Finnish
Etymology
From the Swedish royal name Gustaf, Gustav. The town (formerly named Kivimaa) was renamed to its current name in 1897 to match the name of its church, which had been named after Gustav III (the king of Sweden and still Finland at the time, in 1783).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkustɑʋi/, [ˈkus̠tɑ̝ʋi]
- Rhymes: -ustɑʋi
- Syllabification(key): Kus‧ta‧vi
- Hyphenation(key): Kus‧ta‧vi
Proper noun
Kustavi
- a municipality of Southwest Finland
- (rare as a first name) a male given name
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kustavi" is Kustavissa.
| Inflection of Kustavi (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Kustavi
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Kustavit
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| genitive
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Kustavin
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Kustavien
Kustaveiden
Kustaveitten
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| partitive
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Kustavia
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Kustaveita
Kustaveja
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| illative
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Kustaviin
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Kustaveihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Kustavi
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Kustavit
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kustavi
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Kustavit
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| gen.
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Kustavin
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| genitive
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Kustavin
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Kustavien
Kustaveiden
Kustaveitten
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| partitive
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Kustavia
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Kustaveita
Kustaveja
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| inessive
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Kustavissa
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Kustaveissa
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| elative
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Kustavista
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Kustaveista
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| illative
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Kustaviin
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Kustaveihin
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| adessive
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Kustavilla
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Kustaveilla
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| ablative
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Kustavilta
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Kustaveilta
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| allative
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Kustaville
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Kustaveille
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| essive
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Kustavina
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Kustaveina
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| translative
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Kustaviksi
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Kustaveiksi
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| abessive
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Kustavitta
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Kustaveitta
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| instructive
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—
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Kustavein
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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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Kustavini
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Kustavini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kustavini
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Kustavini
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| gen.
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Kustavini
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| genitive
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Kustavini
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Kustavieni
Kustaveideni
Kustaveitteni
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| partitive
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Kustaviani
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Kustaveitani
Kustavejani
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| inessive
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Kustavissani
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Kustaveissani
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| elative
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Kustavistani
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Kustaveistani
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| illative
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Kustaviini
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Kustaveihini
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| adessive
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Kustavillani
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Kustaveillani
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| ablative
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Kustaviltani
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Kustaveiltani
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| allative
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Kustavilleni
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Kustaveilleni
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| essive
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Kustavinani
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Kustaveinani
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| translative
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Kustavikseni
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Kustaveikseni
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| abessive
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Kustavittani
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Kustaveittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kustaveineni
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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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Kustavisi
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Kustavisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kustavisi
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Kustavisi
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| gen.
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Kustavisi
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| genitive
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Kustavisi
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Kustaviesi
Kustaveidesi
Kustaveittesi
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| partitive
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Kustaviasi
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Kustaveitasi
Kustavejasi
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| inessive
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Kustavissasi
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Kustaveissasi
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| elative
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Kustavistasi
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Kustaveistasi
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| illative
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Kustaviisi
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Kustaveihisi
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| adessive
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Kustavillasi
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Kustaveillasi
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| ablative
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Kustaviltasi
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Kustaveiltasi
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| allative
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Kustavillesi
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Kustaveillesi
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| essive
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Kustavinasi
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Kustaveinasi
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| translative
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Kustaviksesi
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Kustaveiksesi
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| abessive
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Kustavittasi
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Kustaveittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kustaveinesi
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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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Kustavimme
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Kustavimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kustavimme
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Kustavimme
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| gen.
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Kustavimme
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| genitive
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Kustavimme
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Kustaviemme
Kustaveidemme
Kustaveittemme
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| partitive
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Kustaviamme
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Kustaveitamme
Kustavejamme
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| inessive
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Kustavissamme
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Kustaveissamme
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| elative
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Kustavistamme
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Kustaveistamme
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| illative
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Kustaviimme
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Kustaveihimme
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| adessive
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Kustavillamme
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Kustaveillamme
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| ablative
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Kustaviltamme
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Kustaveiltamme
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| allative
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Kustavillemme
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Kustaveillemme
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| essive
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Kustavinamme
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Kustaveinamme
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| translative
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Kustaviksemme
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Kustaveiksemme
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| abessive
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Kustavittamme
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Kustaveittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kustaveinemme
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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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Kustavinne
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Kustavinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kustavinne
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Kustavinne
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| gen.
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Kustavinne
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| genitive
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Kustavinne
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Kustavienne
Kustaveidenne
Kustaveittenne
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| partitive
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Kustavianne
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Kustaveitanne
Kustavejanne
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| inessive
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Kustavissanne
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Kustaveissanne
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| elative
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Kustavistanne
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Kustaveistanne
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| illative
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Kustaviinne
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Kustaveihinne
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| adessive
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Kustavillanne
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Kustaveillanne
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| ablative
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Kustaviltanne
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Kustaveiltanne
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| allative
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Kustavillenne
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Kustaveillenne
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| essive
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Kustavinanne
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Kustaveinanne
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| translative
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Kustaviksenne
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Kustaveiksenne
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| abessive
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Kustavittanne
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Kustaveittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kustaveinenne
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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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Kustavinsa
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Kustavinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Kustavinsa
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Kustavinsa
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| gen.
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Kustavinsa
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| genitive
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Kustavinsa
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Kustaviensa
Kustaveidensa
Kustaveittensa
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| partitive
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Kustaviaan
Kustaviansa
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Kustaveitaan
Kustavejaan
Kustaveitansa
Kustavejansa
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| inessive
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Kustavissaan
Kustavissansa
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Kustaveissaan
Kustaveissansa
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| elative
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Kustavistaan
Kustavistansa
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Kustaveistaan
Kustaveistansa
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| illative
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Kustaviinsa
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Kustaveihinsa
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| adessive
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Kustavillaan
Kustavillansa
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Kustaveillaan
Kustaveillansa
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| ablative
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Kustaviltaan
Kustaviltansa
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Kustaveiltaan
Kustaveiltansa
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| allative
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Kustavilleen
Kustavillensa
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Kustaveilleen
Kustaveillensa
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| essive
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Kustavinaan
Kustavinansa
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Kustaveinaan
Kustaveinansa
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| translative
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Kustavikseen
Kustaviksensa
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Kustaveikseen
Kustaveiksensa
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| abessive
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Kustavittaan
Kustavittansa
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Kustaveittaan
Kustaveittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Kustaveineen
Kustaveinensa
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Statistics
- The given name Kustavi belongs as a middle name to 53 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
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