lunni

Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish lunnefågel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlunːi/, [ˈlunːi]
• Rhymes: -unːi
• Syllabification^(key): lun‧ni

Noun

lunni

1. puffin (any seabird of the genus Fratercula of the auk family Alcidae)
2. (in the plural) the genus Fratercula
3. 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
abessive		lunnitta	lunneitta
instructive		—	lunnein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of lunni (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lunnini lunnini accusative nom. lunnini lunnini gen. lunnini genitive lunnini lunnieni partitive lunniani lunnejani inessive lunnissani lunneissani elative lunnistani lunneistani illative lunniini lunneihini adessive lunnillani lunneillani ablative lunniltani lunneiltani allative lunnilleni lunneilleni essive lunninani lunneinani translative lunnikseni lunneikseni abessive lunnittani lunneittani instructive — — comitative — lunneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lunnisi lunnisi accusative nom. lunnisi lunnisi gen. lunnisi genitive lunnisi lunniesi partitive lunniasi lunnejasi inessive lunnissasi lunneissasi elative lunnistasi lunneistasi illative lunniisi lunneihisi adessive lunnillasi lunneillasi ablative lunniltasi lunneiltasi allative lunnillesi lunneillesi essive lunninasi lunneinasi translative lunniksesi lunneiksesi abessive lunnittasi lunneittasi instructive — — comitative — lunneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lunnimme lunnimme accusative nom. lunnimme lunnimme gen. lunnimme genitive lunnimme lunniemme partitive lunniamme lunnejamme inessive lunnissamme lunneissamme elative lunnistamme lunneistamme illative lunniimme lunneihimme adessive lunnillamme lunneillamme ablative lunniltamme lunneiltamme allative lunnillemme lunneillemme essive lunninamme lunneinamme translative lunniksemme lunneiksemme abessive lunnittamme lunneittamme instructive — — comitative — lunneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lunninne lunninne accusative nom. lunninne lunninne gen. lunninne genitive lunninne lunnienne partitive lunnianne lunnejanne inessive lunnissanne lunneissanne elative lunnistanne lunneistanne illative lunniinne lunneihinne adessive lunnillanne lunneillanne ablative lunniltanne lunneiltanne allative lunnillenne lunneillenne essive lunninanne lunneinanne translative lunniksenne lunneiksenne abessive lunnittanne lunneittanne instructive — — comitative — lunneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lunninsa lunninsa accusative nom. lunninsa lunninsa gen. lunninsa genitive lunninsa lunniensa partitive lunniaan lunniansa lunnejaan lunnejansa inessive lunnissaan lunnissansa lunneissaan lunneissansa elative lunnistaan lunnistansa lunneistaan lunneistansa illative lunniinsa lunneihinsa adessive lunnillaan lunnillansa lunneillaan lunneillansa ablative lunniltaan lunniltansa lunneiltaan lunneiltansa allative lunnilleen lunnillensa lunneilleen lunneillensa essive lunninaan lunninansa lunneinaan lunneinansa translative lunnikseen lunniksensa lunneikseen lunneiksensa abessive lunnittaan lunnittansa lunneittaan lunneittansa instructive — — comitative — lunneineen lunneinensa

Derived terms

• isolunni (“Fratercula corniculata, horned puffin”)
• lunnikoira
• töyhtölunni (“Fratercula cirrhata, tufted puffin”)

 

Further reading

• “lunni”, 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