linnunrata
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See also: Linnunrata
Finnish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
linnun (“bird's”) + rata (“track”), named after the purported path taken by birds to spend their winter in lintukoto in Finnic folklore.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
linnunrata
- Milky Way, as the broad band of diffuse white light, visible in the night sky
- (colloquial) galaxy
- Linnunrata (the Milky Way)
Declension[edit]
Inflection 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 linnunratainrare | ||
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[edit]
Further 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