unilintu

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Ingrian

Unilintu.

Etymology

From uni (dream) +‎ lintu (bird).

Pronunciation

Noun

unilintu

  1. butterfly
    • 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. J. Molotsova, Loonnontiito oppikirja alkușkoulua vart (toin osa), Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 44:
      Toiset parttilois lentelööt kärpäisiin, unilintuloin, sääsköin jälest, kumpia lovviit lennoos.
      Others fly in groups after flies, butterflies, mosquitos, which they catch on the fly.

Declension

Declension of unilintu (type 4/koivu, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative unilintu unilinnut
genitive unilinnun unilintuin, unilintuloin
partitive unilintua unilintuja, unilintuloja
illative unilintuu unilintui, unilintuloihe
inessive unilinnuus unilinnuis, unilintulois
elative unilinnust unilinnuist, unilintuloist
allative unilinnulle unilinnuille, unilintuloille
adessive unilinnuul unilinnuil, unilintuloil
ablative unilinnult unilinnuilt, unilintuloilt
translative unilinnuks unilinnuiks, unilintuloiks
essive unilintunna, unilintuun unilintuinna, unilintuloinna, unilintuin, unilintuloin
exessive1) unilintunt unilintuint, unilintuloint
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.

References

  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 624

Votic

Etymology

uni +‎ lintu

Pronunciation

Noun

unilintu

  1. butterfly

Inflection

Declension of unilintu (type II/võrkko, nt-nn gradation)
singular plural
nominative unilintu unilinnud
genitive unilinnu unilintujõ, unilintui
partitive unilintua unilintuitõ, unilintui
illative unilintusõ, unilintu unilintuisõ
inessive unilinnuz unilintuiz
elative unilinnussõ unilintuissõ
allative unilinnulõ unilintuilõ
adessive unilinnullõ unilintuillõ
ablative unilinnultõ unilintuiltõ
translative unilinnussi unilintuissi
*) 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) “unilintu”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn