linnunrata
See also: Linnunrata
Finnish
editEtymology
editlinnun (“bird's”) + rata (“track”), named after the purported path taken by birds to spend their winter in lintukoto in Finnic folklore.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editlinnunrata
- Milky Way, as the broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky
- (colloquial) galaxy
- Linnunrata (the Milky Way)
Declension
editInflection of linnunrata (Kotus type 9*F/kala, t-d gradation) | |||
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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. |
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “linnunrata”, 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