linnu

Estonian

Noun

linnu

  1. genitive singular of lind

Noun

linnu

  1. partitive plural of linn

Livvi
Linnu (1).
Linnu (2).

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *litna. Cognates include Finnish linna and Estonian linn.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈlʲinːu/
  • Hyphenation: lin‧nu
  • Rhymes: -inːu

Noun

linnu (genitive linnan, partitive linnua)

  1. town, city
  2. castle, fortress

Declension
Declension of linnu (Type 3/jalgu, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative linnu linnat
genitive linnan linnoin
partitive linnua linnoi
illative linnah linnoih
inessive linnas linnois
elative linnaspäi linnoispäi
allative linnale linnoile
adessive linnal linnoil
ablative linnalpäi linnoilpäi
translative linnakse linnoikse
essive linnannu linnoinnu
abessive linnattah linnoittah
comitative linnanke linnoinke
instructive linnoin
prolative linnači

Derived terms

(compounds):

References
  • Olga Žarinova (2012) Pagizemmo Karjalakse [Let's speak Karelian], St Petersburg, →ISBN, page 7
  • Tatjana Boiko (2019) “linnu”, in Suuri Karjal-Venʹalaine Sanakniigu (livvin murreh) [The Big Karelian-Russian dictionary (Livvi dialect)], 2nd edition, →ISBN

Sicilian

Adjective

linnu

  1. proper, neat, tidy
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