English
Etymology
From Bengali কলকাতা (kolkata); further etymology disputed. More on the Wikipedia page.
Pronunciation
- (Indic) IPA(key): /kolˈka𐞁t̪a/, (spelling pronunciation) /-ʈa/
- (UK) IPA(key): /kɒlˈkɑːtə/, /kɔːlˈkɑːtə/
- (US) IPA(key): /kolˈkɑtə/
Proper noun
Kolkata
- The capital city of West Bengal, India, formerly known in English as Calcutta.
Synonyms
Translations
- Arabic: كَالْكُوتَا f (kalkūtā), كَلْكَتَا f (kalkatā)
- Armenian: Կալկաթա (hy) (Kalkatʻa)
- Assamese: কলিকতা (kolikota)
- Bengali: কলকাতা (bn) (kolkata), কলিকাতা (bn) (kolikata)
- Bulgarian: Колка́та f (Kolkáta), Калку́та f (Kalkúta)
- Chakma: 𑄇𑄧𑄣𑄨𑄇𑄖 (kalikātā)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 加爾各答 / 加尔各答 (zh) (Jiā'ěrgèdá)
- Chittagonian: hoilhata
- Czech: Kalkata (cs) f
- Dutch: Calcutta (nl) n
- Esperanto: Kolkato, Kalkato
- Farefare: Kolkata
- Finnish: Kolkata
- German: Kalkutta (de)
- Greek: Καλκούτα (el) f (Kalkoúta)
- Gujarati: કોલકાતા (kolkātā)
- Hindi: कोलकाता (hi) (kolkātā), कलकत्ता (hi) m (kalkattā)
- Irish: Calcúta m
- Japanese: カルカッタ (Karukatta), コルカタ (Korukata)
- Kannada: ಕೊಲ್ಕತ್ತ (kn) (kolkatta)
- Korean: 캘커타 (Kaelkeota), 콜카타 (Kolkata)
- Macedonian: Колка́та f (Kolkáta), Калку́та f (Kalkúta)
- Malayalam: കൊൽക്കത്ത (kolkkatta)
- Marathi: कोलकाता (kolkātā), कलकत्ता (kalkattā)
- Odia: କଲିକତା (or) (kalikatā)
- Persian: کلکته (fa) (kolkata)
- Portuguese: Calcutá f
- Punjabi: ਕੋਲਕਾਤਾ (kolkātā)
- Rohingya: please add this translation if you can
- Russian: Кальку́тта (ru) f (Kalʹkútta), Ко́лката (ru) f (Kólkata)
- Santali: ᱠᱚᱞᱠᱟᱛᱟ (kôlkata)
- Spanish: Calcuta (es)
- Sylheti: ꠇꠟꠤꠇꠣꠔꠣ (xolikata)
- Tamil: கொல்கத்தா (kolkattā)
- Telugu: కోల్కాతా (kōlkātā), కోల్కతా (kōlkatā), కోల్కత (kōlkata), కోలకతా (kōlakatā)
- Turkish: Kalküta
- Urdu: کلکتہ (kalkattā), کولکاتا (kolkātā)
- Uyghur: كولكاتا (kolkata)
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Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English Kolkata.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkolkɑtɑ/, [ˈko̞lkɑ̝t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -olkɑtɑ
- Syllabification(key): Kol‧ka‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): Kol‧ka‧ta
Proper noun
Kolkata
- Kolkata (the capital city of West Bengal, India)
Usage notes
The former Finnish name Kalkutta is still widely used and is considered acceptable in Finnish.
Declension
| Inflection of Kolkata (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kolkata
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| genitive
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Kolkatan
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| partitive
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Kolkataa
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| illative
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Kolkataan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kolkata
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kolkata
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—
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| gen.
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Kolkatan
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| genitive
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Kolkatan
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—
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| partitive
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Kolkataa
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| inessive
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Kolkatassa
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| elative
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Kolkatasta
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| illative
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Kolkataan
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—
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| adessive
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Kolkatalla
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| ablative
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Kolkatalta
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| allative
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Kolkatalle
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| essive
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Kolkatana
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—
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| translative
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Kolkataksi
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| abessive
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Kolkatatta
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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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Kolkatani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kolkatani
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| gen.
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Kolkatani
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| genitive
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Kolkatani
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—
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| partitive
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Kolkataani
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—
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| inessive
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Kolkatassani
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—
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| elative
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Kolkatastani
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—
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| illative
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Kolkataani
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| adessive
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Kolkatallani
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—
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| ablative
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Kolkataltani
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—
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| allative
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Kolkatalleni
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| essive
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Kolkatanani
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—
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| translative
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Kolkatakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Kolkatattani
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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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Kolkatasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kolkatasi
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—
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| gen.
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Kolkatasi
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| genitive
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Kolkatasi
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—
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| partitive
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Kolkataasi
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—
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| inessive
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Kolkatassasi
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—
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| elative
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Kolkatastasi
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—
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| illative
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Kolkataasi
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—
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| adessive
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Kolkatallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Kolkataltasi
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—
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| allative
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Kolkatallesi
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—
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| essive
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Kolkatanasi
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—
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| translative
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Kolkataksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Kolkatattasi
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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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Kolkatamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kolkatamme
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—
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| gen.
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Kolkatamme
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| genitive
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Kolkatamme
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—
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| partitive
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Kolkataamme
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| inessive
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Kolkatassamme
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—
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| elative
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Kolkatastamme
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—
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| illative
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Kolkataamme
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—
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| adessive
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Kolkatallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Kolkataltamme
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—
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| allative
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Kolkatallemme
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—
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| essive
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Kolkatanamme
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—
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| translative
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Kolkataksemme
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| abessive
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Kolkatattamme
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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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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kolkatanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kolkatanne
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—
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| gen.
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Kolkatanne
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| genitive
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Kolkatanne
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—
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| partitive
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Kolkataanne
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—
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| inessive
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Kolkatassanne
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—
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| elative
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Kolkatastanne
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—
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| illative
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Kolkataanne
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—
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| adessive
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Kolkatallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Kolkataltanne
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—
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| allative
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Kolkatallenne
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—
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| essive
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Kolkatananne
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—
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| translative
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Kolkataksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Kolkatattanne
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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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Kolkatansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kolkatansa
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—
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| gen.
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Kolkatansa
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| genitive
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Kolkatansa
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—
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| partitive
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Kolkataansa
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—
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| inessive
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Kolkatassaan
Kolkatassansa
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—
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| elative
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Kolkatastaan
Kolkatastansa
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—
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| illative
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Kolkataansa
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—
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| adessive
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Kolkatallaan
Kolkatallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Kolkataltaan
Kolkataltansa
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—
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| allative
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Kolkatalleen
Kolkatallensa
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—
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| essive
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Kolkatanaan
Kolkatanansa
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—
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| translative
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Kolkatakseen
Kolkataksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Kolkatattaan
Kolkatattansa
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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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