Finnish
Etymology
Possibly from Sami (compare Northern Sami gávva). If so, originally the name for a nearby bay.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑːʋi/, [ˈkɑ̝ːʋi]
- Rhymes: -ɑːʋi
- Syllabification(key): Kaa‧vi
- Hyphenation(key): Kaa‧vi
Proper noun
Kaavi
- a 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 Kaavi" is Kaavilla.
| Inflection of Kaavi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kaavi
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—
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| genitive
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Kaavin
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—
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| partitive
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Kaavia
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—
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| illative
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Kaaviin
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kaavi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaavi
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—
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| gen.
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Kaavin
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| genitive
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Kaavin
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—
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| partitive
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Kaavia
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—
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| inessive
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Kaavissa
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—
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| elative
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Kaavista
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—
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| illative
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Kaaviin
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—
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| adessive
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Kaavilla
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—
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| ablative
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Kaavilta
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—
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| allative
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Kaaville
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—
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| essive
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Kaavina
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—
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| translative
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Kaaviksi
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—
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| abessive
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Kaavitta
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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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Kaavini
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaavini
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—
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| gen.
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Kaavini
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| genitive
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Kaavini
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—
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| partitive
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Kaaviani
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—
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| inessive
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Kaavissani
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—
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| elative
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Kaavistani
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—
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| illative
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Kaaviini
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—
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| adessive
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Kaavillani
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—
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| ablative
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Kaaviltani
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—
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| allative
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Kaavilleni
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—
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| essive
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Kaavinani
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—
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| translative
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Kaavikseni
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—
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| abessive
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Kaavittani
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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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Kaavisi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaavisi
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—
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| gen.
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Kaavisi
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| genitive
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Kaavisi
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—
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| partitive
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Kaaviasi
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—
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| inessive
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Kaavissasi
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—
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| elative
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Kaavistasi
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—
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| illative
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Kaaviisi
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—
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| adessive
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Kaavillasi
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—
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| ablative
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Kaaviltasi
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—
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| allative
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Kaavillesi
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—
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| essive
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Kaavinasi
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—
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| translative
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Kaaviksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Kaavittasi
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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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Kaavimme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaavimme
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—
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| gen.
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Kaavimme
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| genitive
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Kaavimme
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—
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| partitive
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Kaaviamme
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—
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| inessive
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Kaavissamme
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—
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| elative
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Kaavistamme
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—
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| illative
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Kaaviimme
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—
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| adessive
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Kaavillamme
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—
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| ablative
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Kaaviltamme
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—
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| allative
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Kaavillemme
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—
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| essive
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Kaavinamme
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—
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| translative
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Kaaviksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Kaavittamme
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—
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| instructive
|
—
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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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Kaavinne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaavinne
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—
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| gen.
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Kaavinne
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| genitive
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Kaavinne
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—
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| partitive
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Kaavianne
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—
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| inessive
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Kaavissanne
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—
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| elative
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Kaavistanne
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—
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| illative
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Kaaviinne
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—
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| adessive
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Kaavillanne
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—
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| ablative
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Kaaviltanne
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—
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| allative
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Kaavillenne
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—
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| essive
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Kaavinanne
|
—
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| translative
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Kaaviksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Kaavittanne
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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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Kaavinsa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaavinsa
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—
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| gen.
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Kaavinsa
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| genitive
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Kaavinsa
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—
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| partitive
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Kaaviaan
Kaaviansa
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—
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| inessive
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Kaavissaan
Kaavissansa
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—
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| elative
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Kaavistaan
Kaavistansa
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—
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| illative
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Kaaviinsa
|
—
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| adessive
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Kaavillaan
Kaavillansa
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—
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| ablative
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Kaaviltaan
Kaaviltansa
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—
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| allative
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Kaavilleen
Kaavillensa
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—
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| essive
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Kaavinaan
Kaavinansa
|
—
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| translative
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Kaavikseen
Kaaviksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Kaavittaan
Kaavittansa
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—
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| instructive
|
—
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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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