Finnish
Etymology
ii- + salmi, from older *Idensalmi, *Iidensalmi. Possibly ultimately from the Sami word for "night" (Proto-Samic *ijë).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːsɑlmi/, [ˈiːs̠ɑ̝lmi]
- Rhymes: -iːsɑlmi
- Syllabification(key): Ii‧sal‧mi
- Hyphenation(key): Ii‧sal‧mi
Proper noun
Iisalmi
- a town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Iisalmi" is Iisalmella.
| Inflection of Iisalmi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Iisalmi
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—
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| genitive
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Iisalmen
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—
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| partitive
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Iisalmea
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—
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| illative
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Iisalmeen
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Iisalmi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iisalmi
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—
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| gen.
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Iisalmen
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| genitive
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Iisalmen
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—
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| partitive
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Iisalmea
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—
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| inessive
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Iisalmessa
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—
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| elative
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Iisalmesta
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—
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| illative
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Iisalmeen
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—
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| adessive
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Iisalmella
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—
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| ablative
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Iisalmelta
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—
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| allative
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Iisalmelle
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—
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| essive
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Iisalmena
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—
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| translative
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Iisalmeksi
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—
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| abessive
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Iisalmetta
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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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Iisalmeni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iisalmeni
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—
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| gen.
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Iisalmeni
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| genitive
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Iisalmeni
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—
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| partitive
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Iisalmeani
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—
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| inessive
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Iisalmessani
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—
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| elative
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Iisalmestani
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—
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| illative
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Iisalmeeni
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—
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| adessive
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Iisalmellani
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—
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| ablative
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Iisalmeltani
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—
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| allative
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Iisalmelleni
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—
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| essive
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Iisalmenani
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—
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| translative
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Iisalmekseni
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—
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| abessive
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Iisalmettani
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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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Iisalmesi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iisalmesi
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—
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| gen.
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Iisalmesi
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| genitive
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Iisalmesi
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—
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| partitive
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Iisalmeasi
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—
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| inessive
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Iisalmessasi
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—
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| elative
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Iisalmestasi
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—
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| illative
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Iisalmeesi
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—
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| adessive
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Iisalmellasi
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—
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| ablative
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Iisalmeltasi
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—
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| allative
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Iisalmellesi
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—
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| essive
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Iisalmenasi
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—
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| translative
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Iisalmeksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Iisalmettasi
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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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Iisalmemme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iisalmemme
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—
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| gen.
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Iisalmemme
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| genitive
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Iisalmemme
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—
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| partitive
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Iisalmeamme
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—
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| inessive
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Iisalmessamme
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—
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| elative
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Iisalmestamme
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—
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| illative
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Iisalmeemme
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—
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| adessive
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Iisalmellamme
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—
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| ablative
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Iisalmeltamme
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—
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| allative
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Iisalmellemme
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—
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| essive
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Iisalmenamme
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—
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| translative
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Iisalmeksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Iisalmettamme
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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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Iisalmenne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iisalmenne
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—
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| gen.
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Iisalmenne
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| genitive
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Iisalmenne
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—
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| partitive
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Iisalmeanne
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—
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| inessive
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Iisalmessanne
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—
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| elative
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Iisalmestanne
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—
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| illative
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Iisalmeenne
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—
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| adessive
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Iisalmellanne
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—
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| ablative
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Iisalmeltanne
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—
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| allative
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Iisalmellenne
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—
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| essive
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Iisalmenanne
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—
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| translative
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Iisalmeksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Iisalmettanne
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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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Iisalmensa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iisalmensa
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—
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| gen.
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Iisalmensa
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| genitive
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Iisalmensa
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—
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| partitive
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Iisalmeaan
Iisalmeansa
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—
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| inessive
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Iisalmessaan
Iisalmessansa
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—
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| elative
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Iisalmestaan
Iisalmestansa
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—
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| illative
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Iisalmeensa
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—
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| adessive
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Iisalmellaan
Iisalmellansa
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—
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| ablative
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Iisalmeltaan
Iisalmeltansa
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—
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| allative
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Iisalmelleen
Iisalmellensa
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—
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| essive
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Iisalmenaan
Iisalmenansa
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—
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| translative
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Iisalmekseen
Iisalmeksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Iisalmettaan
Iisalmettansa
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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