lintu

Lintu is a Finnish noun meaning "bird." It is the ordinary term for birds in general and for individual birds when a specific species is not named. The plural form is linnut. The word is native to Finnish and is cognate with Estonian lind ("bird"), reflecting a shared Finnic origin. In Finland, lintu is used in everyday speech, literature, and education to refer to birds. Lintu also functions as a surname in Finland. In scientific or ornithological contexts, Finnish uses the same common noun for birds, while species are identified by their Latin names.