linnuntie

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Finnish

Etymology

linnun (bird's) +‎ tie (way, road), calque of Swedish fågelvägen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈlinːunˌtie̯/,
  • Rhymes: -ie
  • Hyphenation(key): linnun‧tie

Noun

linnuntie

  1. straight-line distance

Usage notes

Chiefly used adverbially in partitive singular, see linnuntietä (shortest distance between two points as opposed to distance using ordinary means of transport)

Declension

Inflection of linnuntie (Kotus type 19/suo, no gradation)
nominative linnuntie linnuntiet
genitive linnuntien linnunteiden
linnunteitten
partitive linnuntietä linnunteitä
illative linnuntiehen linnunteihin
singular plural
nominative linnuntie linnuntiet
accusative nom. linnuntie linnuntiet
gen. linnuntien
genitive linnuntien linnunteiden
linnunteitten
partitive linnuntietä linnunteitä
inessive linnuntiessä linnunteissä
elative linnuntiestä linnunteistä
illative linnuntiehen linnunteihin
adessive linnuntiellä linnunteillä
ablative linnuntieltä linnunteiltä
allative linnuntielle linnunteille
essive linnuntienä linnunteinä
translative linnuntieksi linnunteiksi
abessive linnuntiettä linnunteittä
instructive linnuntein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of linnuntie (Kotus type 19/suo, no gradation)

Derived terms