zeytun
/zejtun/ · plural zeytunla
1. olive tree — An evergreen tree of warm southern lands.
- zeytun terek — an olive tree
- jılı jerlede zeytun ösedi — olive trees grow in warm places
- baçhada bir zeytun terek — an olive tree in the garden
- zeytunla ösgen jer — a place where olive trees grow
2. olive, the fruit of the olive tree
- zeytun jaw — olive oil
- zeytunladan etilgen jaw — oil made from olives
- zeytunladan jaw etedile — they make oil from olives
- zeytun aşarğa — to eat olives
- ol zeytun aşarğa süedi — he likes to eat olives
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zeytunthe olive tree | zeytunummy olive tree | zeytunuŋyour olive tree | zeytunuhis olive tree | zeytunubuzour olive tree | zeytunuğuzyou all's olive tree | zeytunlarıtheir olive trees |
| Genitive | zeytunnuthe olive tree's | zeytunumumy olive tree's | zeytunuŋuyour olive tree's | zeytununuhis olive tree's | zeytunubuznuour olive tree's | zeytunuğuznuyou all's olive tree's | zeytunlarınıtheir olive trees' |
| Accusative | zeytunnuthe olive tree (as the object) | zeytunumumy olive tree (as the object) | zeytunuŋuyour olive tree (as the object) | zeytununhis olive tree (as the object) | zeytunubuznuour olive tree (as the object) | zeytunuğuznuyou all's olive tree (as the object) | zeytunlarıntheir olive trees (as the object) |
| Dative | zeytunŋato the olive tree | zeytunumato my olive tree | zeytunuŋato your olive tree | zeytununato his olive tree | zeytunubuzğato our olive tree | zeytunuğuzğato you all's olive tree | zeytunlarınato their olive trees |
| Locative | zeytundain / at the olive tree | zeytunumdain / at my olive tree | zeytunuŋdain / at your olive tree | zeytunundain / at his olive tree | zeytunubuzdain / at our olive tree | zeytunuğuzdain / at you all's olive tree | zeytunlarındain / at their olive trees |
| Ablative | zeytundanfrom the olive tree | zeytunumdanfrom my olive tree | zeytunuŋdanfrom your olive tree | zeytunundanfrom his olive tree | zeytunubuzdanfrom our olive tree | zeytunuğuzdanfrom you all's olive tree | zeytunlarındanfrom their olive trees |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | zeytunlathe olive trees | zeytunlarımmy olive trees | zeytunlarıŋyour olive trees | zeytunlarıhis olive trees | zeytunlarıbızour olive trees | zeytunlarığızyou all's olive trees | zeytunlarıtheir olive trees |
| Genitive | zeytunlanıthe olive trees' | zeytunlarımımy olive trees' | zeytunlarıŋıyour olive trees' | zeytunlarınıhis olive trees' | zeytunlarıbıznıour olive trees' | zeytunlarığıznıyou all's olive trees' | zeytunlarınıtheir olive trees' |
| Accusative | zeytunlanıthe olive trees (as the object) | zeytunlarımımy olive trees (as the object) | zeytunlarıŋıyour olive trees (as the object) | zeytunlarınhis olive trees (as the object) | zeytunlarıbıznıour olive trees (as the object) | zeytunlarığıznıyou all's olive trees (as the object) | zeytunlarıntheir olive trees (as the object) |
| Dative | zeytunlağato the olive trees | zeytunlarımato my olive trees | zeytunlarıŋato your olive trees | zeytunlarınato his olive trees | zeytunlarıbızğato our olive trees | zeytunlarığızğato you all's olive trees | zeytunlarınato their olive trees |
| Locative | zeytunladain / at the olive trees | zeytunlarımdain / at my olive trees | zeytunlarıŋdain / at your olive trees | zeytunlarındain / at his olive trees | zeytunlarıbızdain / at our olive trees | zeytunlarığızdain / at you all's olive trees | zeytunlarındain / at their olive trees |
| Ablative | zeytunladanfrom the olive trees | zeytunlarımdanfrom my olive trees | zeytunlarıŋdanfrom your olive trees | zeytunlarındanfrom his olive trees | zeytunlarıbızdanfrom our olive trees | zeytunlarığızdanfrom you all's olive trees | zeytunlarındanfrom their olive trees |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zeytunları can mean "his / her olive trees", "their olive tree", or "their olive trees" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.