ştrih
/ʃtrix/ · plural ştrihle
stroke, line drawn with a pen or brush — A loan from Russian. The native Karachay word for a drawn line is sız, and Suyunchev and Urusbiev 1965 gives it alongside ştrih.
- qalam bla iŋiçke ştrih — a thin stroke with a pencil
- bir ştrih bla sızdı — drew with a single stroke
- suratha ştrihle qoşdu — added strokes to the picture
Cases and owners
Singular
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ştrihthe stroke | ştrihimmy stroke | ştrihiŋyour stroke | ştrihihis stroke | ştrihibizour stroke | ştrihigizyou all's stroke | ştrihleritheir strokes |
| Genitive | ştrihnithe stroke's | ştrihimimy stroke's | ştrihiŋiyour stroke's | ştrihinihis stroke's | ştrihibizniour stroke's | ştrihigizniyou all's stroke's | ştrihlerinitheir strokes' |
| Accusative | ştrihnithe stroke (as the object) | ştrihimimy stroke (as the object) | ştrihiŋiyour stroke (as the object) | ştrihinhis stroke (as the object) | ştrihibizniour stroke (as the object) | ştrihigizniyou all's stroke (as the object) | ştrihlerintheir strokes (as the object) |
| Dative | ştrihgeto the stroke | ştrihimeto my stroke | ştrihiŋeto your stroke | ştrihineto his stroke | ştrihibizgeto our stroke | ştrihigizgeto you all's stroke | ştrihlerineto their strokes |
| Locative | ştrihdein / at the stroke | ştrihimdein / at my stroke | ştrihiŋdein / at your stroke | ştrihindein / at his stroke | ştrihibizdein / at our stroke | ştrihigizdein / at you all's stroke | ştrihlerindein / at their strokes |
| Ablative | ştrihdenfrom the stroke | ştrihimdenfrom my stroke | ştrihiŋdenfrom your stroke | ştrihindenfrom his stroke | ştrihibizdenfrom our stroke | ştrihigizdenfrom you all's stroke | ştrihlerindenfrom their strokes |
Plural
| Case | —plain | menimy | seniyour | anıhis / her | bizniour | sizniyou all's | alanıtheir |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ştrihlethe strokes | ştrihlerimmy strokes | ştrihleriŋyour strokes | ştrihlerihis strokes | ştrihleribizour strokes | ştrihlerigizyou all's strokes | ştrihleritheir strokes |
| Genitive | ştrihlenithe strokes' | ştrihlerimimy strokes' | ştrihleriŋiyour strokes' | ştrihlerinihis strokes' | ştrihleribizniour strokes' | ştrihlerigizniyou all's strokes' | ştrihlerinitheir strokes' |
| Accusative | ştrihlenithe strokes (as the object) | ştrihlerimimy strokes (as the object) | ştrihleriŋiyour strokes (as the object) | ştrihlerinhis strokes (as the object) | ştrihleribizniour strokes (as the object) | ştrihlerigizniyou all's strokes (as the object) | ştrihlerintheir strokes (as the object) |
| Dative | ştrihlegeto the strokes | ştrihlerimeto my strokes | ştrihleriŋeto your strokes | ştrihlerineto his strokes | ştrihleribizgeto our strokes | ştrihlerigizgeto you all's strokes | ştrihlerineto their strokes |
| Locative | ştrihledein / at the strokes | ştrihlerimdein / at my strokes | ştrihleriŋdein / at your strokes | ştrihlerindein / at his strokes | ştrihleribizdein / at our strokes | ştrihlerigizdein / at you all's strokes | ştrihlerindein / at their strokes |
| Ablative | ştrihledenfrom the strokes | ştrihlerimdenfrom my strokes | ştrihleriŋdenfrom your strokes | ştrihlerindenfrom his strokes | ştrihleribizdenfrom our strokes | ştrihlerigizdenfrom you all's strokes | ştrihlerindenfrom their strokes |
The overlap in the last rows is real, not a mistake: ştrihleri can mean "his / her strokes", "their stroke", or "their strokes" — context decides.
The endings are the same ones the pronouns wear — that page explains when each case is used.