tıyın
/tɯjɯn/
Definitions
1. squirrel
- tıyın terekden terekge sekiredi — the squirrel leaps from tree to tree
- tıyın terisinden etilgen ton — a coat made of squirrel pelts
- tıyın çertlewük aşarğa süedi — the squirrel is fond of eating hazelnuts
2. fur, the dressed pelt of the squirrel used as a material
- tıyın ton — a fur coat
- tıyın teri — squirrel pelt
- içi tıyın teriden etilgen çuruqla — boots lined with squirrel fur
3. money, and specifically the kopeck as a coin
- tıyın tapdım — I found a kopeck
- mal, tıyın da bergendi — gave livestock and money
- tıyın da qalmağandı — not a kopeck is left
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tıyınthe squirrel | tıyınlathe squirrels | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tıyınnıthe squirrel's | tıyınlanıthe squirrels' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tıyınnıthe squirrel (as the object) | tıyınlanıthe squirrels (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tıyıngato the squirrel | tıyınlağato the squirrels | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tıyındaat / in the squirrel | tıyınladaat / in the squirrels | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tıyındanfrom the squirrel | tıyınladanfrom the squirrels | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- 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 | tıyınımmy squirrel | tıyınlarımmy squirrels |
| your | tıyınıngyour squirrel | tıyınlarıngyour squirrels |
| his / her | tıyınıhis / her squirrel | tıyınlarıhis / her squirrels |
| our | tıyınıbızour squirrel | tıyınlarıbızour squirrels |
| you all's | tıyınığızyou all's squirrel | tıyınlarığızyou all's squirrels |
| their | tıyınlarıtheir squirrel | tıyınlarıtheir squirrels |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tıyınları can mean "his / her squirrels", "their squirrel", or "their squirrels" — context decides.