Finnish
Etymology
A diminutive of Konstantin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkostiɑn/, [ˈko̞s̠tiɑ̝n]
- Rhymes: -ostiɑn
- Syllabification(key): Kos‧ti‧an
- Hyphenation(key): Kos‧ti‧an
Proper noun
Kostian
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Kostian (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kostian
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Kostianit
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| genitive
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Kostianin
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Kostianien
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| partitive
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Kostiania
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Kostianeja
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| illative
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Kostianiin
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Kostianeihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Kostian
|
Kostianit
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kostian
|
Kostianit
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| gen.
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Kostianin
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| genitive
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Kostianin
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Kostianien
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| partitive
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Kostiania
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Kostianeja
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| inessive
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Kostianissa
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Kostianeissa
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| elative
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Kostianista
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Kostianeista
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| illative
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Kostianiin
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Kostianeihin
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| adessive
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Kostianilla
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Kostianeilla
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| ablative
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Kostianilta
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Kostianeilta
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| allative
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Kostianille
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Kostianeille
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| essive
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Kostianina
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Kostianeina
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| translative
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Kostianiksi
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Kostianeiksi
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| abessive
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Kostianitta
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Kostianeitta
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| instructive
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—
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Kostianein
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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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Kostianini
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Kostianini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kostianini
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Kostianini
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| gen.
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Kostianini
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| genitive
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Kostianini
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Kostianieni
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| partitive
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Kostianiani
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Kostianejani
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| inessive
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Kostianissani
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Kostianeissani
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| elative
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Kostianistani
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Kostianeistani
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| illative
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Kostianiini
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Kostianeihini
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| adessive
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Kostianillani
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Kostianeillani
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| ablative
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Kostianiltani
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Kostianeiltani
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| allative
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Kostianilleni
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Kostianeilleni
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| essive
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Kostianinani
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Kostianeinani
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| translative
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Kostianikseni
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Kostianeikseni
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| abessive
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Kostianittani
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Kostianeittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Kostianeineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kostianisi
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Kostianisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kostianisi
|
Kostianisi
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| gen.
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Kostianisi
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| genitive
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Kostianisi
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Kostianiesi
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| partitive
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Kostianiasi
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Kostianejasi
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| inessive
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Kostianissasi
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Kostianeissasi
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| elative
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Kostianistasi
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Kostianeistasi
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| illative
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Kostianiisi
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Kostianeihisi
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| adessive
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Kostianillasi
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Kostianeillasi
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| ablative
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Kostianiltasi
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Kostianeiltasi
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| allative
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Kostianillesi
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Kostianeillesi
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| essive
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Kostianinasi
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Kostianeinasi
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| translative
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Kostianiksesi
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Kostianeiksesi
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| abessive
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Kostianittasi
|
Kostianeittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Kostianeinesi
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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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Kostianimme
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Kostianimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kostianimme
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Kostianimme
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| gen.
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Kostianimme
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| genitive
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Kostianimme
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Kostianiemme
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| partitive
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Kostianiamme
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Kostianejamme
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| inessive
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Kostianissamme
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Kostianeissamme
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| elative
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Kostianistamme
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Kostianeistamme
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| illative
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Kostianiimme
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Kostianeihimme
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| adessive
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Kostianillamme
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Kostianeillamme
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| ablative
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Kostianiltamme
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Kostianeiltamme
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| allative
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Kostianillemme
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Kostianeillemme
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| essive
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Kostianinamme
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Kostianeinamme
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| translative
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Kostianiksemme
|
Kostianeiksemme
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| abessive
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Kostianittamme
|
Kostianeittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kostianeinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Kostianinne
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Kostianinne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kostianinne
|
Kostianinne
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| gen.
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Kostianinne
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| genitive
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Kostianinne
|
Kostianienne
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| partitive
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Kostianianne
|
Kostianejanne
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| inessive
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Kostianissanne
|
Kostianeissanne
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| elative
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Kostianistanne
|
Kostianeistanne
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| illative
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Kostianiinne
|
Kostianeihinne
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| adessive
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Kostianillanne
|
Kostianeillanne
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| ablative
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Kostianiltanne
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Kostianeiltanne
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| allative
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Kostianillenne
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Kostianeillenne
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| essive
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Kostianinanne
|
Kostianeinanne
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| translative
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Kostianiksenne
|
Kostianeiksenne
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| abessive
|
Kostianittanne
|
Kostianeittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kostianeinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Kostianinsa
|
Kostianinsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Kostianinsa
|
Kostianinsa
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| gen.
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Kostianinsa
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| genitive
|
Kostianinsa
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Kostianiensa
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| partitive
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Kostianiaan
Kostianiansa
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Kostianejaan
Kostianejansa
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| inessive
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Kostianissaan
Kostianissansa
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Kostianeissaan
Kostianeissansa
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| elative
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Kostianistaan
Kostianistansa
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Kostianeistaan
Kostianeistansa
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| illative
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Kostianiinsa
|
Kostianeihinsa
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| adessive
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Kostianillaan
Kostianillansa
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Kostianeillaan
Kostianeillansa
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| ablative
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Kostianiltaan
Kostianiltansa
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Kostianeiltaan
Kostianeiltansa
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| allative
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Kostianilleen
Kostianillensa
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Kostianeilleen
Kostianeillensa
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| essive
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Kostianinaan
Kostianinansa
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Kostianeinaan
Kostianeinansa
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| translative
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Kostianikseen
Kostianiksensa
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Kostianeikseen
Kostianeiksensa
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| abessive
|
Kostianittaan
Kostianittansa
|
Kostianeittaan
Kostianeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Kostianeineen
Kostianeinensa
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Derived terms
Statistics
- Kostian is the 5906th (tied with 48 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 117 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.