Borrowed from Yiddish בבֿלי (bovli, “Babylonian”). Suffixed with -i to resolve the word-final consonant cluster, compare cetli from Bavarian zettl or German Zettel (/ˈt͡sɛtl̩/) etc.
bóvli (plural bóvlik)
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | bóvli | bóvlik |
| accusative | bóvlit | bóvlikat |
| dative | bóvlinak | bóvliknak |
| instrumental | bóvlival | bóvlikkal |
| causal-final | bóvliért | bóvlikért |
| translative | bóvlivá | bóvlikká |
| terminative | bóvliig | bóvlikig |
| essive-formal | bóvliként | bóvlikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | bóvliban | bóvlikban |
| superessive | bóvlin | bóvlikon |
| adessive | bóvlinál | bóvliknál |
| illative | bóvliba | bóvlikba |
| sublative | bóvlira | bóvlikra |
| allative | bóvlihoz | bóvlikhoz |
| elative | bóvliból | bóvlikból |
| delative | bóvliról | bóvlikról |
| ablative | bóvlitól | bóvliktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
bóvlié | bóvliké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
bóvliéi | bóvlikéi |
| Possessive forms of bóvli | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | bóvlim | bóvlijaim (or bóvliim) |
| 2nd person sing. | bóvlid | bóvlijaid (or bóvliid) |
| 3rd person sing. | bóvlija | bóvlijai (or bóvlii) |
| 1st person plural | bóvlink | bóvlijaink (or bóvliink) |
| 2nd person plural | bóvlitok | bóvlijaitok (or bóvliitok) |
| 3rd person plural | bóvlijuk | bóvlijaik (or bóvliik) |