voevoda
/voevoda/ · plural voevodala
voivode, military commander in old Rus — Before another noun it means of a voivode. Tenishev and Suyunchev 1989 marks it archaic. Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 marks it historical and explains it as asker başçı, an army leader in old Rus.
- bu voevoda qartdı — this voivode is old
- voevoda qalağa keldi — the voivode came to the fortress
- men voevodanı kördüm — I saw the voivode
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | voevodathe voivode | voevodammy voivode | voevodaŋyour voivode | voevodasıhis voivode | voevodabızour voivode | voevodağızyou all's voivode | voevodalarıtheir voivodes |
| Genitive | voevodanıthe voivode's | voevodamımy voivode's | voevodaŋıyour voivode's | voevodasınıhis voivode's | voevodabıznıour voivode's | voevodağıznıyou all's voivode's | voevodalarınıtheir voivodes' |
| Accusative | voevodanıthe voivode (as the object) | voevodamımy voivode (as the object) | voevodaŋıyour voivode (as the object) | voevodasınhis voivode (as the object) | voevodabıznıour voivode (as the object) | voevodağıznıyou all's voivode (as the object) | voevodalarıntheir voivodes (as the object) |
| Dative | voevodağato the voivode | voevodamato my voivode | voevodaŋato your voivode | voevodasınato his voivode | voevodabızğato our voivode | voevodağızğato you all's voivode | voevodalarınato their voivodes |
| Locative | voevodadain / at the voivode | voevodamdain / at my voivode | voevodaŋdain / at your voivode | voevodasındain / at his voivode | voevodabızdain / at our voivode | voevodağızdain / at you all's voivode | voevodalarındain / at their voivodes |
| Ablative | voevodadanfrom the voivode | voevodamdanfrom my voivode | voevodaŋdanfrom your voivode | voevodasındanfrom his voivode | voevodabızdanfrom our voivode | voevodağızdanfrom you all's voivode | voevodalarındanfrom their voivodes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | voevodalathe voivodes | voevodalarımmy voivodes | voevodalarıŋyour voivodes | voevodalarıhis voivodes | voevodalarıbızour voivodes | voevodalarığızyou all's voivodes | voevodalarıtheir voivodes |
| Genitive | voevodalanıthe voivodes' | voevodalarımımy voivodes' | voevodalarıŋıyour voivodes' | voevodalarınıhis voivodes' | voevodalarıbıznıour voivodes' | voevodalarığıznıyou all's voivodes' | voevodalarınıtheir voivodes' |
| Accusative | voevodalanıthe voivodes (as the object) | voevodalarımımy voivodes (as the object) | voevodalarıŋıyour voivodes (as the object) | voevodalarınhis voivodes (as the object) | voevodalarıbıznıour voivodes (as the object) | voevodalarığıznıyou all's voivodes (as the object) | voevodalarıntheir voivodes (as the object) |
| Dative | voevodalağato the voivodes | voevodalarımato my voivodes | voevodalarıŋato your voivodes | voevodalarınato his voivodes | voevodalarıbızğato our voivodes | voevodalarığızğato you all's voivodes | voevodalarınato their voivodes |
| Locative | voevodaladain / at the voivodes | voevodalarımdain / at my voivodes | voevodalarıŋdain / at your voivodes | voevodalarındain / at his voivodes | voevodalarıbızdain / at our voivodes | voevodalarığızdain / at you all's voivodes | voevodalarındain / at their voivodes |
| Ablative | voevodaladanfrom the voivodes | voevodalarımdanfrom my voivodes | voevodalarıŋdanfrom your voivodes | voevodalarındanfrom his voivodes | voevodalarıbızdanfrom our voivodes | voevodalarığızdanfrom you all's voivodes | voevodalarındanfrom their voivodes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: voevodaları can mean "his / her voivodes", "their voivode", or "their voivodes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.