tük
/ tyk /
Definitions noun hair, a single hair
Definitions noun body hair
Definitions noun down, fluff, feather
Definitions noun wool
Definitions noun nap, pile
Definitions noun hairy, shaggy, fleecy
Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tük the hair | tükle the hairs | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | tüknü the hair's | tükleni the hairs' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | tüknü the hair (as the object) | tükleni the hairs (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | tükge to the hair | tüklege to the hairs | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | tükde at / in the hair | tüklede at / in the hairs | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | tükden from the hair | tükleden from the hairs | 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 | tügüm my hair | tüklerim my hairs |
| your | tügüŋ your hair | tükleriŋ your hairs |
| his / her | tügü his / her hair | tükleri his / her hairs |
| our | tügübüz our hair | tükleribiz our hairs |
| you all's | tügügüz you all's hair | tüklerigiz you all's hairs |
| their | tükleri their hair | tükleri their hairs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tükleri can mean "his / her hairs", "their hair", or "their hairs" — context decides.