Finnish
Etymology
ala- + Vieska, probably from the term vieska (“ford, stream pool”),[1] which is found in some old dictionaries but has little evidence in dialects.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑˌʋie̯skɑ/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ˌʋie̞̯s̠kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ieskɑ
- Syllabification(key): A‧la‧vies‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): Ala‧vieska
Proper noun
Alavieska
- a municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Alavieska" is Alavieskassa.
| Inflection of Alavieska (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Alavieska
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—
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| genitive
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Alavieskan
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—
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| partitive
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Alavieskaa
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—
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| illative
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Alavieskaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavieska
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavieska
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—
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| gen.
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Alavieskan
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| genitive
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Alavieskan
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—
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| partitive
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Alavieskaa
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—
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| inessive
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Alavieskassa
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—
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| elative
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Alavieskasta
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—
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| illative
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Alavieskaan
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—
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| adessive
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Alavieskalla
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—
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| ablative
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Alavieskalta
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—
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| allative
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Alavieskalle
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—
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| essive
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Alavieskana
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—
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| translative
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Alavieskaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Alavieskatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavieskani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavieskani
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—
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| gen.
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Alavieskani
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| genitive
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Alavieskani
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—
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| partitive
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Alavieskaani
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—
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| inessive
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Alavieskassani
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—
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| elative
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Alavieskastani
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—
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| illative
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Alavieskaani
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—
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| adessive
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Alavieskallani
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—
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| ablative
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Alavieskaltani
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—
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| allative
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Alavieskalleni
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—
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| essive
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Alavieskanani
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—
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| translative
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Alavieskakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Alavieskattani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavieskasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavieskasi
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—
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| gen.
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Alavieskasi
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| genitive
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Alavieskasi
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—
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| partitive
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Alavieskaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Alavieskassasi
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—
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| elative
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Alavieskastasi
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—
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| illative
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Alavieskaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Alavieskallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Alavieskaltasi
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—
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| allative
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Alavieskallesi
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—
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| essive
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Alavieskanasi
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—
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| translative
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Alavieskaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Alavieskattasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavieskamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavieskamme
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—
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| gen.
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Alavieskamme
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| genitive
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Alavieskamme
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—
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| partitive
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Alavieskaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Alavieskassamme
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—
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| elative
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Alavieskastamme
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—
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| illative
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Alavieskaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Alavieskallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Alavieskaltamme
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—
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| allative
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Alavieskallemme
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—
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| essive
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Alavieskanamme
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—
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| translative
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Alavieskaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Alavieskattamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavieskanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavieskanne
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—
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| gen.
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Alavieskanne
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| genitive
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Alavieskanne
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—
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| partitive
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Alavieskaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Alavieskassanne
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—
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| elative
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Alavieskastanne
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—
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| illative
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Alavieskaanne
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—
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| adessive
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Alavieskallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Alavieskaltanne
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—
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| allative
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Alavieskallenne
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—
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| essive
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Alavieskananne
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—
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| translative
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Alavieskaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Alavieskattanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavieskansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavieskansa
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—
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| gen.
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Alavieskansa
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| genitive
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Alavieskansa
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—
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| partitive
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Alavieskaansa
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—
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| inessive
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Alavieskassaan
Alavieskassansa
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—
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| elative
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Alavieskastaan
Alavieskastansa
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—
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| illative
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Alavieskaansa
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—
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| adessive
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Alavieskallaan
Alavieskallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Alavieskaltaan
Alavieskaltansa
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—
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| allative
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Alavieskalleen
Alavieskallensa
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—
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| essive
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Alavieskanaan
Alavieskanansa
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—
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| translative
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Alavieskakseen
Alavieskaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Alavieskattaan
Alavieskattansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Derived terms
Descendants
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN