kinttu
FinnishEdit
EtymologyEdit
Cognate to Finnish kinner, Ingrian kinttu (“thigh”), Karelian kinttu (“foot, calf, thigh, ham”), Votic kintud (“thighs”), Estonian kint.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
kinttu
- (colloquial) foot, leg
- housut kintuissa = with one's pants down
DeclensionEdit
Inflection of kinttu (Kotus type 1/valo, tt-t gradation) | |||
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nominative | kinttu | kintut | |
genitive | kintun | kinttujen | |
partitive | kinttua | kinttuja | |
illative | kinttuun | kinttuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kinttu | kintut | |
accusative | nom. | kinttu | kintut |
gen. | kintun | ||
genitive | kintun | kinttujen | |
partitive | kinttua | kinttuja | |
inessive | kintussa | kintuissa | |
elative | kintusta | kintuista | |
illative | kinttuun | kinttuihin | |
adessive | kintulla | kintuilla | |
ablative | kintulta | kintuilta | |
allative | kintulle | kintuille | |
essive | kinttuna | kinttuina | |
translative | kintuksi | kintuiksi | |
instructive | — | kintuin | |
abessive | kintutta | kintuitta | |
comitative | — | kinttuineen |
Possessive forms of kinttu (type valo) | ||
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possessor | singular | plural |
1st person | kinttuni | kinttumme |
2nd person | kinttusi | kinttunne |
3rd person | kinttunsa |
SynonymsEdit
ReferencesEdit
Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN