Finnish
Etymology
From kangas (“type of boreal forest”); from the region of Ostrobothnia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋːɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋːɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋːɑs
- Syllabification(key): Kan‧gas
- Hyphenation(key): Kan‧gas
Proper noun
Kangas
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Kangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)
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| nominative
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Kangas
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Kankaat
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| genitive
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Kankaan
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Kankaiden
Kankaitten
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| partitive
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Kangasta
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Kankaita
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| illative
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Kankaaseen
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Kankaisiin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kangas
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Kankaat
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kangas
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Kankaat
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| gen.
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Kankaan
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| genitive
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Kankaan
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Kankaiden
Kankaitten
Kangasten rare
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| partitive
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Kangasta
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Kankaita
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| inessive
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Kankaassa
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Kankaissa
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| elative
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Kankaasta
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Kankaista
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| illative
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Kankaaseen
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Kankaisiin
Kankaihin rare
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| adessive
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Kankaalla
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Kankailla
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| ablative
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Kankaalta
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Kankailta
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| allative
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Kankaalle
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Kankaille
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| essive
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Kankaana
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Kankaina
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| translative
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Kankaaksi
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Kankaiksi
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| abessive
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Kankaatta
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Kankaitta
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| instructive
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—
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Kankain
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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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Kankaani
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Kankaani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kankaani
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Kankaani
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| gen.
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Kankaani
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| genitive
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Kankaani
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Kankaideni
Kankaitteni
Kangasteni rare
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| partitive
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Kangastani
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Kankaitani
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| inessive
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Kankaassani
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Kankaissani
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| elative
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Kankaastani
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Kankaistani
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| illative
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Kankaaseeni
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Kankaisiini
Kankaihini rare
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| adessive
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Kankaallani
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Kankaillani
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| ablative
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Kankaaltani
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Kankailtani
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| allative
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Kankaalleni
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Kankailleni
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| essive
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Kankaanani
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Kankainani
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| translative
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Kankaakseni
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Kankaikseni
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| abessive
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Kankaattani
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Kankaittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kankaineni
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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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Kankaasi
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Kankaasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kankaasi
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Kankaasi
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| gen.
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Kankaasi
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| genitive
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Kankaasi
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Kankaidesi
Kankaittesi
Kangastesi rare
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| partitive
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Kangastasi
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Kankaitasi
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| inessive
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Kankaassasi
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Kankaissasi
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| elative
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Kankaastasi
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Kankaistasi
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| illative
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Kankaaseesi
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Kankaisiisi
Kankaihisi rare
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| adessive
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Kankaallasi
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Kankaillasi
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| ablative
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Kankaaltasi
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Kankailtasi
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| allative
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Kankaallesi
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Kankaillesi
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| essive
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Kankaanasi
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Kankainasi
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| translative
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Kankaaksesi
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Kankaiksesi
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| abessive
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Kankaattasi
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Kankaittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kankainesi
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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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Kankaamme
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Kankaamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kankaamme
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Kankaamme
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| gen.
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Kankaamme
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| genitive
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Kankaamme
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Kankaidemme
Kankaittemme
Kangastemme rare
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| partitive
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Kangastamme
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Kankaitamme
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| inessive
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Kankaassamme
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Kankaissamme
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| elative
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Kankaastamme
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Kankaistamme
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| illative
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Kankaaseemme
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Kankaisiimme
Kankaihimme rare
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| adessive
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Kankaallamme
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Kankaillamme
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| ablative
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Kankaaltamme
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Kankailtamme
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| allative
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Kankaallemme
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Kankaillemme
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| essive
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Kankaanamme
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Kankainamme
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| translative
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Kankaaksemme
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Kankaiksemme
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| abessive
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Kankaattamme
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Kankaittamme
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kankainemme
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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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Kankaanne
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Kankaanne
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Kankaanne
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Kankaanne
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| gen.
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Kankaanne
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| genitive
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Kankaanne
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Kankaidenne
Kankaittenne
Kangastenne rare
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| partitive
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Kangastanne
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Kankaitanne
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| inessive
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Kankaassanne
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Kankaissanne
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| elative
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Kankaastanne
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Kankaistanne
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| illative
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Kankaaseenne
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Kankaisiinne
Kankaihinne rare
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| adessive
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Kankaallanne
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Kankaillanne
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| ablative
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Kankaaltanne
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Kankailtanne
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| allative
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Kankaallenne
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Kankaillenne
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| essive
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Kankaananne
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Kankainanne
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| translative
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Kankaaksenne
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Kankaiksenne
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| abessive
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Kankaattanne
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Kankaittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Kankainenne
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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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Kankaansa
|
Kankaansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kankaansa
|
Kankaansa
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| gen.
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Kankaansa
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| genitive
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Kankaansa
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Kankaidensa
Kankaittensa
Kangastensa rare
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| partitive
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Kangastaan
Kangastansa
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Kankaitaan
Kankaitansa
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| inessive
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Kankaassaan
Kankaassansa
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Kankaissaan
Kankaissansa
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| elative
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Kankaastaan
Kankaastansa
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Kankaistaan
Kankaistansa
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| illative
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Kankaaseensa
|
Kankaisiinsa
Kankaihinsa rare
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| adessive
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Kankaallaan
Kankaallansa
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Kankaillaan
Kankaillansa
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| ablative
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Kankaaltaan
Kankaaltansa
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Kankailtaan
Kankailtansa
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| allative
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Kankaalleen
Kankaallensa
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Kankailleen
Kankaillensa
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| essive
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Kankaanaan
Kankaanansa
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Kankainaan
Kankainansa
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| translative
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Kankaakseen
Kankaaksensa
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Kankaikseen
Kankaiksensa
|
| abessive
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Kankaattaan
Kankaattansa
|
Kankaittaan
Kankaittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Kankaineen
Kankainensa
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Statistics
- Kangas is the 106th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 5,825 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.