zıgıt
/zɯɡɯt/
Definitions
1. shoot, sprout, the first growth put out by a seed or tuber
- zıgıt eterge — to put out shoots
- gardoş zıgıt etgendi — the potatoes have sprouted
- nartüh zıgıt jengil ösedi — the maize shoots grow quickly
2. a young conifer; fir or spruce
- zıgıt terek — a fir tree
- zıgıt iyne — fir needles
3. young growth of trees, a coppice
- qaya tübünde zıgıt ösedi — young growth is coming up below the crag
4. a seedling raised to be planted out
- zıgıt ornatırğa — to plant out seedlings
5. offspring, a descendant of a line
- igi üydegini zıgıtı — the offspring of a good family
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or .Cases
| Singular | Plural | When to use it | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | zıgıtthe shoot | zıgıtlathe shoots | the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence |
| genitive | zıgıtnıthe shoot's | zıgıtlanıthe shoots' | the owner — whose it is |
| accusative | zıgıtnıthe shoot (as the object) | zıgıtlanıthe shoots (as the object) | a specific, known object — whom or what |
| dative | zıgıthato the shoot | zıgıtlağato the shoots | direction or recipient — to where, to whom |
| locative | zıgıtdaat / in the shoot | zıgıtladaat / in the shoots | where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it" |
| ablative | zıgıtdanfrom the shoot | zıgıtladanfrom the shoots | where it comes from; also "than" when comparing |
When to use each case
- nominative
- the plain dictionary form — the doer of the sentence
- genitive
- the owner — whose it is
- accusative
- a specific, known object — whom or what
- dative
- direction or recipient — to where, to whom
- locative
- where it is; also having — mende bar, "I have it"
- ablative
- where it comes from; also "than" when comparing
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.
With an owner
| One owned | Several owned | |
|---|---|---|
| my | zıgıtımmy shoot | zıgıtlarımmy shoots |
| your | zıgıtıngyour shoot | zıgıtlarıngyour shoots |
| his / her | zıgıtıhis / her shoot | zıgıtlarıhis / her shoots |
| our | zıgıtıbızour shoot | zıgıtlarıbızour shoots |
| you all's | zıgıtığızyou all's shoot | zıgıtlarığızyou all's shoots |
| their | zıgıtlarıtheir shoot | zıgıtlarıtheir shoots |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: zıgıtları can mean "his / her shoots", "their shoot", or "their shoots" — context decides.