lintu

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See also: Lintu

Finnish

varpunen (“(house) sparrow”)

kuukkeli (“Siberian jay”)

varis (“(hooded) crow”)

joutsen (“(whooper) swan”)

erilaisia lintuja (“different kinds of birds”)

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lunta or *linta, a cognate of Estonian lind, Ter Sami lonnˈt, Northern Mansi лунт (lunt) and Hungarian lúd.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlintu/,
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Rhymes: -intu
Syllabification^(key): lin‧tu

Noun

lintu

bird (animal in the class Aves, having a beaked mouth and usually capable of flight)
poultry (meat of domesticated fowl used for nutrition)

Declension

Inflection of lintu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		lintu	linnut
genitive		linnun	lintujen
partitive		lintua	lintuja
illative		lintuun	lintuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lintu	linnut
accusative	nom.	lintu	linnut
accusative	gen.	linnun	linnut
genitive		linnun	lintujen
partitive		lintua	lintuja
inessive		linnussa	linnuissa
elative		linnusta	linnuista
illative		lintuun	lintuihin
adessive		linnulla	linnuilla
ablative		linnulta	linnuilta
allative		linnulle	linnuille
essive		lintuna	lintuina
translative		linnuksi	linnuiksi
abessive		linnutta	linnuitta
instructive		—	linnuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lintu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		lintuni	lintuni
accusative	nom.	lintuni	lintuni
accusative	gen.	lintuni	lintuni
genitive		lintuni	lintujeni
partitive		lintuani	lintujani
inessive		linnussani	linnuissani
elative		linnustani	linnuistani
illative		lintuuni	lintuihini
adessive		linnullani	linnuillani
ablative		linnultani	linnuiltani
allative		linnulleni	linnuilleni
essive		lintunani	lintuinani
translative		linnukseni	linnuikseni
abessive		linnuttani	linnuittani
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	lintuineni

second-person singular possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		lintusi	lintusi
accusative	nom.	lintusi	lintusi
accusative	gen.	lintusi	lintusi
genitive		lintusi	lintujesi
partitive		lintuasi	lintujasi
inessive		linnussasi	linnuissasi
elative		linnustasi	linnuistasi
illative		lintuusi	lintuihisi
adessive		linnullasi	linnuillasi
ablative		linnultasi	linnuiltasi
allative		linnullesi	linnuillesi
essive		lintunasi	lintuinasi
translative		linnuksesi	linnuiksesi
abessive		linnuttasi	linnuittasi
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	lintuinesi

first-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		lintumme	lintumme
accusative	nom.	lintumme	lintumme
accusative	gen.	lintumme	lintumme
genitive		lintumme	lintujemme
partitive		lintuamme	lintujamme
inessive		linnussamme	linnuissamme
elative		linnustamme	linnuistamme
illative		lintuumme	lintuihimme
adessive		linnullamme	linnuillamme
ablative		linnultamme	linnuiltamme
allative		linnullemme	linnuillemme
essive		lintunamme	lintuinamme
translative		linnuksemme	linnuiksemme
abessive		linnuttamme	linnuittamme
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	lintuinemme

second-person plural possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		lintunne	lintunne
accusative	nom.	lintunne	lintunne
accusative	gen.	lintunne	lintunne
genitive		lintunne	lintujenne
partitive		lintuanne	lintujanne
inessive		linnussanne	linnuissanne
elative		linnustanne	linnuistanne
illative		lintuunne	lintuihinne
adessive		linnullanne	linnuillanne
ablative		linnultanne	linnuiltanne
allative		linnullenne	linnuillenne
essive		lintunanne	lintuinanne
translative		linnuksenne	linnuiksenne
abessive		linnuttanne	linnuittanne
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	lintuinenne

third-person possessor
		singular	plural
nominative		lintunsa	lintunsa
accusative	nom.	lintunsa	lintunsa
accusative	gen.	lintunsa	lintunsa
genitive		lintunsa	lintujensa
partitive		lintuaan lintuansa	lintujaan lintujansa
inessive		linnussaan linnussansa	linnuissaan linnuissansa
elative		linnustaan linnustansa	linnuistaan linnuistansa
illative		lintuunsa	lintuihinsa
adessive		linnullaan linnullansa	linnuillaan linnuillansa
ablative		linnultaan linnultansa	linnuiltaan linnuiltansa
allative		linnulleen linnullensa	linnuilleen linnuillensa
essive		lintunaan lintunansa	lintuinaan lintuinansa
translative		linnukseen linnuksensa	linnuikseen linnuiksensa
abessive		linnuttaan linnuttansa	linnuittaan linnuittansa
instructive		—	—
comitative		—	lintuineen lintuinensa

Synonyms

(poultry): linnunliha

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

“lintu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

tulin

Ingrian

Lintu.

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lunta. Cognates include Finnish lintu and Estonian lind.

Pronunciation

(Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈlintu/,
(Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈlʲintu/,
Rhymes: -intu
Hyphenation: lin‧tu

Noun

lintu

bird
- 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 30:
  Lentäät nyt linnut.
  The birds are flying now.

Declension

Declension of lintu (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lintu	linnut
genitive	linnun	lintuin, lintuloin
partitive	lintua	lintuja, lintuloja
illative	lintuu	lintui, lintuloihe
inessive	linnuus	linnuis, lintulois
elative	linnust	linnuist, lintuloist
allative	linnulle	linnuille, lintuloille
adessive	linnuul	linnuil, lintuloil
ablative	linnult	linnuilt, lintuloilt
translative	linnuks	linnuiks, lintuloiks
essive	lintunna, lintuun	lintuinna, lintuloinna, lintuin, lintuloin
exessive¹⁾	lintunt	lintuint, lintuloint
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.

Hypernyms

elokas (“animal”)

Coordinate terms

zveeri (“animal”), kala (“fish”)

Derived terms

(diminutive) lintuin

References

Fedor Tumansky (1790) “линду”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи, Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ, page 681
V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 267

Karelian

Regional variants of *lintu*
North Karelian (Viena)	lintu
South Karelian (Tver)	lindu

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu. Cognates include Finnish lintu and Veps lind.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈlʲintu/
Hyphenation: lin‧tu

Noun

lintu (genitive linnun, partitive lintuo)

(North Karelian) bird

Declension

Viena Karelian declension of lintu (type 1/tyttö, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lintu	linnut
genitive	linnun	lintujen
partitive	lintuo	lintuja
illative	lintuh	lintuloih
inessive	linnušša	lintuloissa
elative	linnušta	lintuloista
adessive	linnulla	lintuloilla
ablative	linnulta	lintuloilta
translative	linnukši	lintuloiksi
essive	lintuna	lintuloina
comitative	—	lintuloineh
abessive	linnutta	lintuloitta

Possessive forms of lintu
1st person	lintuni
2nd person	lintuš
3rd person	lintuh
^*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.

References

P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “lintu”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты), Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Votic

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *lintu, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *lunta or *linta, a cognate of Estonian lind and Hungarian lúd.

Pronunciation

(Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈlintu/,
Rhymes: -intu
Hyphenation: lin‧tu

Noun

lintu

bird

Declension

Declension of lintu (type II/võrkko, nt-nn gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	lintu	linnud
genitive	linnu	lintujõ, lintui
partitive	lintua	lintuitõ, lintui
illative	lintusõ, lintu	lintuisõ
inessive	linnuz	lintuiz
elative	linnussõ	lintuissõ
allative	linnulõ	lintuilõ
adessive	linnullõ	lintuillõ
ablative	linnultõ	lintuiltõ
translative	linnussi	lintuissi
^) the accusative* corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) ^) the terminative** is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ^*) the comitative** is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat, 2nd edition, Tallinn

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