English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sɪˈliːbiːz/, /ˈsɛlɪbiːz/
Proper noun
Celebes
- Former name of Sulawesi.
Derived terms
Anagrams
Dutch
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌseːˈleː.bɛs/
- Hyphenation: Ce‧le‧bes
Proper noun
Celebes n
- (historical) Celebes, Sulawesi
Synonyms
Finnish
Etymology
From Dutch Celebes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈselebes/, [ˈs̠e̞le̞be̞s̠]
- Rhymes: -elebes
- Syllabification(key): Ce‧le‧bes
- Hyphenation(key): Ce‧le‧bes
Proper noun
Celebes
- former name of Sulawesi, still used in names of some animal species native to the island
Declension
| Inflection of Celebes (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Celebes
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| genitive
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Celebesin
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—
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| partitive
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Celebesiä
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—
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| illative
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Celebesiin
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Celebes
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Celebes
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—
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| gen.
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Celebesin
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| genitive
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Celebesin
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—
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| partitive
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Celebesiä
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—
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| inessive
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Celebesissä
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| elative
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Celebesistä
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| illative
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Celebesiin
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| adessive
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Celebesillä
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| ablative
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Celebesiltä
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—
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| allative
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Celebesille
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| essive
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Celebesinä
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| translative
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Celebesiksi
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| abessive
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Celebesittä
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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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Celebesini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Celebesini
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—
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| gen.
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Celebesini
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| genitive
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Celebesini
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—
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| partitive
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Celebesiäni
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—
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| inessive
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Celebesissäni
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—
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| elative
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Celebesistäni
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—
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| illative
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Celebesiini
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| adessive
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Celebesilläni
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—
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| ablative
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Celebesiltäni
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—
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| allative
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Celebesilleni
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—
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| essive
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Celebesinäni
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—
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| translative
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Celebesikseni
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—
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| abessive
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Celebesittäni
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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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Celebesisi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Celebesisi
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—
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| gen.
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Celebesisi
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| genitive
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Celebesisi
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—
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| partitive
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Celebesiäsi
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—
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| inessive
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Celebesissäsi
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—
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| elative
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Celebesistäsi
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—
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| illative
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Celebesiisi
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—
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| adessive
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Celebesilläsi
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—
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| ablative
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Celebesiltäsi
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—
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| allative
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Celebesillesi
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—
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| essive
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Celebesinäsi
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—
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| translative
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Celebesiksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Celebesittäsi
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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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Celebesimme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Celebesimme
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—
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| gen.
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Celebesimme
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| genitive
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Celebesimme
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—
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| partitive
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Celebesiämme
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—
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| inessive
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Celebesissämme
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—
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| elative
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Celebesistämme
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—
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| illative
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Celebesiimme
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—
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| adessive
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Celebesillämme
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—
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| ablative
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Celebesiltämme
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—
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| allative
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Celebesillemme
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—
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| essive
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Celebesinämme
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—
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| translative
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Celebesiksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Celebesittämme
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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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Celebesinne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Celebesinne
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—
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| gen.
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Celebesinne
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| genitive
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Celebesinne
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—
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| partitive
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Celebesiänne
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—
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| inessive
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Celebesissänne
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—
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| elative
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Celebesistänne
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—
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| illative
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Celebesiinne
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—
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| adessive
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Celebesillänne
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—
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| ablative
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Celebesiltänne
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—
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| allative
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Celebesillenne
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—
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| essive
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Celebesinänne
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—
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| translative
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Celebesiksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Celebesittänne
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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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Celebesinsä
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Celebesinsä
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—
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| gen.
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Celebesinsä
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| genitive
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Celebesinsä
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—
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| partitive
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Celebesiään
Celebesiänsä
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—
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| inessive
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Celebesissään
Celebesissänsä
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—
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| elative
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Celebesistään
Celebesistänsä
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—
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| illative
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Celebesiinsä
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—
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| adessive
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Celebesillään
Celebesillänsä
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—
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| ablative
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Celebesiltään
Celebesiltänsä
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—
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| allative
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Celebesilleen
Celebesillensä
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—
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| essive
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Celebesinään
Celebesinänsä
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—
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| translative
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Celebesikseen
Celebesiksensä
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—
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| abessive
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Celebesittään
Celebesittänsä
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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
Portuguese
Proper noun
Celebes f pl (plural only)
- Celebes, Sulawesi (an island of Greater Sunda, Indonesia)
- Synonym: Sulawesi