kinttu
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Finnish
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Finnic *kinttu, from the same root as *kinder (whence kinner). Cognate with Ingrian kinttu (“thigh”), Karelian kinttu (“foot, calf, thigh, ham”), Votic kintud (“thighs”), Estonian kint.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]kinttu
- (zoology) tarsus (of an animal; the part of the foot between the main part of the hindlimb and the metatarsus)
- (colloquial) foot, leg
- Synonyms: jalka, kontti, potka
- housut kintuissa ― with one's pants down
Declension
[edit]Inflection of kinttu (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation) | |||
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nominative | kinttu | kintut | |
genitive | kintun | kinttujen | |
partitive | kinttua | kinttuja | |
illative | kinttuun | kinttuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kinttu | kintut | |
accusative | nom. | kinttu | kintut |
gen. | kintun | ||
genitive | kintun | kinttujen | |
partitive | kinttua | kinttuja | |
inessive | kintussa | kintuissa | |
elative | kintusta | kintuista | |
illative | kinttuun | kinttuihin | |
adessive | kintulla | kintuilla | |
ablative | kintulta | kintuilta | |
allative | kintulle | kintuille | |
essive | kinttuna | kinttuina | |
translative | kintuksi | kintuiksi | |
abessive | kintutta | kintuitta | |
instructive | — | kintuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms
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References
[edit]- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
Further reading
[edit]- “kinttu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02
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