tsirkaç
/tsirkatʃ/ · plural tsirkaçla
circus performer — Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 also gives tsirkçi with the same meaning, and gepsorqa as the Balkar word.
- elge tsirkaçla keldile — circus performers came to the village
- tsirkaçlanı oyunları — the circus performers' performances
- men tsirkaçnı kördüm — I saw the circus performer
- tsirkaçla oynaydıla — the circus performers are performing
- tsirkaç keldi — the circus performer came
- tsirkaç işleydi — the circus performer is working
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tsirkaçthe circus performer | tsirkaçımmy circus performer | tsirkaçıŋyour circus performer | tsirkaçıhis circus performer | tsirkaçıbızour circus performer | tsirkaçığızyou all's circus performer | tsirkaçlarıtheir circus performers |
| Genitive | tsirkaçnıthe circus performer's | tsirkaçımımy circus performer's | tsirkaçıŋıyour circus performer's | tsirkaçınıhis circus performer's | tsirkaçıbıznıour circus performer's | tsirkaçığıznıyou all's circus performer's | tsirkaçlarınıtheir circus performers' |
| Accusative | tsirkaçnıthe circus performer (as the object) | tsirkaçımımy circus performer (as the object) | tsirkaçıŋıyour circus performer (as the object) | tsirkaçınhis circus performer (as the object) | tsirkaçıbıznıour circus performer (as the object) | tsirkaçığıznıyou all's circus performer (as the object) | tsirkaçlarıntheir circus performers (as the object) |
| Dative | tsirkaçhato the circus performer | tsirkaçımato my circus performer | tsirkaçıŋato your circus performer | tsirkaçınato his circus performer | tsirkaçıbızğato our circus performer | tsirkaçığızğato you all's circus performer | tsirkaçlarınato their circus performers |
| Locative | tsirkaçdain / at the circus performer | tsirkaçımdain / at my circus performer | tsirkaçıŋdain / at your circus performer | tsirkaçındain / at his circus performer | tsirkaçıbızdain / at our circus performer | tsirkaçığızdain / at you all's circus performer | tsirkaçlarındain / at their circus performers |
| Ablative | tsirkaçdanfrom the circus performer | tsirkaçımdanfrom my circus performer | tsirkaçıŋdanfrom your circus performer | tsirkaçındanfrom his circus performer | tsirkaçıbızdanfrom our circus performer | tsirkaçığızdanfrom you all's circus performer | tsirkaçlarındanfrom their circus performers |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tsirkaçlathe circus performers | tsirkaçlarımmy circus performers | tsirkaçlarıŋyour circus performers | tsirkaçlarıhis circus performers | tsirkaçlarıbızour circus performers | tsirkaçlarığızyou all's circus performers | tsirkaçlarıtheir circus performers |
| Genitive | tsirkaçlanıthe circus performers' | tsirkaçlarımımy circus performers' | tsirkaçlarıŋıyour circus performers' | tsirkaçlarınıhis circus performers' | tsirkaçlarıbıznıour circus performers' | tsirkaçlarığıznıyou all's circus performers' | tsirkaçlarınıtheir circus performers' |
| Accusative | tsirkaçlanıthe circus performers (as the object) | tsirkaçlarımımy circus performers (as the object) | tsirkaçlarıŋıyour circus performers (as the object) | tsirkaçlarınhis circus performers (as the object) | tsirkaçlarıbıznıour circus performers (as the object) | tsirkaçlarığıznıyou all's circus performers (as the object) | tsirkaçlarıntheir circus performers (as the object) |
| Dative | tsirkaçlağato the circus performers | tsirkaçlarımato my circus performers | tsirkaçlarıŋato your circus performers | tsirkaçlarınato his circus performers | tsirkaçlarıbızğato our circus performers | tsirkaçlarığızğato you all's circus performers | tsirkaçlarınato their circus performers |
| Locative | tsirkaçladain / at the circus performers | tsirkaçlarımdain / at my circus performers | tsirkaçlarıŋdain / at your circus performers | tsirkaçlarındain / at his circus performers | tsirkaçlarıbızdain / at our circus performers | tsirkaçlarığızdain / at you all's circus performers | tsirkaçlarındain / at their circus performers |
| Ablative | tsirkaçladanfrom the circus performers | tsirkaçlarımdanfrom my circus performers | tsirkaçlarıŋdanfrom your circus performers | tsirkaçlarındanfrom his circus performers | tsirkaçlarıbızdanfrom our circus performers | tsirkaçlarığızdanfrom you all's circus performers | tsirkaçlarındanfrom their circus performers |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tsirkaçları can mean "his / her circus performers", "their circus performer", or "their circus performers" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.