tin
/ tin /
Definitions noun spirit, soul
Definitions noun spiritual (attributive)
Definitions noun body, flesh, torso, frame
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tin the spirit | tinle the spirits | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tinni the spirit's | tinleni the spirits' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tinni the spirit (as the object) | tinleni the spirits (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tinge to the spirit | tinlege to the spirits | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tinde at / in the spirit | tinlede at / in the spirits | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tinden from the spirit | tinleden from the spirits | 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 | tinim my spirit | tinlerim my spirits |
| your | tiniŋ your spirit | tinleriŋ your spirits |
| his / her | tini his / her spirit | tinleri his / her spirits |
| our | tinibiz our spirit | tinleribiz our spirits |
| you all's | tinigiz you all's spirit | tinlerigiz you all's spirits |
| their | tinleri their spirit | tinleri their spirits |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tinleri can mean "his / her spirits", "their spirit", or "their spirits" — context decides.