See also: Linnunrata

Finnish

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Etymology

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linnun (bird's) +‎ rata (track), named after the purported path taken by birds to spend their winter in lintukoto in Finnic folklore.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈlinːunˌrɑtɑ/, [ˈlinːunˌrɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑtɑ
  • Hyphenation(key): linnun‧rata

Noun

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linnunrata

  1. Milky Way, as the broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky
  2. (colloquial) galaxy
    Linnunrata (the Milky Way)

Declension

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Inflection of linnunrata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)
nominative linnunrata linnunradat
genitive linnunradan linnunratojen
partitive linnunrataa linnunratoja
illative linnunrataan linnunratoihin
singular plural
nominative linnunrata linnunradat
accusative nom. linnunrata linnunradat
gen. linnunradan
genitive linnunradan linnunratojen
linnunratain rare
partitive linnunrataa linnunratoja
inessive linnunradassa linnunradoissa
elative linnunradasta linnunradoista
illative linnunrataan linnunratoihin
adessive linnunradalla linnunradoilla
ablative linnunradalta linnunradoilta
allative linnunradalle linnunradoille
essive linnunratana linnunratoina
translative linnunradaksi linnunradoiksi
abessive linnunradatta linnunradoitta
instructive linnunradoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of linnunrata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation)

Synonyms

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Further reading

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