töş
/tøʃ/ · plural töşle
1. breast, chest — töş qaŋa is the breastbone or rib cage.
- adamnı töşü — a person's chest
- atnı töşü — a horse's chest
- anı töşü keŋdi — his chest is broad
- töşüm awruydu — my chest hurts
- töş qaŋa — chest, ribcage
2. woman's breast, bust
- tişirıwnu töşü — a woman's breast
- töşü awruydu — her breast hurts
3. brisket, breast meat — The breast meat of livestock or poultry, cut with the breastbone, as in tawuqnu töşü (chicken breast).
- tawuqnu töşü — chicken breast
- qoynu töşü tatlıdı — the mutton brisket is tasty
- töşnü bişirdile — they cooked the brisket
- tözgen töş aşar — the one who endures eats the brisket
- töş et — breast meat
4. anvil — A blacksmith's iron block for shaping metal. töş ağaç is the wooden block under the anvil.
- töş ağaç — the block under the anvil
- töş bolsaŋ töz — if you are an anvil, endure
- töş bla çögüçnü ortasında — between the anvil and the hammer
- çalqı töş — the anvil for peening a scythe
5. hill, knoll, rise, slope
- sabiyle töşden çabıb tüşdüle — the children ran down from the slope
- töşnü başında üy işlenŋendi — a house has been built on top of the rise
- töş başında qoş saldıq — we set up a hut on top of the hill
- suwçuqla töşleden enişge sarqadıla — the little streams run down from the hillsides
Expressions
- töşge tayanırğa — last resort
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | töşthe breast | töşümmy breast | töşüŋyour breast | töşühis breast | töşübüzour breast | töşügüzyou all's breast | töşleritheir breasts |
| Genitive | töşnüthe breast's | töşümümy breast's | töşüŋüyour breast's | töşünühis breast's | töşübüznüour breast's | töşügüznüyou all's breast's | töşlerinitheir breasts' |
| Accusative | töşnüthe breast (as the object) | töşümümy breast (as the object) | töşüŋüyour breast (as the object) | töşünhis breast (as the object) | töşübüznüour breast (as the object) | töşügüznüyou all's breast (as the object) | töşlerintheir breasts (as the object) |
| Dative | töşgeto the breast | töşümeto my breast | töşüŋeto your breast | töşüneto his breast | töşübüzgeto our breast | töşügüzgeto you all's breast | töşlerineto their breasts |
| Locative | töşdein / at the breast | töşümdein / at my breast | töşüŋdein / at your breast | töşündein / at his breast | töşübüzdein / at our breast | töşügüzdein / at you all's breast | töşlerindein / at their breasts |
| Ablative | töşdenfrom the breast | töşümdenfrom my breast | töşüŋdenfrom your breast | töşündenfrom his breast | töşübüzdenfrom our breast | töşügüzdenfrom you all's breast | töşlerindenfrom their breasts |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | töşlethe breasts | töşlerimmy breasts | töşleriŋyour breasts | töşlerihis breasts | töşleribizour breasts | töşlerigizyou all's breasts | töşleritheir breasts |
| Genitive | töşlenithe breasts' | töşlerimimy breasts' | töşleriŋiyour breasts' | töşlerinihis breasts' | töşleribizniour breasts' | töşlerigizniyou all's breasts' | töşlerinitheir breasts' |
| Accusative | töşlenithe breasts (as the object) | töşlerimimy breasts (as the object) | töşleriŋiyour breasts (as the object) | töşlerinhis breasts (as the object) | töşleribizniour breasts (as the object) | töşlerigizniyou all's breasts (as the object) | töşlerintheir breasts (as the object) |
| Dative | töşlegeto the breasts | töşlerimeto my breasts | töşleriŋeto your breasts | töşlerineto his breasts | töşleribizgeto our breasts | töşlerigizgeto you all's breasts | töşlerineto their breasts |
| Locative | töşledein / at the breasts | töşlerimdein / at my breasts | töşleriŋdein / at your breasts | töşlerindein / at his breasts | töşleribizdein / at our breasts | töşlerigizdein / at you all's breasts | töşlerindein / at their breasts |
| Ablative | töşledenfrom the breasts | töşlerimdenfrom my breasts | töşleriŋdenfrom your breasts | töşlerindenfrom his breasts | töşleribizdenfrom our breasts | töşlerigizdenfrom you all's breasts | töşlerindenfrom their breasts |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: töşleri can mean "his / her breasts", "their breast", or "their breasts" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.