lunni
Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish lunnefågel.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlunːi/, [ˈlunːi]
- Rhymes: -unːi
- Syllabification(key): lun‧ni
Noun
lunni
- puffin (any seabird of the genus Fratercula of the auk family Alcidae)
- (in the plural) the genus Fratercula
- Atlantic puffin, Fratercula arctica (the type species of the family)
Declension
| Inflection of lunni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | lunni | lunnit | |
| genitive | lunnin | lunnien | |
| partitive | lunnia | lunneja | |
| illative | lunniin | lunneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | lunni | lunnit | |
| accusative | nom. | lunni | lunnit |
| gen. | lunnin | ||
| genitive | lunnin | lunnien | |
| partitive | lunnia | lunneja | |
| inessive | lunnissa | lunneissa | |
| elative | lunnista | lunneista | |
| illative | lunniin | lunneihin | |
| adessive | lunnilla | lunneilla | |
| ablative | lunnilta | lunneilta | |
| allative | lunnille | lunneille | |
| essive | lunnina | lunneina | |
| translative | lunniksi | lunneiksi | |
| instructive | — | lunnein | |
| abessive | lunnitta | lunneitta | |
| comitative | — | lunneineen | |
| Possessive forms of lunni (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | lunnini | lunnimme |
| 2nd person | lunnisi | lunninne |
| 3rd person | lunninsa | |
Derived terms
- isolunni, Fratercula corniculata (horned puffin)
- töyhtölunni, Fratercula cirrhata (tufted puffin)
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