tulu
/tulu/ · plural tulula
1. fontanelle, the soft spot on an infant's skull
- Sabiyçikni tulusu alqın qatmağandı — The baby's fontanelle has not hardened yet
- Qızçıqnı tulusu qata başlağandı — The little girl's fontanelle has started to harden
2. crown of the head
- Anası anı tulusundan uppa etdi — His mother kissed him on the crown of his head
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tuluthe fontanelle | tulummy fontanelle | tuluŋyour fontanelle | tulusuhis fontanelle | tulubuzour fontanelle | tuluğuzyou all's fontanelle | tulularıtheir fontanelles |
| Genitive | tulunuthe fontanelle's | tulumumy fontanelle's | tuluŋuyour fontanelle's | tulusunuhis fontanelle's | tulubuznuour fontanelle's | tuluğuznuyou all's fontanelle's | tulularınıtheir fontanelles' |
| Accusative | tulunuthe fontanelle (as the object) | tulumumy fontanelle (as the object) | tuluŋuyour fontanelle (as the object) | tulusunhis fontanelle (as the object) | tulubuznuour fontanelle (as the object) | tuluğuznuyou all's fontanelle (as the object) | tulularıntheir fontanelles (as the object) |
| Dative | tuluğato the fontanelle | tulumato my fontanelle | tuluŋato your fontanelle | tulusunato his fontanelle | tulubuzğato our fontanelle | tuluğuzğato you all's fontanelle | tulularınato their fontanelles |
| Locative | tuludain / at the fontanelle | tulumdain / at my fontanelle | tuluŋdain / at your fontanelle | tulusundain / at his fontanelle | tulubuzdain / at our fontanelle | tuluğuzdain / at you all's fontanelle | tulularındain / at their fontanelles |
| Ablative | tuludanfrom the fontanelle | tulumdanfrom my fontanelle | tuluŋdanfrom your fontanelle | tulusundanfrom his fontanelle | tulubuzdanfrom our fontanelle | tuluğuzdanfrom you all's fontanelle | tulularındanfrom their fontanelles |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tululathe fontanelles | tulularımmy fontanelles | tulularıŋyour fontanelles | tulularıhis fontanelles | tulularıbızour fontanelles | tulularığızyou all's fontanelles | tulularıtheir fontanelles |
| Genitive | tululanıthe fontanelles' | tulularımımy fontanelles' | tulularıŋıyour fontanelles' | tulularınıhis fontanelles' | tulularıbıznıour fontanelles' | tulularığıznıyou all's fontanelles' | tulularınıtheir fontanelles' |
| Accusative | tululanıthe fontanelles (as the object) | tulularımımy fontanelles (as the object) | tulularıŋıyour fontanelles (as the object) | tulularınhis fontanelles (as the object) | tulularıbıznıour fontanelles (as the object) | tulularığıznıyou all's fontanelles (as the object) | tulularıntheir fontanelles (as the object) |
| Dative | tululağato the fontanelles | tulularımato my fontanelles | tulularıŋato your fontanelles | tulularınato his fontanelles | tulularıbızğato our fontanelles | tulularığızğato you all's fontanelles | tulularınato their fontanelles |
| Locative | tululadain / at the fontanelles | tulularımdain / at my fontanelles | tulularıŋdain / at your fontanelles | tulularındain / at his fontanelles | tulularıbızdain / at our fontanelles | tulularığızdain / at you all's fontanelles | tulularındain / at their fontanelles |
| Ablative | tululadanfrom the fontanelles | tulularımdanfrom my fontanelles | tulularıŋdanfrom your fontanelles | tulularındanfrom his fontanelles | tulularıbızdanfrom our fontanelles | tulularığızdanfrom you all's fontanelles | tulularındanfrom their fontanelles |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tuluları can mean "his / her fontanelles", "their fontanelle", or "their fontanelles" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.