uppa
/uppa/ · plural uppala
1. kiss, kissing — Used with eterge to mean to kiss someone.
- uppa eterge — to kiss
- jayağın uppa eterge — to kiss someone on the cheek
- jaşçıq anasın uppa etdi — the little boy kissed his mother
- tuwduğu ınnasın uppa etdi — the grandson kissed his grandmother
- anam meni uppa etdi — my mother kissed me
- bir biriŋi uppa eterge — to kiss one another
- uppa etilmegen qız — a never-kissed girl
2. kiss given to a small child — A nursery word, used when talking with small children.
- uppa seni! — let me give you a kiss!
- uppa et! — give a kiss!
Expressions
- uppa eterge tapmazğa — nowhere to be found
- uppa közüŋe — you'd like that
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uppathe kiss | uppammy kiss | uppaŋyour kiss | uppasıhis kiss | uppabızour kiss | uppağızyou all's kiss | uppalarıtheir kisses |
| Genitive | uppanıthe kiss' | uppamımy kiss' | uppaŋıyour kiss' | uppasınıhis kiss' | uppabıznıour kiss' | uppağıznıyou all's kiss' | uppalarınıtheir kisses' |
| Accusative | uppanıthe kiss (as the object) | uppamımy kiss (as the object) | uppaŋıyour kiss (as the object) | uppasınhis kiss (as the object) | uppabıznıour kiss (as the object) | uppağıznıyou all's kiss (as the object) | uppalarıntheir kisses (as the object) |
| Dative | uppağato the kiss | uppamato my kiss | uppaŋato your kiss | uppasınato his kiss | uppabızğato our kiss | uppağızğato you all's kiss | uppalarınato their kisses |
| Locative | uppadain / at the kiss | uppamdain / at my kiss | uppaŋdain / at your kiss | uppasındain / at his kiss | uppabızdain / at our kiss | uppağızdain / at you all's kiss | uppalarındain / at their kisses |
| Ablative | uppadanfrom the kiss | uppamdanfrom my kiss | uppaŋdanfrom your kiss | uppasındanfrom his kiss | uppabızdanfrom our kiss | uppağızdanfrom you all's kiss | uppalarındanfrom their kisses |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | uppalathe kisses | uppalarımmy kisses | uppalarıŋyour kisses | uppalarıhis kisses | uppalarıbızour kisses | uppalarığızyou all's kisses | uppalarıtheir kisses |
| Genitive | uppalanıthe kisses' | uppalarımımy kisses' | uppalarıŋıyour kisses' | uppalarınıhis kisses' | uppalarıbıznıour kisses' | uppalarığıznıyou all's kisses' | uppalarınıtheir kisses' |
| Accusative | uppalanıthe kisses (as the object) | uppalarımımy kisses (as the object) | uppalarıŋıyour kisses (as the object) | uppalarınhis kisses (as the object) | uppalarıbıznıour kisses (as the object) | uppalarığıznıyou all's kisses (as the object) | uppalarıntheir kisses (as the object) |
| Dative | uppalağato the kisses | uppalarımato my kisses | uppalarıŋato your kisses | uppalarınato his kisses | uppalarıbızğato our kisses | uppalarığızğato you all's kisses | uppalarınato their kisses |
| Locative | uppaladain / at the kisses | uppalarımdain / at my kisses | uppalarıŋdain / at your kisses | uppalarındain / at his kisses | uppalarıbızdain / at our kisses | uppalarığızdain / at you all's kisses | uppalarındain / at their kisses |
| Ablative | uppaladanfrom the kisses | uppalarımdanfrom my kisses | uppalarıŋdanfrom your kisses | uppalarındanfrom his kisses | uppalarıbızdanfrom our kisses | uppalarığızdanfrom you all's kisses | uppalarındanfrom their kisses |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: uppaları can mean "his / her kisses", "their kiss", or "their kisses" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.