See also: Lintu

Finnish

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varpunen ((house) sparrow)
kuukkeli (Siberian jay)
varis ((hooded) crow)
joutsen ((whooper) swan)
erilaisia lintuja (different kinds of birds)

Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlintu/, [ˈlin̪t̪u]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -intu
  • Syllabification(key): lin‧tu

Noun

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lintu

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

Declension

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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
gen. linnun
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
gen. 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
gen. 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
gen. 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
gen. 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
gen. 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

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Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Anagrams

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Ingrian

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Lintu.

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Noun

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lintu

  1. 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

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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

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Coordinate terms

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Derived terms

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “линду”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 681
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 20
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 267

Karelian

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lintu (genitive linnun, partitive lintuo)

  1. (North Karelian) bird

Declension

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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

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  • P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “lintu”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN

Votic

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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lintu

  1. bird

Declension

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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

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  • Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn