First attested in 1643. From the dialectal form kugl of German Kugel. Suffixed with -i to resolve the word-final consonant cluster, compare cetli from Bavarian zettl or German Zettel (/ˈt͡sɛtl̩/) etc.[1][2]
kugli (countable and uncountable, plural kuglik)
| Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kugli | kuglik |
| accusative | kuglit | kuglikat |
| dative | kuglinak | kugliknak |
| instrumental | kuglival | kuglikkal |
| causal-final | kugliért | kuglikért |
| translative | kuglivá | kuglikká |
| terminative | kugliig | kuglikig |
| essive-formal | kugliként | kuglikként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | kugliban | kuglikban |
| superessive | kuglin | kuglikon |
| adessive | kuglinál | kugliknál |
| illative | kugliba | kuglikba |
| sublative | kuglira | kuglikra |
| allative | kuglihoz | kuglikhoz |
| elative | kugliból | kuglikból |
| delative | kugliról | kuglikról |
| ablative | kuglitól | kugliktól |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
kuglié | kugliké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
kugliéi | kuglikéi |
| Possessive forms of kugli | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
| 1st person sing. | kuglim | kuglijaim (or kugliim) |
| 2nd person sing. | kuglid | kuglijaid (or kugliid) |
| 3rd person sing. | kuglija | kuglijai (or kuglii) |
| 1st person plural | kuglink | kuglijaink (or kugliink) |
| 2nd person plural | kuglitok | kuglijaitok (or kugliitok) |
| 3rd person plural | kuglijuk | kuglijaik (or kugliik) |
kugli