Finnish
Etymology
Kaust- + -inen, from the name of a local farm or holding Kausta around which the town has grown, which in turn is possibly from Old Norse Gautstafr or possibly from the gaust- seen in some Germanic names such as Middle High German Gaustrich, Gausthelm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯stinen/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯s̠tine̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑustinen
- Syllabification(key): Kaus‧ti‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): Kaus‧ti‧nen
Proper noun
Kaustinen
- a municipality of Central Ostrobothnia, Finland; known for its international folk music festival.
- a Finnish surname
- The Finnish name of the cartoon character Woodstock from Charles M. Schulz's Peanuts.
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kaustinen" is Kaustisella. Unlike many placenames ending with -inen, Kaustinen is inflected in the singular.
| Inflection of Kaustinen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kaustinen
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Kaustiset
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| genitive
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Kaustisen
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Kaustisten
Kaustisien
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| partitive
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Kaustista
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Kaustisia
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| illative
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Kaustiseen
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Kaustisiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kaustinen
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Kaustiset
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaustinen
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Kaustiset
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| gen.
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Kaustisen
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| genitive
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Kaustisen
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Kaustisten
Kaustisien
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| partitive
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Kaustista
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Kaustisia
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| inessive
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Kaustisessa
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Kaustisissa
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| elative
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Kaustisesta
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Kaustisista
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| illative
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Kaustiseen
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Kaustisiin
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| adessive
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Kaustisella
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Kaustisilla
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| ablative
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Kaustiselta
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Kaustisilta
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| allative
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Kaustiselle
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Kaustisille
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| essive
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Kaustisena
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Kaustisina
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| translative
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Kaustiseksi
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Kaustisiksi
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| abessive
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Kaustisetta
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Kaustisitta
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| instructive
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—
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Kaustisin
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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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Kaustiseni
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Kaustiseni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaustiseni
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Kaustiseni
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| gen.
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Kaustiseni
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| genitive
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Kaustiseni
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Kaustisteni
Kaustisieni
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| partitive
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Kaustistani
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Kaustisiani
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| inessive
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Kaustisessani
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Kaustisissani
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| elative
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Kaustisestani
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Kaustisistani
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| illative
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Kaustiseeni
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Kaustisiini
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| adessive
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Kaustisellani
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Kaustisillani
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| ablative
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Kaustiseltani
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Kaustisiltani
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| allative
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Kaustiselleni
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Kaustisilleni
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| essive
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Kaustisenani
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Kaustisinani
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| translative
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Kaustisekseni
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Kaustisikseni
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| abessive
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Kaustisettani
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Kaustisittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kaustisineni
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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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Kaustisesi
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Kaustisesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaustisesi
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Kaustisesi
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| gen.
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Kaustisesi
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| genitive
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Kaustisesi
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Kaustistesi
Kaustisiesi
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| partitive
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Kaustistasi
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Kaustisiasi
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| inessive
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Kaustisessasi
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Kaustisissasi
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| elative
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Kaustisestasi
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Kaustisistasi
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| illative
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Kaustiseesi
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Kaustisiisi
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| adessive
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Kaustisellasi
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Kaustisillasi
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| ablative
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Kaustiseltasi
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Kaustisiltasi
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| allative
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Kaustisellesi
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Kaustisillesi
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| essive
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Kaustisenasi
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Kaustisinasi
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| translative
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Kaustiseksesi
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Kaustisiksesi
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| abessive
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Kaustisettasi
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Kaustisittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kaustisinesi
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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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Kaustisemme
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Kaustisemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaustisemme
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Kaustisemme
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| gen.
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Kaustisemme
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| genitive
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Kaustisemme
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Kaustistemme
Kaustisiemme
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| partitive
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Kaustistamme
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Kaustisiamme
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| inessive
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Kaustisessamme
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Kaustisissamme
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| elative
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Kaustisestamme
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Kaustisistamme
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| illative
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Kaustiseemme
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Kaustisiimme
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| adessive
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Kaustisellamme
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Kaustisillamme
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| ablative
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Kaustiseltamme
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Kaustisiltamme
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| allative
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Kaustisellemme
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Kaustisillemme
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| essive
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Kaustisenamme
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Kaustisinamme
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| translative
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Kaustiseksemme
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Kaustisiksemme
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| abessive
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Kaustisettamme
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Kaustisittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kaustisinemme
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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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Kaustisenne
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Kaustisenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaustisenne
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Kaustisenne
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| gen.
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Kaustisenne
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| genitive
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Kaustisenne
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Kaustistenne
Kaustisienne
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| partitive
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Kaustistanne
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Kaustisianne
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| inessive
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Kaustisessanne
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Kaustisissanne
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| elative
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Kaustisestanne
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Kaustisistanne
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| illative
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Kaustiseenne
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Kaustisiinne
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| adessive
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Kaustisellanne
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Kaustisillanne
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| ablative
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Kaustiseltanne
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Kaustisiltanne
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| allative
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Kaustisellenne
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Kaustisillenne
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| essive
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Kaustisenanne
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Kaustisinanne
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| translative
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Kaustiseksenne
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Kaustisiksenne
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| abessive
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Kaustisettanne
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Kaustisittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kaustisinenne
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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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Kaustisensa
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Kaustisensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kaustisensa
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Kaustisensa
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| gen.
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Kaustisensa
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| genitive
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Kaustisensa
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Kaustistensa
Kaustisiensa
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| partitive
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Kaustistaan
Kaustistansa
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Kaustisiaan
Kaustisiansa
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| inessive
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Kaustisessaan
Kaustisessansa
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Kaustisissaan
Kaustisissansa
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| elative
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Kaustisestaan
Kaustisestansa
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Kaustisistaan
Kaustisistansa
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| illative
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Kaustiseensa
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Kaustisiinsa
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| adessive
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Kaustisellaan
Kaustisellansa
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Kaustisillaan
Kaustisillansa
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| ablative
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Kaustiseltaan
Kaustiseltansa
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Kaustisiltaan
Kaustisiltansa
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| allative
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Kaustiselleen
Kaustisellensa
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Kaustisilleen
Kaustisillensa
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| essive
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Kaustisenaan
Kaustisenansa
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Kaustisinaan
Kaustisinansa
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| translative
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Kaustisekseen
Kaustiseksensa
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Kaustisikseen
Kaustisiksensa
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| abessive
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Kaustisettaan
Kaustisettansa
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Kaustisittaan
Kaustisittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kaustisineen
Kaustisinensa
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Derived terms
Statistics
- The surname Kaustinen belongs to 226 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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