Finnish
Etymology
Named after the Forssa company that established industry in the region, formed from Swedish fors (“rapids”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈforsːɑ/, [ˈfo̞rs̠ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -orsːɑ
- Syllabification(key): Fors‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): Fors‧sa
Proper noun
Forssa
- a town and municipality of Tavastia Proper, Finland
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Forssa" is Forssassa.
| Inflection of Forssa (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Forssa
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—
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| genitive
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Forssan
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—
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| partitive
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Forssaa
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—
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| illative
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Forssaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Forssa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Forssa
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—
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| gen.
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Forssan
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| genitive
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Forssan
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—
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| partitive
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Forssaa
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—
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| inessive
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Forssassa
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—
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| elative
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Forssasta
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—
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| illative
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Forssaan
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—
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| adessive
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Forssalla
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—
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| ablative
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Forssalta
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—
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| allative
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Forssalle
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—
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| essive
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Forssana
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—
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| translative
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Forssaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Forssatta
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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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Forssani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Forssani
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—
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| gen.
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Forssani
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| genitive
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Forssani
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—
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| partitive
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Forssaani
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—
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| inessive
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Forssassani
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—
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| elative
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Forssastani
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—
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| illative
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Forssaani
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—
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| adessive
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Forssallani
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—
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| ablative
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Forssaltani
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—
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| allative
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Forssalleni
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—
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| essive
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Forssanani
|
—
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| translative
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Forssakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Forssattani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
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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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Forssasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Forssasi
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—
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| gen.
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Forssasi
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| genitive
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Forssasi
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—
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| partitive
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Forssaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Forssassasi
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—
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| elative
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Forssastasi
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—
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| illative
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Forssaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Forssallasi
|
—
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| ablative
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Forssaltasi
|
—
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| allative
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Forssallesi
|
—
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| essive
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Forssanasi
|
—
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| translative
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Forssaksesi
|
—
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| abessive
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Forssattasi
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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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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Forssamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Forssamme
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—
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| gen.
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Forssamme
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| genitive
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Forssamme
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—
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| partitive
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Forssaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Forssassamme
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—
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| elative
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Forssastamme
|
—
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| illative
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Forssaamme
|
—
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| adessive
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Forssallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Forssaltamme
|
—
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| allative
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Forssallemme
|
—
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| essive
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Forssanamme
|
—
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| translative
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Forssaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Forssattamme
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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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
|
| nominative
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Forssanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Forssanne
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—
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| gen.
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Forssanne
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| genitive
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Forssanne
|
—
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| partitive
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Forssaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Forssassanne
|
—
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| elative
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Forssastanne
|
—
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| illative
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Forssaanne
|
—
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| adessive
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Forssallanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Forssaltanne
|
—
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| allative
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Forssallenne
|
—
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| essive
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Forssananne
|
—
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| translative
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Forssaksenne
|
—
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| abessive
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Forssattanne
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
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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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Forssansa
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Forssansa
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—
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| gen.
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Forssansa
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| genitive
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Forssansa
|
—
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| partitive
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Forssaansa
|
—
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| inessive
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Forssassaan
Forssassansa
|
—
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| elative
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Forssastaan
Forssastansa
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—
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| illative
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Forssaansa
|
—
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| adessive
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Forssallaan
Forssallansa
|
—
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| ablative
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Forssaltaan
Forssaltansa
|
—
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| allative
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Forssalleen
Forssallensa
|
—
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| essive
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Forssanaan
Forssanansa
|
—
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| translative
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Forssakseen
Forssaksensa
|
—
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| abessive
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Forssattaan
Forssattansa
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—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Derived terms