Finnish
Etymology
Probably from a river name (Halsuanjoki). Theories include derivation from Swedish hals (“narrow strait”) + å (“river”) or from halssi (“tar trench”).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑlsuɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝ls̠uɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlsuɑ
- Syllabification(key): Hal‧su‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Hal‧sua
Proper noun
Halsua
- a municipality of Central 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 Halsua" is Halsualla.
| Inflection of Halsua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Halsua
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—
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| genitive
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Halsuan
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—
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| partitive
|
Halsuaa
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—
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| illative
|
Halsuaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
Halsua
|
—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Halsua
|
—
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| gen.
|
Halsuan
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| genitive
|
Halsuan
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—
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| partitive
|
Halsuaa
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—
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| inessive
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Halsuassa
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—
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| elative
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Halsuasta
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—
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| illative
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Halsuaan
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—
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| adessive
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Halsualla
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—
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| ablative
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Halsualta
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—
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| allative
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Halsualle
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—
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| essive
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Halsuana
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—
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| translative
|
Halsuaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Halsuatta
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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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Halsuani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Halsuani
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—
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| gen.
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Halsuani
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| genitive
|
Halsuani
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—
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| partitive
|
Halsuaani
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—
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| inessive
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Halsuassani
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—
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| elative
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Halsuastani
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—
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| illative
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Halsuaani
|
—
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| adessive
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Halsuallani
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—
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| ablative
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Halsualtani
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—
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| allative
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Halsualleni
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—
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| essive
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Halsuanani
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—
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| translative
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Halsuakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Halsuattani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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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
|
| nominative
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Halsuasi
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Halsuasi
|
—
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| gen.
|
Halsuasi
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| genitive
|
Halsuasi
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—
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| partitive
|
Halsuaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Halsuassasi
|
—
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| elative
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Halsuastasi
|
—
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| illative
|
Halsuaasi
|
—
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| adessive
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Halsuallasi
|
—
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| ablative
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Halsualtasi
|
—
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| allative
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Halsuallesi
|
—
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| essive
|
Halsuanasi
|
—
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| translative
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Halsuaksesi
|
—
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| abessive
|
Halsuattasi
|
—
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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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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Halsuamme
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Halsuamme
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—
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| gen.
|
Halsuamme
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| genitive
|
Halsuamme
|
—
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| partitive
|
Halsuaamme
|
—
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| inessive
|
Halsuassamme
|
—
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| elative
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Halsuastamme
|
—
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| illative
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Halsuaamme
|
—
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| adessive
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Halsuallamme
|
—
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| ablative
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Halsualtamme
|
—
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| allative
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Halsuallemme
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—
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| essive
|
Halsuanamme
|
—
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| translative
|
Halsuaksemme
|
—
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| abessive
|
Halsuattamme
|
—
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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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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Halsuanne
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Halsuanne
|
—
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| gen.
|
Halsuanne
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| genitive
|
Halsuanne
|
—
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| partitive
|
Halsuaanne
|
—
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| inessive
|
Halsuassanne
|
—
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| elative
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Halsuastanne
|
—
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| illative
|
Halsuaanne
|
—
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| adessive
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Halsuallanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Halsualtanne
|
—
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| allative
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Halsuallenne
|
—
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| essive
|
Halsuananne
|
—
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| translative
|
Halsuaksenne
|
—
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| abessive
|
Halsuattanne
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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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
|
| nominative
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Halsuansa
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Halsuansa
|
—
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| gen.
|
Halsuansa
|
| genitive
|
Halsuansa
|
—
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| partitive
|
Halsuaansa
|
—
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| inessive
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Halsuassaan
Halsuassansa
|
—
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| elative
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Halsuastaan
Halsuastansa
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—
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| illative
|
Halsuaansa
|
—
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| adessive
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Halsuallaan
Halsuallansa
|
—
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| ablative
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Halsualtaan
Halsualtansa
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—
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| allative
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Halsualleen
Halsuallensa
|
—
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| essive
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Halsuanaan
Halsuanansa
|
—
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| translative
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Halsuakseen
Halsuaksensa
|
—
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| abessive
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Halsuattaan
Halsuattansa
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—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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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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