English
Etymology
From Finnish Kainuu.
Proper noun
Kainuu
- A region of Finland.
Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. In some way related to Old Norse kvenir and Russian каяний (kajanij), каянский (kajanskij) (whence Kajaani and Swedish Kajanaland).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯nuː/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯nuː]
- Rhymes: -ɑinuː
- Syllabification(key): Kai‧nuu
- Hyphenation(key): Kai‧nuu
Proper noun
Kainuu
- a region in eastern Finland
- Synonym: Nälkämaa
- Kalix (town in Norrbotten County, Sweden)
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kainuu" is Kainuussa.
| Inflection of Kainuu (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kainuu
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—
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| genitive
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Kainuun
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—
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| partitive
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Kainuuta
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—
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| illative
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Kainuuseen
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kainuu
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kainuu
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—
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| gen.
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Kainuun
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| genitive
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Kainuun
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—
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| partitive
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Kainuuta
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| inessive
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Kainuussa
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—
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| elative
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Kainuusta
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—
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| illative
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Kainuuseen
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—
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| adessive
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Kainuulla
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—
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| ablative
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Kainuulta
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—
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| allative
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Kainuulle
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—
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| essive
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Kainuuna
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—
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| translative
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Kainuuksi
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—
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| abessive
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Kainuutta
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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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Kainuuni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kainuuni
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—
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| gen.
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Kainuuni
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| genitive
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Kainuuni
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—
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| partitive
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Kainuutani
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—
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| inessive
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Kainuussani
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—
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| elative
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Kainuustani
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—
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| illative
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Kainuuseeni
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—
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| adessive
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Kainuullani
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—
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| ablative
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Kainuultani
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—
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| allative
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Kainuulleni
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—
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| essive
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Kainuunani
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—
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| translative
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Kainuukseni
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—
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| abessive
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Kainuuttani
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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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Kainuusi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kainuusi
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—
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| gen.
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Kainuusi
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| genitive
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Kainuusi
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—
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| partitive
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Kainuutasi
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—
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| inessive
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Kainuussasi
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—
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| elative
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Kainuustasi
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—
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| illative
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Kainuuseesi
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—
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| adessive
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Kainuullasi
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—
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| ablative
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Kainuultasi
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—
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| allative
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Kainuullesi
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—
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| essive
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Kainuunasi
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—
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| translative
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Kainuuksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Kainuuttasi
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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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Kainuumme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kainuumme
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—
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| gen.
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Kainuumme
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| genitive
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Kainuumme
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—
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| partitive
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Kainuutamme
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—
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| inessive
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Kainuussamme
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—
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| elative
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Kainuustamme
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—
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| illative
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Kainuuseemme
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—
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| adessive
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Kainuullamme
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—
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| ablative
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Kainuultamme
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—
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| allative
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Kainuullemme
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—
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| essive
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Kainuunamme
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—
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| translative
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Kainuuksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Kainuuttamme
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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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Kainuunne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kainuunne
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—
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| gen.
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Kainuunne
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| genitive
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Kainuunne
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—
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| partitive
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Kainuutanne
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—
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| inessive
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Kainuussanne
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—
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| elative
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Kainuustanne
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—
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| illative
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Kainuuseenne
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—
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| adessive
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Kainuullanne
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—
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| ablative
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Kainuultanne
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—
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| allative
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Kainuullenne
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—
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| essive
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Kainuunanne
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—
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| translative
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Kainuuksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Kainuuttanne
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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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Kainuunsa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kainuunsa
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—
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| gen.
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Kainuunsa
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| genitive
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Kainuunsa
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—
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| partitive
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Kainuutaan
Kainuutansa
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—
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| inessive
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Kainuussaan
Kainuussansa
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—
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| elative
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Kainuustaan
Kainuustansa
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—
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| illative
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Kainuuseensa
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—
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| adessive
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Kainuullaan
Kainuullansa
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—
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| ablative
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Kainuultaan
Kainuultansa
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—
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| allative
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Kainuulleen
Kainuullensa
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—
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| essive
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Kainuunaan
Kainuunansa
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—
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| translative
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Kainuukseen
Kainuuksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Kainuuttaan
Kainuuttansa
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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
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