lintutorni
Finnish
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Etymology
lintu (“bird”) + torni (“tower”)
Noun
lintutorni
- 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) | |||
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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. |