tink
/tink/ · plural tinkle
squeak, peep, the slightest sound — Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it Karachay and rare. It is mostly used with a negated verb of saying: tink deme "don't make a peep". tink deri qalmağandı means "not a soul is left".
- tink deme — don't make a peep
- men tink demedim — I did not make a peep
- ol tink demeydi — he doesn't make a peep
- tink deri qalmağandı — not a soul is left
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tinkthe squeak | tinkimmy squeak | tinkiŋyour squeak | tinkihis squeak | tinkibizour squeak | tinkigizyou all's squeak | tinkleritheir squeaks |
| Genitive | tinknithe squeak's | tinkimimy squeak's | tinkiŋiyour squeak's | tinkinihis squeak's | tinkibizniour squeak's | tinkigizniyou all's squeak's | tinklerinitheir squeaks' |
| Accusative | tinknithe squeak (as the object) | tinkimimy squeak (as the object) | tinkiŋiyour squeak (as the object) | tinkinhis squeak (as the object) | tinkibizniour squeak (as the object) | tinkigizniyou all's squeak (as the object) | tinklerintheir squeaks (as the object) |
| Dative | tinkgeto the squeak | tinkimeto my squeak | tinkiŋeto your squeak | tinkineto his squeak | tinkibizgeto our squeak | tinkigizgeto you all's squeak | tinklerineto their squeaks |
| Locative | tinkdein / at the squeak | tinkimdein / at my squeak | tinkiŋdein / at your squeak | tinkindein / at his squeak | tinkibizdein / at our squeak | tinkigizdein / at you all's squeak | tinklerindein / at their squeaks |
| Ablative | tinkdenfrom the squeak | tinkimdenfrom my squeak | tinkiŋdenfrom your squeak | tinkindenfrom his squeak | tinkibizdenfrom our squeak | tinkigizdenfrom you all's squeak | tinklerindenfrom their squeaks |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tinklethe squeaks | tinklerimmy squeaks | tinkleriŋyour squeaks | tinklerihis squeaks | tinkleribizour squeaks | tinklerigizyou all's squeaks | tinkleritheir squeaks |
| Genitive | tinklenithe squeaks' | tinklerimimy squeaks' | tinkleriŋiyour squeaks' | tinklerinihis squeaks' | tinkleribizniour squeaks' | tinklerigizniyou all's squeaks' | tinklerinitheir squeaks' |
| Accusative | tinklenithe squeaks (as the object) | tinklerimimy squeaks (as the object) | tinkleriŋiyour squeaks (as the object) | tinklerinhis squeaks (as the object) | tinkleribizniour squeaks (as the object) | tinklerigizniyou all's squeaks (as the object) | tinklerintheir squeaks (as the object) |
| Dative | tinklegeto the squeaks | tinklerimeto my squeaks | tinkleriŋeto your squeaks | tinklerineto his squeaks | tinkleribizgeto our squeaks | tinklerigizgeto you all's squeaks | tinklerineto their squeaks |
| Locative | tinkledein / at the squeaks | tinklerimdein / at my squeaks | tinkleriŋdein / at your squeaks | tinklerindein / at his squeaks | tinkleribizdein / at our squeaks | tinklerigizdein / at you all's squeaks | tinklerindein / at their squeaks |
| Ablative | tinkledenfrom the squeaks | tinklerimdenfrom my squeaks | tinkleriŋdenfrom your squeaks | tinklerindenfrom his squeaks | tinkleribizdenfrom our squeaks | tinklerigizdenfrom you all's squeaks | tinklerindenfrom their squeaks |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tinkleri can mean "his / her squeaks", "their squeak", or "their squeaks" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.