lintuihin

Lintuihin is the illative plural form of the Finnish noun lintu, meaning bird. In Finnish grammar, the illative case marks direction toward or into something; lintuihin is used when the destination or target is more than one bird, such as a flock or group of birds. The corresponding singular illative form is lintuun, meaning into a bird.

Formation and related forms: The form lintuihin is created by adding the illative plural suffix to the stem lintu-, following the general pattern for Finnish illative plurals. Other related forms include the singular illative lintuun and the various other case forms used for different syntactic functions, such as the nominative for the subject and the genitive or partitive in different constructions. Lintu itself is a common word in nature writing and avian contexts, and its illative plural mirrors the broader Finnish system of noun declension.

Usage and context: Lintuihin typically appears in texts describing wildlife, bird behavior, or habitats, where movement toward birds or into a bird-related space is being described. It is used with verbs of motion or location and agrees with the noun in number. While most everyday use centers on natural descriptions, illative plurals like lintuihin also occur in more formal or technical texts such as field reports, ecological studies, or wildlife monitoring narratives.

See also: Illative case, Finnish grammar, Noun declension.