English
Proper noun
Alavus
- A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland.
Translations
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From the lake name *Alavojärvi (with later adaptation into the kalleus inflection type), in some way based on ala- (“lower, below”), i.e. "the downriver lake".[1] The exact morphological derivation remains obscure.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑlɑʋus/, [ˈɑ̝lɑ̝ʋus̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑʋus
- Syllabification(key): A‧la‧vus
- Hyphenation(key): A‧la‧vus
Proper noun
Alavus
- Alavus (a town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland)
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Alavus" is Alavudella.
| Inflection of Alavus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
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| nominative
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Alavus
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—
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| genitive
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Alavuden
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—
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| partitive
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Alavutta
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—
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| illative
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Alavuteen
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Alavus
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavus
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—
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| gen.
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Alavuden
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| genitive
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Alavuden
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—
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| partitive
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Alavutta
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—
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| inessive
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Alavudessa
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—
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| elative
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Alavudesta
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—
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| illative
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Alavuteen
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—
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| adessive
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Alavudella
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—
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| ablative
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Alavudelta
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—
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| allative
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Alavudelle
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—
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| essive
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Alavutena
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—
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| translative
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Alavudeksi
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—
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| abessive
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Alavudetta
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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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Alavuteni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavuteni
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—
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| gen.
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Alavuteni
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| genitive
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Alavuteni
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—
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| partitive
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Alavuttani
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—
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| inessive
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Alavudessani
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—
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| elative
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Alavudestani
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—
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| illative
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Alavuteeni
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—
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| adessive
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Alavudellani
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—
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| ablative
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Alavudeltani
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—
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| allative
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Alavudelleni
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—
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| essive
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Alavutenani
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—
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| translative
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Alavudekseni
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—
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| abessive
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Alavudettani
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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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Alavutesi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavutesi
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—
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| gen.
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Alavutesi
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| genitive
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Alavutesi
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—
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| partitive
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Alavuttasi
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—
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| inessive
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Alavudessasi
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—
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| elative
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Alavudestasi
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—
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| illative
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Alavuteesi
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—
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| adessive
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Alavudellasi
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—
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| ablative
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Alavudeltasi
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—
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| allative
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Alavudellesi
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—
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| essive
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Alavutenasi
|
—
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| translative
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Alavudeksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Alavudettasi
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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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Alavutemme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavutemme
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—
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| gen.
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Alavutemme
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| genitive
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Alavutemme
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—
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| partitive
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Alavuttamme
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—
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| inessive
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Alavudessamme
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—
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| elative
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Alavudestamme
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—
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| illative
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Alavuteemme
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—
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| adessive
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Alavudellamme
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—
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| ablative
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Alavudeltamme
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—
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| allative
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Alavudellemme
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—
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| essive
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Alavutenamme
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—
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| translative
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Alavudeksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Alavudettamme
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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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Alavutenne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavutenne
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—
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| gen.
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Alavutenne
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| genitive
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Alavutenne
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—
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| partitive
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Alavuttanne
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—
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| inessive
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Alavudessanne
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—
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| elative
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Alavudestanne
|
—
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| illative
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Alavuteenne
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—
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| adessive
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Alavudellanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Alavudeltanne
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—
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| allative
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Alavudellenne
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—
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| essive
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Alavutenanne
|
—
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| translative
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Alavudeksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Alavudettanne
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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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Alavutensa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Alavutensa
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—
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| gen.
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Alavutensa
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| genitive
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Alavutensa
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—
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| partitive
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Alavuttaan
Alavuttansa
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—
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| inessive
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Alavudessaan
Alavudessansa
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—
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| elative
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Alavudestaan
Alavudestansa
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—
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| illative
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Alavuteensa
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—
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| adessive
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Alavudellaan
Alavudellansa
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—
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| ablative
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Alavudeltaan
Alavudeltansa
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—
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| allative
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Alavudelleen
Alavudellensa
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—
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| essive
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Alavutenaan
Alavutenansa
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—
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| translative
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Alavudekseen
Alavudeksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Alavudettaan
Alavudettansa
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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
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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