Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/lintu

This Proto-Finnic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Finnic

Etymology

From Proto-Uralic *lunta.

Noun

*lintu[1]

  1. bird

Inflection

Inflection of *lintu
Note: The Proto-Finnic declension system is yet to be reconstructed in detail. What is presented here is only one possibility.
singular plural
nominative *lintu *lindut
accusative *lindun *lindut
genitive *lindun *lintudën
*lintuidën
partitive *lintuda *lintuida
inessive *lindussa
*linduhna 		*linduissa
*linduihna
elative *lindusta *linduista
illative *lintuhën *lintuihën
adessive *lindulla *linduilla
ablative *lindulta *linduilta
allative *lintulën
*lintulëk 		*lintuilën
*lintuilëk
essive *lintuna *lintuina
translative *linduksi *linduiksi
instructive *lindun *linduin
comitative *lintunëk *lintuinëk
abessive *lindutta *linduitta

Descendants

  • Estonian: lind
  • Finnish: lintu
  • Ingrian: lintu
  • Karelian:
  • Livonian: lind
  • Livvi: lindu
  • Veps: lind
  • Votic: lintu

References

  1. ^ Kallio, Petri (2020–) “*lintu”, in Yhteissuomalainen sanasto [Common Finnic Vocabulary]‎[1] (in Finnish)
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