Çerkesli
/tʃerkesli/ · plural Çerkeslile
Circassian — A member of the Adyghe-speaking Circassian people of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Used before another noun, as in çerkesli qız "a Circassian girl".
- Çerkesli adam — a Circassian man
- Çerkeslile — the Circassians
- Çerkeslini üyü — the Circassian's house
- Qaraçaylı, Çerkesli qarındaşlarığız — your Karachay and Circassian brothers
- Çerkesli qız — a Circassian girl
- Çerkesli jaş — a Circassian young man
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Çerkeslithe Circassian | Çerkeslimmy Circassian | Çerkesliŋyour Circassian | Çerkeslisihis Circassian | Çerkeslibizour Circassian | Çerkesligizyou all's Circassian | Çerkeslileritheir Circassians |
| Genitive | Çerkeslinithe Circassian's | Çerkeslimimy Circassian's | Çerkesliŋiyour Circassian's | Çerkeslisinihis Circassian's | Çerkeslibizniour Circassian's | Çerkesligizniyou all's Circassian's | Çerkeslilerinitheir Circassians' |
| Accusative | Çerkeslinithe Circassian (as the object) | Çerkeslimimy Circassian (as the object) | Çerkesliŋiyour Circassian (as the object) | Çerkeslisinhis Circassian (as the object) | Çerkeslibizniour Circassian (as the object) | Çerkesligizniyou all's Circassian (as the object) | Çerkeslilerintheir Circassians (as the object) |
| Dative | Çerkesligeto the Circassian | Çerkeslimeto my Circassian | Çerkesliŋeto your Circassian | Çerkeslisineto his Circassian | Çerkeslibizgeto our Circassian | Çerkesligizgeto you all's Circassian | Çerkeslilerineto their Circassians |
| Locative | Çerkeslidein / at the Circassian | Çerkeslimdein / at my Circassian | Çerkesliŋdein / at your Circassian | Çerkeslisindein / at his Circassian | Çerkeslibizdein / at our Circassian | Çerkesligizdein / at you all's Circassian | Çerkeslilerindein / at their Circassians |
| Ablative | Çerkeslidenfrom the Circassian | Çerkeslimdenfrom my Circassian | Çerkesliŋdenfrom your Circassian | Çerkeslisindenfrom his Circassian | Çerkeslibizdenfrom our Circassian | Çerkesligizdenfrom you all's Circassian | Çerkeslilerindenfrom their Circassians |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Çerkeslilethe Circassians | Çerkeslilerimmy Circassians | Çerkeslileriŋyour Circassians | Çerkeslilerihis Circassians | Çerkeslileribizour Circassians | Çerkeslilerigizyou all's Circassians | Çerkeslileritheir Circassians |
| Genitive | Çerkeslilenithe Circassians' | Çerkeslilerimimy Circassians' | Çerkeslileriŋiyour Circassians' | Çerkeslilerinihis Circassians' | Çerkeslileribizniour Circassians' | Çerkeslilerigizniyou all's Circassians' | Çerkeslilerinitheir Circassians' |
| Accusative | Çerkeslilenithe Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslilerimimy Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslileriŋiyour Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslilerinhis Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslileribizniour Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslilerigizniyou all's Circassians (as the object) | Çerkeslilerintheir Circassians (as the object) |
| Dative | Çerkeslilegeto the Circassians | Çerkeslilerimeto my Circassians | Çerkeslileriŋeto your Circassians | Çerkeslilerineto his Circassians | Çerkeslileribizgeto our Circassians | Çerkeslilerigizgeto you all's Circassians | Çerkeslilerineto their Circassians |
| Locative | Çerkesliledein / at the Circassians | Çerkeslilerimdein / at my Circassians | Çerkeslileriŋdein / at your Circassians | Çerkeslilerindein / at his Circassians | Çerkeslileribizdein / at our Circassians | Çerkeslilerigizdein / at you all's Circassians | Çerkeslilerindein / at their Circassians |
| Ablative | Çerkesliledenfrom the Circassians | Çerkeslilerimdenfrom my Circassians | Çerkeslileriŋdenfrom your Circassians | Çerkeslilerindenfrom his Circassians | Çerkeslileribizdenfrom our Circassians | Çerkeslilerigizdenfrom you all's Circassians | Çerkeslilerindenfrom their Circassians |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: Çerkeslileri can mean "his / her Circassians", "their Circassian", or "their Circassians" — context decides.
Whose it is
| Case | one thing, one owner | several things, one owner | one thing, several owners | several things, several owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | Çerkeslinikithe Circassian's one | Çerkeslinikilethe Circassian's ones | Çerkeslilenikithe Circassians' one | Çerkeslilenikilethe Circassians' ones |
| Genitive | Çerkeslinikiniof the Circassian's one | Çerkeslinikileniof the Circassian's ones | Çerkeslilenikiniof the Circassians' one | Çerkeslilenikileniof the Circassians' ones |
| Accusative | Çerkeslinikinthe Circassian's one (as the object) | Çerkeslinikilenithe Circassian's ones (as the object) | Çerkeslilenikinthe Circassians' one (as the object) | Çerkeslilenikilenithe Circassians' ones (as the object) |
| Dative | Çerkeslinikineto the Circassian's one | Çerkeslinikilegeto the Circassian's ones | Çerkeslilenikineto the Circassians' one | Çerkeslilenikilegeto the Circassians' ones |
| Locative | Çerkeslinikindein / at the Circassian's one | Çerkeslinikiledein / at the Circassian's ones | Çerkeslilenikindein / at the Circassians' one | Çerkeslilenikiledein / at the Circassians' ones |
| Ablative | Çerkeslinikindenfrom the Circassian's one | Çerkeslinikiledenfrom the Circassian's ones | Çerkeslilenikindenfrom the Circassians' one | Çerkeslilenikiledenfrom the Circassians' ones |
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.