nurmilintu
Finnish
editEtymology
editnurmi (“lawn, grass”) + lintu (“bird”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
editnurmilintu (rare, folk poetic)
- an endearing term for a child
Usage notes
editAttestation is mostly restricted to a single well-known lullaby.
Declension
editInflection of nurmilintu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation) | |||
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nominative | nurmilintu | nurmilinnut | |
genitive | nurmilinnun | nurmilintujen | |
partitive | nurmilintua | nurmilintuja | |
illative | nurmilintuun | nurmilintuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | nurmilintu | nurmilinnut | |
accusative | nom. | nurmilintu | nurmilinnut |
gen. | nurmilinnun | ||
genitive | nurmilinnun | nurmilintujen | |
partitive | nurmilintua | nurmilintuja | |
inessive | nurmilinnussa | nurmilinnuissa | |
elative | nurmilinnusta | nurmilinnuista | |
illative | nurmilintuun | nurmilintuihin | |
adessive | nurmilinnulla | nurmilinnuilla | |
ablative | nurmilinnulta | nurmilinnuilta | |
allative | nurmilinnulle | nurmilinnuille | |
essive | nurmilintuna | nurmilintuina | |
translative | nurmilinnuksi | nurmilinnuiksi | |
abessive | nurmilinnutta | nurmilinnuitta | |
instructive | — | nurmilinnuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |