zaliv
/zaliv/ · plural zalivle
a gulf, an inlet of the sea — A Russian loan; the usual Karachay word is boğaz.
- teŋiz zaliv — a gulf of the sea
- Fin zalivni çal tolqunları — the gray waves of the Gulf of Finland
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zalivthe gulf | zalivimmy gulf | zaliviŋyour gulf | zalivihis gulf | zalivibizour gulf | zalivigizyou all's gulf | zalivleritheir gulves |
| Genitive | zalivnithe gulf's | zalivimimy gulf's | zaliviŋiyour gulf's | zalivinihis gulf's | zalivibizniour gulf's | zalivigizniyou all's gulf's | zalivlerinitheir gulves' |
| Accusative | zalivnithe gulf (as the object) | zalivimimy gulf (as the object) | zaliviŋiyour gulf (as the object) | zalivinhis gulf (as the object) | zalivibizniour gulf (as the object) | zalivigizniyou all's gulf (as the object) | zalivlerintheir gulves (as the object) |
| Dative | zalivgeto the gulf | zalivimeto my gulf | zaliviŋeto your gulf | zalivineto his gulf | zalivibizgeto our gulf | zalivigizgeto you all's gulf | zalivlerineto their gulves |
| Locative | zalivdein / at the gulf | zalivimdein / at my gulf | zaliviŋdein / at your gulf | zalivindein / at his gulf | zalivibizdein / at our gulf | zalivigizdein / at you all's gulf | zalivlerindein / at their gulves |
| Ablative | zalivdenfrom the gulf | zalivimdenfrom my gulf | zaliviŋdenfrom your gulf | zalivindenfrom his gulf | zalivibizdenfrom our gulf | zalivigizdenfrom you all's gulf | zalivlerindenfrom their gulves |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zalivlethe gulves | zalivlerimmy gulves | zalivleriŋyour gulves | zalivlerihis gulves | zalivleribizour gulves | zalivlerigizyou all's gulves | zalivleritheir gulves |
| Genitive | zalivlenithe gulves' | zalivlerimimy gulves' | zalivleriŋiyour gulves' | zalivlerinihis gulves' | zalivleribizniour gulves' | zalivlerigizniyou all's gulves' | zalivlerinitheir gulves' |
| Accusative | zalivlenithe gulves (as the object) | zalivlerimimy gulves (as the object) | zalivleriŋiyour gulves (as the object) | zalivlerinhis gulves (as the object) | zalivleribizniour gulves (as the object) | zalivlerigizniyou all's gulves (as the object) | zalivlerintheir gulves (as the object) |
| Dative | zalivlegeto the gulves | zalivlerimeto my gulves | zalivleriŋeto your gulves | zalivlerineto his gulves | zalivleribizgeto our gulves | zalivlerigizgeto you all's gulves | zalivlerineto their gulves |
| Locative | zalivledein / at the gulves | zalivlerimdein / at my gulves | zalivleriŋdein / at your gulves | zalivlerindein / at his gulves | zalivleribizdein / at our gulves | zalivlerigizdein / at you all's gulves | zalivlerindein / at their gulves |
| Ablative | zalivledenfrom the gulves | zalivlerimdenfrom my gulves | zalivleriŋdenfrom your gulves | zalivlerindenfrom his gulves | zalivleribizdenfrom our gulves | zalivlerigizdenfrom you all's gulves | zalivlerindenfrom their gulves |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zalivleri can mean "his / her gulves", "their gulf", or "their gulves" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.