From Proto-Finnic *kinttu, from the same root as *kinder (whence kinner). Cognate with Ingrian kinttu (“thigh”), Karelian kinttu (“foot, calf, thigh, ham”), Votic kintud (“thighs”), Estonian kint.[1]
kinttu
| Inflection of kinttu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kinttu | kintut | |
| genitive | kintun | kinttujen | |
| partitive | kinttua | kinttuja | |
| illative | kinttuun | kinttuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kinttu | kintut | |
| accusative | nom. | kinttu | kintut |
| gen. | kintun | ||
| genitive | kintun | kinttujen | |
| partitive | kinttua | kinttuja | |
| inessive | kintussa | kintuissa | |
| elative | kintusta | kintuista | |
| illative | kinttuun | kinttuihin | |
| adessive | kintulla | kintuilla | |
| ablative | kintulta | kintuilta | |
| allative | kintulle | kintuille | |
| essive | kinttuna | kinttuina | |
| translative | kintuksi | kintuiksi | |
| abessive | kintutta | kintuitta | |
| instructive | — | kintuin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||