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):

• piälinnu

 

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