Finnish
Etymology
A variant of Kaleva inspired by the Estonian epic Kalevipoeg.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑleʋi/, [ˈkɑ̝le̞ʋi]
- Rhymes: -ɑleʋi
- Syllabification(key): Ka‧le‧vi
- Hyphenation(key): Ka‧le‧vi
Proper noun
Kalevi
- a male given name
Declension
| Inflection of Kalevi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kalevi
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Kalevit
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| genitive
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Kalevin
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Kalevien
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| partitive
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Kalevia
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Kaleveja
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| illative
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Kaleviin
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Kaleveihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Kalevi
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Kalevit
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Kalevi
|
Kalevit
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| gen.
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Kalevin
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| genitive
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Kalevin
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Kalevien
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| partitive
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Kalevia
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Kaleveja
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| inessive
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Kalevissa
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Kaleveissa
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| elative
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Kalevista
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Kaleveista
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| illative
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Kaleviin
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Kaleveihin
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| adessive
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Kalevilla
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Kaleveilla
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| ablative
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Kalevilta
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Kaleveilta
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| allative
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Kaleville
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Kaleveille
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| essive
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Kalevina
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Kaleveina
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| translative
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Kaleviksi
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Kaleveiksi
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| abessive
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Kalevitta
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Kaleveitta
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| instructive
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—
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Kalevein
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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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Kalevini
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Kalevini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kalevini
|
Kalevini
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| gen.
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Kalevini
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| genitive
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Kalevini
|
Kalevieni
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| partitive
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Kaleviani
|
Kalevejani
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| inessive
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Kalevissani
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Kaleveissani
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| elative
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Kalevistani
|
Kaleveistani
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| illative
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Kaleviini
|
Kaleveihini
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| adessive
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Kalevillani
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Kaleveillani
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| ablative
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Kaleviltani
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Kaleveiltani
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| allative
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Kalevilleni
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Kaleveilleni
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| essive
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Kalevinani
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Kaleveinani
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| translative
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Kalevikseni
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Kaleveikseni
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| abessive
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Kalevittani
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Kaleveittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kaleveineni
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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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Kalevisi
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Kalevisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kalevisi
|
Kalevisi
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| gen.
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Kalevisi
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| genitive
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Kalevisi
|
Kaleviesi
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| partitive
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Kaleviasi
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Kalevejasi
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| inessive
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Kalevissasi
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Kaleveissasi
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| elative
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Kalevistasi
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Kaleveistasi
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| illative
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Kaleviisi
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Kaleveihisi
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| adessive
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Kalevillasi
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Kaleveillasi
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| ablative
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Kaleviltasi
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Kaleveiltasi
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| allative
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Kalevillesi
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Kaleveillesi
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| essive
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Kalevinasi
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Kaleveinasi
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| translative
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Kaleviksesi
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Kaleveiksesi
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| abessive
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Kalevittasi
|
Kaleveittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kaleveinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kalevimme
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Kalevimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kalevimme
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Kalevimme
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| gen.
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Kalevimme
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| genitive
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Kalevimme
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Kaleviemme
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| partitive
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Kaleviamme
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Kalevejamme
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| inessive
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Kalevissamme
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Kaleveissamme
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| elative
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Kalevistamme
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Kaleveistamme
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| illative
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Kaleviimme
|
Kaleveihimme
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| adessive
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Kalevillamme
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Kaleveillamme
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| ablative
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Kaleviltamme
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Kaleveiltamme
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| allative
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Kalevillemme
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Kaleveillemme
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| essive
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Kalevinamme
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Kaleveinamme
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| translative
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Kaleviksemme
|
Kaleveiksemme
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| abessive
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Kalevittamme
|
Kaleveittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Kaleveinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kalevinne
|
Kalevinne
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Kalevinne
|
Kalevinne
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| gen.
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Kalevinne
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| genitive
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Kalevinne
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Kalevienne
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| partitive
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Kalevianne
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Kalevejanne
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| inessive
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Kalevissanne
|
Kaleveissanne
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| elative
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Kalevistanne
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Kaleveistanne
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| illative
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Kaleviinne
|
Kaleveihinne
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| adessive
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Kalevillanne
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Kaleveillanne
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| ablative
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Kaleviltanne
|
Kaleveiltanne
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| allative
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Kalevillenne
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Kaleveillenne
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| essive
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Kalevinanne
|
Kaleveinanne
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| translative
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Kaleviksenne
|
Kaleveiksenne
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| abessive
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Kalevittanne
|
Kaleveittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Kaleveinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Kalevinsa
|
Kalevinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Kalevinsa
|
Kalevinsa
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| gen.
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Kalevinsa
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| genitive
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Kalevinsa
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Kaleviensa
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| partitive
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Kaleviaan
Kaleviansa
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Kalevejaan
Kalevejansa
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| inessive
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Kalevissaan
Kalevissansa
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Kaleveissaan
Kaleveissansa
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| elative
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Kalevistaan
Kalevistansa
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Kaleveistaan
Kaleveistansa
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| illative
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Kaleviinsa
|
Kaleveihinsa
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| adessive
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Kalevillaan
Kalevillansa
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Kaleveillaan
Kaleveillansa
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| ablative
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Kaleviltaan
Kaleviltansa
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Kaleveiltaan
Kaleveiltansa
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| allative
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Kalevilleen
Kalevillensa
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Kaleveilleen
Kaleveillensa
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| essive
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Kalevinaan
Kalevinansa
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Kaleveinaan
Kaleveinansa
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| translative
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Kalevikseen
Kaleviksensa
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Kaleveikseen
Kaleveiksensa
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| abessive
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Kalevittaan
Kalevittansa
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Kaleveittaan
Kaleveittansa
|
| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Kaleveineen
Kaleveinensa
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Statistics
- Kalevi is the 138th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 4,485 male individuals (and as a middle name to 86,300 more, making it more common as a middle name), and also belongs as a middle name to 9 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.