tirmençi
/tirmentʃi/ · plural tirmençile
miller, person who works or runs a mill
- tirmençi tirmende işleydi — the miller works at the mill
- elni tirmençisi — the village's miller
- tirmençini qatını Aminat — the miller's wife Aminat
- tirmençini suw derti — the miller's concern is the water
- tirmençi unsuz qalır — the miller will be left without flour
- tirmençige ahırat joq — for the miller there is no hereafter
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tirmençithe miller | tirmençimmy miller | tirmençiŋyour miller | tirmençisihis miller | tirmençibizour miller | tirmençigizyou all's miller | tirmençileritheir millers |
| Genitive | tirmençinithe miller's | tirmençimimy miller's | tirmençiŋiyour miller's | tirmençisinihis miller's | tirmençibizniour miller's | tirmençigizniyou all's miller's | tirmençilerinitheir millers' |
| Accusative | tirmençinithe miller (as the object) | tirmençimimy miller (as the object) | tirmençiŋiyour miller (as the object) | tirmençisinhis miller (as the object) | tirmençibizniour miller (as the object) | tirmençigizniyou all's miller (as the object) | tirmençilerintheir millers (as the object) |
| Dative | tirmençigeto the miller | tirmençimeto my miller | tirmençiŋeto your miller | tirmençisineto his miller | tirmençibizgeto our miller | tirmençigizgeto you all's miller | tirmençilerineto their millers |
| Locative | tirmençidein / at the miller | tirmençimdein / at my miller | tirmençiŋdein / at your miller | tirmençisindein / at his miller | tirmençibizdein / at our miller | tirmençigizdein / at you all's miller | tirmençilerindein / at their millers |
| Ablative | tirmençidenfrom the miller | tirmençimdenfrom my miller | tirmençiŋdenfrom your miller | tirmençisindenfrom his miller | tirmençibizdenfrom our miller | tirmençigizdenfrom you all's miller | tirmençilerindenfrom their millers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tirmençilethe millers | tirmençilerimmy millers | tirmençileriŋyour millers | tirmençilerihis millers | tirmençileribizour millers | tirmençilerigizyou all's millers | tirmençileritheir millers |
| Genitive | tirmençilenithe millers' | tirmençilerimimy millers' | tirmençileriŋiyour millers' | tirmençilerinihis millers' | tirmençileribizniour millers' | tirmençilerigizniyou all's millers' | tirmençilerinitheir millers' |
| Accusative | tirmençilenithe millers (as the object) | tirmençilerimimy millers (as the object) | tirmençileriŋiyour millers (as the object) | tirmençilerinhis millers (as the object) | tirmençileribizniour millers (as the object) | tirmençilerigizniyou all's millers (as the object) | tirmençilerintheir millers (as the object) |
| Dative | tirmençilegeto the millers | tirmençilerimeto my millers | tirmençileriŋeto your millers | tirmençilerineto his millers | tirmençileribizgeto our millers | tirmençilerigizgeto you all's millers | tirmençilerineto their millers |
| Locative | tirmençiledein / at the millers | tirmençilerimdein / at my millers | tirmençileriŋdein / at your millers | tirmençilerindein / at his millers | tirmençileribizdein / at our millers | tirmençilerigizdein / at you all's millers | tirmençilerindein / at their millers |
| Ablative | tirmençiledenfrom the millers | tirmençilerimdenfrom my millers | tirmençileriŋdenfrom your millers | tirmençilerindenfrom his millers | tirmençileribizdenfrom our millers | tirmençilerigizdenfrom you all's millers | tirmençilerindenfrom their millers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tirmençileri can mean "his / her millers", "their miller", or "their millers" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tirmençinikithe miller's one | tirmençinikilethe miller's ones | tirmençilenikithe millers' one | tirmençilenikilethe millers' ones |
| Genitive | tirmençinikiniof the miller's one | tirmençinikileniof the miller's ones | tirmençilenikiniof the millers' one | tirmençilenikileniof the millers' ones |
| Accusative | tirmençinikinthe miller's one (as the object) | tirmençinikilenithe miller's ones (as the object) | tirmençilenikinthe millers' one (as the object) | tirmençilenikilenithe millers' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tirmençinikineto the miller's one | tirmençinikilegeto the miller's ones | tirmençilenikineto the millers' one | tirmençilenikilegeto the millers' ones |
| Locative | tirmençinikindein / at the miller's one | tirmençinikiledein / at the miller's ones | tirmençilenikindein / at the millers' one | tirmençilenikiledein / at the millers' ones |
| Ablative | tirmençinikindenfrom the miller's one | tirmençinikiledenfrom the miller's ones | tirmençilenikindenfrom the millers' one | tirmençilenikiledenfrom the millers' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.