Finnish
Etymology
karhu + saari. Sense "Bear Island" in Svalbard is a calque of Dutch Bereneiland.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrhuˌsɑːri/, [ˈkɑ̝rhuˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
- Rhymes: -ɑːri
- Syllabification(key): Kar‧hu‧saa‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): Karhu‧saari
Proper noun
Karhusaari
- a Finnish surname
- Bear Island (an island of Svalbard, Norway)
- a neighborhood of Helsinki
Declension
| Inflection of Karhusaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Karhusaari
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Karhusaaret
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| genitive
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Karhusaaren
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Karhusaarten
Karhusaarien
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| partitive
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Karhusaarta
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Karhusaaria
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| illative
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Karhusaareen
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Karhusaariin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Karhusaari
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Karhusaaret
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| accusative
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nom.
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Karhusaari
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Karhusaaret
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| gen.
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Karhusaaren
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| genitive
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Karhusaaren
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Karhusaarten
Karhusaarien
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| partitive
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Karhusaarta
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Karhusaaria
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| inessive
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Karhusaaressa
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Karhusaarissa
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| elative
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Karhusaaresta
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Karhusaarista
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| illative
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Karhusaareen
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Karhusaariin
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| adessive
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Karhusaarella
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Karhusaarilla
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| ablative
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Karhusaarelta
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Karhusaarilta
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| allative
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Karhusaarelle
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Karhusaarille
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| essive
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Karhusaarena
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Karhusaarina
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| translative
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Karhusaareksi
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Karhusaariksi
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| abessive
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Karhusaaretta
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Karhusaaritta
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| instructive
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—
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Karhusaarin
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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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Karhusaareni
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Karhusaareni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Karhusaareni
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Karhusaareni
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| gen.
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Karhusaareni
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| genitive
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Karhusaareni
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Karhusaarteni
Karhusaarieni
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| partitive
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Karhusaartani
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Karhusaariani
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| inessive
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Karhusaaressani
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Karhusaarissani
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| elative
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Karhusaarestani
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Karhusaaristani
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| illative
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Karhusaareeni
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Karhusaariini
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| adessive
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Karhusaarellani
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Karhusaarillani
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| ablative
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Karhusaareltani
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Karhusaariltani
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| allative
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Karhusaarelleni
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Karhusaarilleni
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| essive
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Karhusaarenani
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Karhusaarinani
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| translative
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Karhusaarekseni
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Karhusaarikseni
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| abessive
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Karhusaarettani
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Karhusaarittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Karhusaarineni
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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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Karhusaaresi
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Karhusaaresi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Karhusaaresi
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Karhusaaresi
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| gen.
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Karhusaaresi
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| genitive
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Karhusaaresi
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Karhusaartesi
Karhusaariesi
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| partitive
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Karhusaartasi
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Karhusaariasi
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| inessive
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Karhusaaressasi
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Karhusaarissasi
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| elative
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Karhusaarestasi
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Karhusaaristasi
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| illative
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Karhusaareesi
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Karhusaariisi
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| adessive
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Karhusaarellasi
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Karhusaarillasi
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| ablative
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Karhusaareltasi
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Karhusaariltasi
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| allative
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Karhusaarellesi
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Karhusaarillesi
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| essive
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Karhusaarenasi
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Karhusaarinasi
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| translative
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Karhusaareksesi
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Karhusaariksesi
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| abessive
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Karhusaarettasi
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Karhusaarittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Karhusaarinesi
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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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Karhusaaremme
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Karhusaaremme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Karhusaaremme
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Karhusaaremme
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| gen.
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Karhusaaremme
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| genitive
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Karhusaaremme
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Karhusaartemme
Karhusaariemme
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| partitive
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Karhusaartamme
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Karhusaariamme
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| inessive
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Karhusaaressamme
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Karhusaarissamme
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| elative
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Karhusaarestamme
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Karhusaaristamme
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| illative
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Karhusaareemme
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Karhusaariimme
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| adessive
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Karhusaarellamme
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Karhusaarillamme
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| ablative
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Karhusaareltamme
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Karhusaariltamme
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| allative
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Karhusaarellemme
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Karhusaarillemme
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| essive
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Karhusaarenamme
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Karhusaarinamme
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| translative
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Karhusaareksemme
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Karhusaariksemme
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| abessive
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Karhusaarettamme
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Karhusaarittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Karhusaarinemme
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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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Karhusaarenne
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Karhusaarenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Karhusaarenne
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Karhusaarenne
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| gen.
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Karhusaarenne
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| genitive
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Karhusaarenne
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Karhusaartenne
Karhusaarienne
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| partitive
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Karhusaartanne
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Karhusaarianne
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| inessive
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Karhusaaressanne
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Karhusaarissanne
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| elative
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Karhusaarestanne
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Karhusaaristanne
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| illative
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Karhusaareenne
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Karhusaariinne
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| adessive
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Karhusaarellanne
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Karhusaarillanne
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| ablative
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Karhusaareltanne
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Karhusaariltanne
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| allative
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Karhusaarellenne
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Karhusaarillenne
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| essive
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Karhusaarenanne
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Karhusaarinanne
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| translative
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Karhusaareksenne
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Karhusaariksenne
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| abessive
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Karhusaarettanne
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Karhusaarittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Karhusaarinenne
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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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Karhusaarensa
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Karhusaarensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Karhusaarensa
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Karhusaarensa
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| gen.
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Karhusaarensa
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| genitive
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Karhusaarensa
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Karhusaartensa
Karhusaariensa
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| partitive
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Karhusaartaan
Karhusaartansa
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Karhusaariaan
Karhusaariansa
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| inessive
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Karhusaaressaan
Karhusaaressansa
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Karhusaarissaan
Karhusaarissansa
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| elative
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Karhusaarestaan
Karhusaarestansa
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Karhusaaristaan
Karhusaaristansa
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| illative
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Karhusaareensa
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Karhusaariinsa
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| adessive
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Karhusaarellaan
Karhusaarellansa
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Karhusaarillaan
Karhusaarillansa
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| ablative
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Karhusaareltaan
Karhusaareltansa
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Karhusaariltaan
Karhusaariltansa
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| allative
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Karhusaarelleen
Karhusaarellensa
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Karhusaarilleen
Karhusaarillensa
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| essive
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Karhusaarenaan
Karhusaarenansa
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Karhusaarinaan
Karhusaarinansa
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| translative
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Karhusaarekseen
Karhusaareksensa
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Karhusaarikseen
Karhusaariksensa
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| abessive
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Karhusaarettaan
Karhusaarettansa
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Karhusaarittaan
Karhusaarittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Karhusaarineen
Karhusaarinensa
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
Statistics
- The surname Karhusaari belongs to 99 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.