lintutorni

Finnish
A bird observation tower in Finland

Etymology

lintu (“bird”) +‎ torni (“tower”)

Noun

lintutorni

  1. 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)
nominative lintutorni lintutornit
genitive lintutornin lintutornien
partitive lintutornia lintutorneja
illative lintutorniin lintutorneihin
singular plural
nominative lintutorni lintutornit
accusative nom. lintutorni lintutornit
gen. lintutornin
genitive lintutornin lintutornien
partitive lintutornia lintutorneja
inessive lintutornissa lintutorneissa
elative lintutornista lintutorneista
illative lintutorniin lintutorneihin
adessive lintutornilla lintutorneilla
ablative lintutornilta lintutorneilta
allative lintutornille lintutorneille
essive lintutornina lintutorneina
translative lintutorniksi lintutorneiksi
instructive — lintutornein
abessive lintutornitta lintutorneitta
comitative — lintutorneineen
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