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Ingrian
Etymology
From ilma (“weather”) + lintu (“bird”). Akin to Votic ilmõlintu.
Pronunciation
Noun
ilmalintu
- (Finnic mythology, folk poetic) An epithet for the swallow: weather bird
1915, Volmari Porkka, quoting Oute Loan kylästä, “1140. Soikkola, Tarinaisi, III2”, in Väinö Salminen, editor, Suomen Kansan Vanhat Runot. Länsi-Inkerin runot, volume III1, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura, lines 1-2:Pääsköilintu, päivöilintu, // Tuo ihhaala ilmalintu- Swallow, day bird // That beautiful weather bird
Declension
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ilmalintu
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ilmalinnut
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| genitive
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ilmalinnun
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ilmalintuin, ilmalintuloin
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| partitive
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ilmalintua
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ilmalintuja, ilmalintuloja
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| illative
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ilmalintuu
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ilmalintui, ilmalintuloihe
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| inessive
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ilmalinnuus
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ilmalinnuis, ilmalintulois
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| elative
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ilmalinnust
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ilmalinnuist, ilmalintuloist
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| allative
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ilmalinnulle
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ilmalinnuille, ilmalintuloille
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| adessive
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ilmalinnuul
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ilmalinnuil, ilmalintuloil
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| ablative
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ilmalinnult
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ilmalinnuilt, ilmalintuloilt
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| translative
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ilmalinnuks
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ilmalinnuiks, ilmalintuloiks
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| essive
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ilmalintunna, ilmalintuun
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ilmalintuinna, ilmalintuloinna, ilmalintuin, ilmalintuloin
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| exessive1)
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ilmalintunt
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ilmalintuint, ilmalintuloint
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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