tüŋüç
/tyŋytʃ/ · plural tüŋüçle
firstborn, the first child of a family — Also tüŋüç ulan in the same meaning. Before another noun it means first or eldest: tüŋüç ulan firstborn son, tüŋüç qart the eldest of a clan.
- tüŋüç ulan — the firstborn son
- ol üyürnü tüŋüçüdü — he is the family's firstborn
- bizni tüŋüç qızıbız — our firstborn daughter
- meni tüŋüç jaşım — my firstborn boy
- tüŋüç qart — the eldest of the family line
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tüŋüçthe firstborn | tüŋüçümmy firstborn | tüŋüçüŋyour firstborn | tüŋüçühis firstborn | tüŋüçübüzour firstborn | tüŋüçügüzyou all's firstborn | tüŋüçleritheir firstborns |
| Genitive | tüŋüçnüthe firstborn's | tüŋüçümümy firstborn's | tüŋüçüŋüyour firstborn's | tüŋüçünühis firstborn's | tüŋüçübüznüour firstborn's | tüŋüçügüznüyou all's firstborn's | tüŋüçlerinitheir firstborns' |
| Accusative | tüŋüçnüthe firstborn (as the object) | tüŋüçümümy firstborn (as the object) | tüŋüçüŋüyour firstborn (as the object) | tüŋüçünhis firstborn (as the object) | tüŋüçübüznüour firstborn (as the object) | tüŋüçügüznüyou all's firstborn (as the object) | tüŋüçlerintheir firstborns (as the object) |
| Dative | tüŋüçgeto the firstborn | tüŋüçümeto my firstborn | tüŋüçüŋeto your firstborn | tüŋüçüneto his firstborn | tüŋüçübüzgeto our firstborn | tüŋüçügüzgeto you all's firstborn | tüŋüçlerineto their firstborns |
| Locative | tüŋüçdein / at the firstborn | tüŋüçümdein / at my firstborn | tüŋüçüŋdein / at your firstborn | tüŋüçündein / at his firstborn | tüŋüçübüzdein / at our firstborn | tüŋüçügüzdein / at you all's firstborn | tüŋüçlerindein / at their firstborns |
| Ablative | tüŋüçdenfrom the firstborn | tüŋüçümdenfrom my firstborn | tüŋüçüŋdenfrom your firstborn | tüŋüçündenfrom his firstborn | tüŋüçübüzdenfrom our firstborn | tüŋüçügüzdenfrom you all's firstborn | tüŋüçlerindenfrom their firstborns |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tüŋüçlethe firstborns | tüŋüçlerimmy firstborns | tüŋüçleriŋyour firstborns | tüŋüçlerihis firstborns | tüŋüçleribizour firstborns | tüŋüçlerigizyou all's firstborns | tüŋüçleritheir firstborns |
| Genitive | tüŋüçlenithe firstborns' | tüŋüçlerimimy firstborns' | tüŋüçleriŋiyour firstborns' | tüŋüçlerinihis firstborns' | tüŋüçleribizniour firstborns' | tüŋüçlerigizniyou all's firstborns' | tüŋüçlerinitheir firstborns' |
| Accusative | tüŋüçlenithe firstborns (as the object) | tüŋüçlerimimy firstborns (as the object) | tüŋüçleriŋiyour firstborns (as the object) | tüŋüçlerinhis firstborns (as the object) | tüŋüçleribizniour firstborns (as the object) | tüŋüçlerigizniyou all's firstborns (as the object) | tüŋüçlerintheir firstborns (as the object) |
| Dative | tüŋüçlegeto the firstborns | tüŋüçlerimeto my firstborns | tüŋüçleriŋeto your firstborns | tüŋüçlerineto his firstborns | tüŋüçleribizgeto our firstborns | tüŋüçlerigizgeto you all's firstborns | tüŋüçlerineto their firstborns |
| Locative | tüŋüçledein / at the firstborns | tüŋüçlerimdein / at my firstborns | tüŋüçleriŋdein / at your firstborns | tüŋüçlerindein / at his firstborns | tüŋüçleribizdein / at our firstborns | tüŋüçlerigizdein / at you all's firstborns | tüŋüçlerindein / at their firstborns |
| Ablative | tüŋüçledenfrom the firstborns | tüŋüçlerimdenfrom my firstborns | tüŋüçleriŋdenfrom your firstborns | tüŋüçlerindenfrom his firstborns | tüŋüçleribizdenfrom our firstborns | tüŋüçlerigizdenfrom you all's firstborns | tüŋüçlerindenfrom their firstborns |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: tüŋüçleri can mean "his / her firstborns", "their firstborn", or "their firstborns" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tüŋüçnüküthe firstborn's one | tüŋüçnükülethe firstborn's ones | tüŋüçlenikithe firstborns' one | tüŋüçlenikilethe firstborns' ones |
| Genitive | tüŋüçnükünüof the firstborn's one | tüŋüçnüküleniof the firstborn's ones | tüŋüçlenikiniof the firstborns' one | tüŋüçlenikileniof the firstborns' ones |
| Accusative | tüŋüçnükünthe firstborn's one (as the object) | tüŋüçnükülenithe firstborn's ones (as the object) | tüŋüçlenikinthe firstborns' one (as the object) | tüŋüçlenikilenithe firstborns' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | tüŋüçnüküneto the firstborn's one | tüŋüçnükülegeto the firstborn's ones | tüŋüçlenikineto the firstborns' one | tüŋüçlenikilegeto the firstborns' ones |
| Locative | tüŋüçnükündein / at the firstborn's one | tüŋüçnüküledein / at the firstborn's ones | tüŋüçlenikindein / at the firstborns' one | tüŋüçlenikiledein / at the firstborns' ones |
| Ablative | tüŋüçnükündenfrom the firstborn's one | tüŋüçnüküledenfrom the firstborn's ones | tüŋüçlenikindenfrom the firstborns' one | tüŋüçlenikiledenfrom the firstborns' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.