töŋertke
/tøŋertke/ · plural töŋertkele
log, a felled tree trunk with the top and branches cut off — Before another noun it means made of logs, as in töŋertke üy a log house, the traditional Karachay-Balkar dwelling.
- töŋertke üy — a log house
- ullu töŋertke — a big log
- töŋertkeni kesdik — we cut the log
- töŋertkeden etilgen üynü allında — in front of the house built of logs
- töŋertke üyleni başlarında — on the roofs of the log houses
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | töŋertkethe log | töŋertkemmy log | töŋertkeŋyour log | töŋertkesihis log | töŋertkebizour log | töŋertkegizyou all's log | töŋertkeleritheir logs |
| Genitive | töŋertkenithe log's | töŋertkemimy log's | töŋertkeŋiyour log's | töŋertkesinihis log's | töŋertkebizniour log's | töŋertkegizniyou all's log's | töŋertkelerinitheir logs' |
| Accusative | töŋertkenithe log (as the object) | töŋertkemimy log (as the object) | töŋertkeŋiyour log (as the object) | töŋertkesinhis log (as the object) | töŋertkebizniour log (as the object) | töŋertkegizniyou all's log (as the object) | töŋertkelerintheir logs (as the object) |
| Dative | töŋertkegeto the log | töŋertkemeto my log | töŋertkeŋeto your log | töŋertkesineto his log | töŋertkebizgeto our log | töŋertkegizgeto you all's log | töŋertkelerineto their logs |
| Locative | töŋertkedein / at the log | töŋertkemdein / at my log | töŋertkeŋdein / at your log | töŋertkesindein / at his log | töŋertkebizdein / at our log | töŋertkegizdein / at you all's log | töŋertkelerindein / at their logs |
| Ablative | töŋertkedenfrom the log | töŋertkemdenfrom my log | töŋertkeŋdenfrom your log | töŋertkesindenfrom his log | töŋertkebizdenfrom our log | töŋertkegizdenfrom you all's log | töŋertkelerindenfrom their logs |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | töŋertkelethe logs | töŋertkelerimmy logs | töŋertkeleriŋyour logs | töŋertkelerihis logs | töŋertkeleribizour logs | töŋertkelerigizyou all's logs | töŋertkeleritheir logs |
| Genitive | töŋertkelenithe logs' | töŋertkelerimimy logs' | töŋertkeleriŋiyour logs' | töŋertkelerinihis logs' | töŋertkeleribizniour logs' | töŋertkelerigizniyou all's logs' | töŋertkelerinitheir logs' |
| Accusative | töŋertkelenithe logs (as the object) | töŋertkelerimimy logs (as the object) | töŋertkeleriŋiyour logs (as the object) | töŋertkelerinhis logs (as the object) | töŋertkeleribizniour logs (as the object) | töŋertkelerigizniyou all's logs (as the object) | töŋertkelerintheir logs (as the object) |
| Dative | töŋertkelegeto the logs | töŋertkelerimeto my logs | töŋertkeleriŋeto your logs | töŋertkelerineto his logs | töŋertkeleribizgeto our logs | töŋertkelerigizgeto you all's logs | töŋertkelerineto their logs |
| Locative | töŋertkeledein / at the logs | töŋertkelerimdein / at my logs | töŋertkeleriŋdein / at your logs | töŋertkelerindein / at his logs | töŋertkeleribizdein / at our logs | töŋertkelerigizdein / at you all's logs | töŋertkelerindein / at their logs |
| Ablative | töŋertkeledenfrom the logs | töŋertkelerimdenfrom my logs | töŋertkeleriŋdenfrom your logs | töŋertkelerindenfrom his logs | töŋertkeleribizdenfrom our logs | töŋertkelerigizdenfrom you all's logs | töŋertkelerindenfrom their logs |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: töŋertkeleri can mean "his / her logs", "their log", or "their logs" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.