Diş Declension: Turkish Cases of 'tooth'
diş means “tooth”. Its last vowel is i, so 2-way suffixes use e (dişler) and 4-way suffixes use i (dişin). It is a regular noun: suffixes attach directly to diş, as in dişi and dişte.
Quick facts
- Plural
- dişler
- teeth
- Harmony
- Front unrounded
- suffix vowels e / i
- Ends in
- a consonant
- suffixes attach directly
- Object form
- dişi
- accusative, “the tooth”
Rules this noun follows
- Consonant hardening — After f, s, t, k, ç, ş, h, p a suffix-initial d becomes t (and c becomes ç).dişte, dişten
- Linking vowel — A harmonised vowel is inserted after a consonant (kitab-ı-m).dişim, dişin
- Pronominal n — After a 3rd-person possessive, case suffixes take n (arabası-n-ı, evi-n-de).dişini, dişinde
Diş in all seven cases
The added suffix is highlighted. Plural forms put -ler before the case ending.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| NominativeYalın hâl · no ending | diştooth | dişlerteeth |
| AccusativeBelirtme hâli · -(y)I | dişithe tooth (object) | dişlerithe teeth (object) |
| DativeYönelme hâli · -(y)A | dişeto the tooth | dişlereto the teeth |
| LocativeBulunma hâli · -DA | diştein / at the tooth | dişlerdein / at the teeth |
| AblativeAyrılma hâli · -DAn | diştenfrom the tooth | dişlerdenfrom the teeth |
| Genitiveİlgi hâli · -(n)In | dişinthe tooth's / of the tooth | dişlerinthe teeth's / of the teeth |
| InstrumentalVasıta hâli · -(y)lA | dişlewith the tooth | dişlerlewith the teeth |
Possessive forms: “my tooth”, “your tooth”…
The possessive suffix comes first, then the case. After the 3rd-person forms a case ending takes an extra n (dişinde). See possessive suffixes.
| Owner | Nominative | Accusative | Dative | Locative | Ablative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| benimmy | dişimmy tooth | dişimimy tooth (object) | dişimeto my tooth | dişimdein / at my tooth | dişimdenfrom my tooth |
| seninyour | dişinyour tooth | dişiniyour tooth (object) | dişineto your tooth | dişindein / at your tooth | dişindenfrom your tooth |
| onunhis/her/its | dişihis/her tooth | dişinihis/her tooth (object) | dişineto his/her tooth | dişindein / at his/her tooth | dişindenfrom his/her tooth |
| bizimour | dişimizour tooth | dişimiziour tooth (object) | dişimizeto our tooth | dişimizdein / at our tooth | dişimizdenfrom our tooth |
| sizinyour (pl.) | dişinizyour (pl.) tooth | dişiniziyour (pl.) tooth (object) | dişinizeto your (pl.) tooth | dişinizdein / at your (pl.) tooth | dişinizdenfrom your (pl.) tooth |
| onlarıntheir | dişleritheir teeth | dişlerinitheir teeth (object) | dişlerineto their teeth | dişlerindein / at their teeth | dişlerindenfrom their teeth |
Plural + possessive: dişlerim (my teeth) · dişlerin (your teeth) · dişleri (his/her teeth) · dişlerimiz (our teeth) · dişleriniz (your (pl.) teeth) · dişleri (their teeth)
Diş in example sentences
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Questions about diş
What is the plural of diş?
The plural of diş ("tooth") is dişler. The plural suffix follows 2-way vowel harmony: the last vowel of diş is i, a front vowel, so it takes -ler. The plural then takes case endings: dişleri, dişlerde, dişlerden.
How do you say "to the tooth" in Turkish?
"To the tooth" is dişe, the dative case (-e). Similarly, "in / at the tooth" is dişte (locative) and "from the tooth" is dişten (ablative).
How do you say "my tooth" in Turkish?
"My tooth" is dişim (often with the pronoun: benim dişim). "Your tooth" is dişin, "his/her tooth" is dişi and "my teeth" is dişlerim.
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