rintaluu

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Ingrian

Ihmisen rintaluu.

Etymology

From rinta (chest) +‎ luu (bone).

Pronunciation

Noun

rintaluu

  1. breastbone
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 68:
      Pääluut hoitaat pääaivoja; rintaluut hoitaat syänmunnaa ja kerkiälihhaa.
      Skulls protect the encephalon; breastbones protect the heart and the lungs.

Declension

Declension of rintaluu (type 8/maa, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative rintaluu rintaluut
genitive rintaluun rintaluijen
partitive rintaluuta rintaluita
illative rintaluuhu rintaluihe
inessive rintaluus rintaluis
elative rintaluust rintaluist
allative rintaluulle rintaluille
adessive rintaluul rintaluil
ablative rintaluult rintaluilt
translative rintaluuks rintaluiks
essive rintaluunna, rintaluun rintaluinna, rintaluin
exessive1) rintaluunt rintaluint
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.