋdenfrom your informers | tilçilerindenfrom his informers | tilçileribizdenfrom our informers | tilçilerigizdenfrom you all's informers | tilçilerindenfrom their informers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tilçileri can mean "his / her informers", "their informer", or "their informers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tilçinikithe informer's one | tilçinikilethe informer's ones | tilçilenikithe informers' one | tilçilenikilethe informers' ones |
| Genitive | tilçinikiniof the informer's one | tilçinikileniof the informer's ones | tilçilenikiniof the informers' one | tilçilenikileniof the informers' ones |
| Accusative | tilçinikinthe informer's one (as the object) | tilçinikilenithe informer's ones (as the object) | tilçilenikinthe informers' one (as the object) | tilçilenikilenithe informers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tilçinikineto the informer's one | tilçinikilegeto the informer's ones | tilçilenikineto the informers' one | tilçilenikilegeto the informers' ones |
| Locative | tilçinikindein / at the informer's one | tilçinikiledein / at the informer's ones | tilçilenikindein / at the informers' one | tilçilenikiledein / at the informers' ones |
| Ablative | tilçinikindenfrom the informer's one | tilçinikiledenfrom the informer's ones | tilçilenikindenfrom the informers' one | tilçilenikiledenfrom the informers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.