özdenlik
/øzdenlik/
1. the standing of an uzden; membership of the free noble estate
- özdenliginge eki şağat kerekdi — your claim to be an uzden wants two witnesses
- özdenligin unutmadı — he did not forget his standing as an uzden
- özdenlik dawladı — he laid claim to the standing of an uzden
2. good breeding, courtesy, seemly conduct
- özdenlik etgenlikge, uşhuwurğa tohtama — though courtesy is offered you, do not stay for supper
- malıng bla özdenlik etseng — be generous with your goods
3. haughtiness, the self-importance of one who claims noble rank
- özdenlik eterge — to give oneself the airs of an uzden
- özdenligi bla mahtanadı — he boasts of his noble rank
- özdenlik körgüzdü — he gave himself the airs of an uzden
4. a gift offered as a mark of regard
- özdenlik mal — livestock set aside as a gift
- özdenlik berirge — to offer a gift as a mark of regard
- özdenlikge sanalğan mal — livestock counted as such a gift
Cases and owners
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominativethe standing of an uzden | —özdenlik | meniözdenligim | seniözdenliging | anıözdenligi | bizniözdenligibiz | sizniözdenligigiz | alanıözdenlikleri |
| Genitivethe standing of an uzden's | —özdenlikni | meniözdenligimi | seniözdenligingi | anıözdenligini | bizniözdenligibizni | sizniözdenligigizni | alanıözdenliklerini |
| Accusativethe standing of an uzden (as the object) | —özdenlikni | meniözdenligimi | seniözdenligingi | anıözdenligin | bizniözdenligibizni | sizniözdenligigizni | alanıözdenliklerin |
| Dativeto the standing of an uzden | —özdenlikge | meniözdenligime | seniözdenliginge | anıözdenligine | bizniözdenligibizge | sizniözdenligigizge | alanıözdenliklerine |
| Locativeat / in the standing of an uzden | —özdenlikde | meniözdenligimde | seniözdenligingde | anıözdenliginde | bizniözdenligibizde | sizniözdenligigizde | alanıözdenliklerinde |
| Ablativefrom the standing of an uzden | —özdenlikden | meniözdenligimden | seniözdenligingden | anıözdenliginden | bizniözdenligibizden | sizniözdenligigizden | alanıözdenliklerinden |
There is no plural of this word. The ending would attach like any other — it is the word, not the grammar, that refuses: this is not something Karachay counts.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.