lintukoto
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
lintu + koto, "home of birds"
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
lintukoto
- (Finnic mythology) A paradise-like place where birds migrate every winter; because it was located near the edge of the sky dome, the sky was very close to the ground and therefore its inhabitants were dwarfs.
- (figuratively) A place like a paradise.
Usage notes edit
In its modern usage lintukoto usually refers to Finland (or a place in Finland), and the phrase Suomi ei ole lintukoto (“Finland is not a safe country”) is often heard in political contexts.
Declension edit
Inflection of lintukoto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | ||||
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nominative | lintukoto | lintukodot | ||
genitive | lintukodon | lintukotojen | ||
partitive | lintukotoa | lintukotoja | ||
illative | lintukotoon | lintukotoihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | lintukoto | lintukodot | ||
accusative | nom. | lintukoto | lintukodot | |
gen. | lintukodon | |||
genitive | lintukodon | lintukotojen | ||
partitive | lintukotoa | lintukotoja | ||
inessive | lintukodossa | lintukodoissa | ||
elative | lintukodosta | lintukodoista | ||
illative | lintukotoon | lintukotoihin | ||
adessive | lintukodolla | lintukodoilla | ||
ablative | lintukodolta | lintukodoilta | ||
allative | lintukodolle | lintukodoille | ||
essive | lintukotona | lintukotoina | ||
translative | lintukodoksi | lintukodoiksi | ||
abessive | lintukodotta | lintukodoitta | ||
instructive | — | lintukodoin | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “lintukoto”, 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