lintutorni

Finnish

A bird observation tower in Finland

Etymology

lintu (“bird”) +‎ torni (“tower”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlintuˌtorni/, [ˈlin̪t̪uˌt̪o̞rni]
• Rhymes: -orni
• Hyphenation^(key): lintu‧torni

Noun

lintutorni

1. bird observation tower; birdwatching blind (US) (lightweight tower built for birdwatchers)

Usage notes

• The Finns tend to translate lintutorni as "birdwatching tower". While the term will probably be understood correctly, it does not seem to be widely used in English-speaking countries.

Declension

Inflection of lintutorni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		lintutorni	lintutornit
genitive		lintutornin	lintutornien
partitive		lintutornia	lintutorneja
illative		lintutorniin	lintutorneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lintutorni	lintutornit
accusative	nom.	lintutorni	lintutornit
	gen.	lintutornin
genitive		lintutornin	lintutornien
partitive		lintutornia	lintutorneja
inessive		lintutornissa	lintutorneissa
elative		lintutornista	lintutorneista
illative		lintutorniin	lintutorneihin
adessive		lintutornilla	lintutorneilla
ablative		lintutornilta	lintutorneilta
allative		lintutornille	lintutorneille
essive		lintutornina	lintutorneina
translative		lintutorniksi	lintutorneiksi
abessive		lintutornitta	lintutorneitta
instructive		—	lintutornein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lintutorni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lintutornini lintutornini accusative nom. lintutornini lintutornini gen. lintutornini genitive lintutornini lintutornieni partitive lintutorniani lintutornejani inessive lintutornissani lintutorneissani elative lintutornistani lintutorneistani illative lintutorniini lintutorneihini adessive lintutornillani lintutorneillani ablative lintutorniltani lintutorneiltani allative lintutornilleni lintutorneilleni essive lintutorninani lintutorneinani translative lintutornikseni lintutorneikseni abessive lintutornittani lintutorneittani instructive — — comitative — lintutorneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lintutornisi lintutornisi accusative nom. lintutornisi lintutornisi gen. lintutornisi genitive lintutornisi lintutorniesi partitive lintutorniasi lintutornejasi inessive lintutornissasi lintutorneissasi elative lintutornistasi lintutorneistasi illative lintutorniisi lintutorneihisi adessive lintutornillasi lintutorneillasi ablative lintutorniltasi lintutorneiltasi allative lintutornillesi lintutorneillesi essive lintutorninasi lintutorneinasi translative lintutorniksesi lintutorneiksesi abessive lintutornittasi lintutorneittasi instructive — — comitative — lintutorneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lintutornimme lintutornimme accusative nom. lintutornimme lintutornimme gen. lintutornimme genitive lintutornimme lintutorniemme partitive lintutorniamme lintutornejamme inessive lintutornissamme lintutorneissamme elative lintutornistamme lintutorneistamme illative lintutorniimme lintutorneihimme adessive lintutornillamme lintutorneillamme ablative lintutorniltamme lintutorneiltamme allative lintutornillemme lintutorneillemme essive lintutorninamme lintutorneinamme translative lintutorniksemme lintutorneiksemme abessive lintutornittamme lintutorneittamme instructive — — comitative — lintutorneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lintutorninne lintutorninne accusative nom. lintutorninne lintutorninne gen. lintutorninne genitive lintutorninne lintutornienne partitive lintutornianne lintutornejanne inessive lintutornissanne lintutorneissanne elative lintutornistanne lintutorneistanne illative lintutorniinne lintutorneihinne adessive lintutornillanne lintutorneillanne ablative lintutorniltanne lintutorneiltanne allative lintutornillenne lintutorneillenne essive lintutorninanne lintutorneinanne translative lintutorniksenne lintutorneiksenne abessive lintutornittanne lintutorneittanne instructive — — comitative — lintutorneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lintutorninsa lintutorninsa accusative nom. lintutorninsa lintutorninsa gen. lintutorninsa genitive lintutorninsa lintutorniensa partitive lintutorniaan lintutorniansa lintutornejaan lintutornejansa inessive lintutornissaan lintutornissansa lintutorneissaan lintutorneissansa elative lintutornistaan lintutornistansa lintutorneistaan lintutorneistansa illative lintutorniinsa lintutorneihinsa adessive lintutornillaan lintutornillansa lintutorneillaan lintutorneillansa ablative lintutorniltaan lintutorniltansa lintutorneiltaan lintutorneiltansa allative lintutornilleen lintutornillensa lintutorneilleen lintutorneillensa essive lintutorninaan lintutorninansa lintutorneinaan lintutorneinansa translative lintutornikseen lintutorniksensa lintutorneikseen lintutorneiksensa abessive lintutornittaan lintutornittansa lintutorneittaan lintutorneittansa instructive — — comitative — lintutorneineen lintutorneinensa

Further reading

• “lintutorni”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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