Finnish
Etymology
lintu (“bird”) + torni (“tower”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlintuˌtorni/, [ˈlin̪t̪uˌt̪o̞rni]
- Rhymes: -orni
- Syllabification(key): lin‧tu‧tor‧ni
- Hyphenation(key): lintu‧torni
Noun
lintutorni
- bird observation tower; birdwatching blind (US) (lightweight tower built for birdwatchers)
Usage notes
- The Finns tend to translate lintutorni as "birdwatching tower". While the term will probably be understood correctly, it does not seem to be widely used in English-speaking countries.
Declension
| Inflection of lintutorni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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lintutorni
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lintutornit
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| genitive
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lintutornin
|
lintutornien
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| partitive
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lintutornia
|
lintutorneja
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| illative
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lintutorniin
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lintutorneihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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lintutorni
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lintutornit
|
| accusative
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nom.
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lintutorni
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lintutornit
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| gen.
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lintutornin
|
| genitive
|
lintutornin
|
lintutornien
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| partitive
|
lintutornia
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lintutorneja
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| inessive
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lintutornissa
|
lintutorneissa
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| elative
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lintutornista
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lintutorneista
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| illative
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lintutorniin
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lintutorneihin
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| adessive
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lintutornilla
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lintutorneilla
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| ablative
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lintutornilta
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lintutorneilta
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| allative
|
lintutornille
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lintutorneille
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| essive
|
lintutornina
|
lintutorneina
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| translative
|
lintutorniksi
|
lintutorneiksi
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| abessive
|
lintutornitta
|
lintutorneitta
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| instructive
|
—
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lintutornein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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lintutornini
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lintutornini
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
lintutornini
|
lintutornini
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| gen.
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lintutornini
|
| genitive
|
lintutornini
|
lintutornieni
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| partitive
|
lintutorniani
|
lintutornejani
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| inessive
|
lintutornissani
|
lintutorneissani
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| elative
|
lintutornistani
|
lintutorneistani
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| illative
|
lintutorniini
|
lintutorneihini
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| adessive
|
lintutornillani
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lintutorneillani
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| ablative
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lintutorniltani
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lintutorneiltani
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| allative
|
lintutornilleni
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lintutorneilleni
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| essive
|
lintutorninani
|
lintutorneinani
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| translative
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lintutornikseni
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lintutorneikseni
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| abessive
|
lintutornittani
|
lintutorneittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
lintutorneineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
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| nominative
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lintutornisi
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lintutornisi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
lintutornisi
|
lintutornisi
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| gen.
|
lintutornisi
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| genitive
|
lintutornisi
|
lintutorniesi
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| partitive
|
lintutorniasi
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lintutornejasi
|
| inessive
|
lintutornissasi
|
lintutorneissasi
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| elative
|
lintutornistasi
|
lintutorneistasi
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| illative
|
lintutorniisi
|
lintutorneihisi
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| adessive
|
lintutornillasi
|
lintutorneillasi
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| ablative
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lintutorniltasi
|
lintutorneiltasi
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| allative
|
lintutornillesi
|
lintutorneillesi
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| essive
|
lintutorninasi
|
lintutorneinasi
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| translative
|
lintutorniksesi
|
lintutorneiksesi
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| abessive
|
lintutornittasi
|
lintutorneittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lintutorneinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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lintutornimme
|
lintutornimme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lintutornimme
|
lintutornimme
|
| gen.
|
lintutornimme
|
| genitive
|
lintutornimme
|
lintutorniemme
|
| partitive
|
lintutorniamme
|
lintutornejamme
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| inessive
|
lintutornissamme
|
lintutorneissamme
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| elative
|
lintutornistamme
|
lintutorneistamme
|
| illative
|
lintutorniimme
|
lintutorneihimme
|
| adessive
|
lintutornillamme
|
lintutorneillamme
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| ablative
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lintutorniltamme
|
lintutorneiltamme
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| allative
|
lintutornillemme
|
lintutorneillemme
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| essive
|
lintutorninamme
|
lintutorneinamme
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| translative
|
lintutorniksemme
|
lintutorneiksemme
|
| abessive
|
lintutornittamme
|
lintutorneittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lintutorneinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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lintutorninne
|
lintutorninne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lintutorninne
|
lintutorninne
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| gen.
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lintutorninne
|
| genitive
|
lintutorninne
|
lintutornienne
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| partitive
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lintutornianne
|
lintutornejanne
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| inessive
|
lintutornissanne
|
lintutorneissanne
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| elative
|
lintutornistanne
|
lintutorneistanne
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| illative
|
lintutorniinne
|
lintutorneihinne
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| adessive
|
lintutornillanne
|
lintutorneillanne
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| ablative
|
lintutorniltanne
|
lintutorneiltanne
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| allative
|
lintutornillenne
|
lintutorneillenne
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| essive
|
lintutorninanne
|
lintutorneinanne
|
| translative
|
lintutorniksenne
|
lintutorneiksenne
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| abessive
|
lintutornittanne
|
lintutorneittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
lintutorneinenne
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| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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lintutorninsa
|
lintutorninsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
lintutorninsa
|
lintutorninsa
|
| gen.
|
lintutorninsa
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| genitive
|
lintutorninsa
|
lintutorniensa
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| partitive
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lintutorniaan
lintutorniansa
|
lintutornejaan
lintutornejansa
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| inessive
|
lintutornissaan
lintutornissansa
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lintutorneissaan
lintutorneissansa
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| elative
|
lintutornistaan
lintutornistansa
|
lintutorneistaan
lintutorneistansa
|
| illative
|
lintutorniinsa
|
lintutorneihinsa
|
| adessive
|
lintutornillaan
lintutornillansa
|
lintutorneillaan
lintutorneillansa
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| ablative
|
lintutorniltaan
lintutorniltansa
|
lintutorneiltaan
lintutorneiltansa
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| allative
|
lintutornilleen
lintutornillensa
|
lintutorneilleen
lintutorneillensa
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| essive
|
lintutorninaan
lintutorninansa
|
lintutorneinaan
lintutorneinansa
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| translative
|
lintutornikseen
lintutorniksensa
|
lintutorneikseen
lintutorneiksensa
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| abessive
|
lintutornittaan
lintutornittansa
|
lintutorneittaan
lintutorneittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
lintutorneineen
lintutorneinensa
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