lintu

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finno-Ugric *lunta or Proto-Finno-Ugric *linta, a cognate of Estonian lind, Ter Sami lonn't, and Hungarian lúd. See liitää, to soar.

Noun

lintu

1. A bird.
2. poultry (meat of domesticated fowl used for nutrition)

Declension

Declension of lintu (type valo) singular plural nominative lintu linnut genitive linnun lintujen partitive lintua lintuja accusative lintu linnun linnut inessive linnussa linnuissa elative linnusta linnuista illative lintuun lintuihin adessive linnulla linnuilla ablative linnulta linnuilta allative linnulle linnuille essive lintuna lintuina translative linnuksi linnuiksi instructive – linnuin abessive linnutta linnuitta comitative – lintuineen

Synonyms

• (poultry): linnunliha

Derived terms

• lintubongaus
• lintujen tarkkailu
• pahan ilman lintu = bird of ill omen (literally: "bird of bad weather")

Anagrams

• tulin

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Karelian

Etymology

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

Noun

lintu

1. bird

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Votic

Etymology

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

Noun

lintu (genitive linnu, partitive lintua)

1. bird

Declension

Declension of lintu singular plural nominative lintu linnud genitive linnu lintuje partitive lintua lintuit illative lintuu lintuisõ inessive linnuz lintuiz elative linnuss lintuiss allative linnulõ lintuilõ adessive linnull lintuil ablative linnult lintuilt translative linnussi lintuissi essive linnuna lintuiina comitative linnuka lintuiika terminative linnulõssa lintuiisõssa