Finnish
Etymology
Ultimately from lampi (“pond”) via its weak grade forms beginning with lamm- or the dialectal variant lammi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑmːi/, [ˈlɑ̝mːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑmːi
- Syllabification(key): Lam‧mi
- Hyphenation(key): Lam‧mi
Proper noun
Lammi
- A former municipality in Kanta-Häme, Finland; now part of Hämeenlinna.
- A village in the municipality of Hämeenlinna.
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Lammi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Lammi
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Lammit
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| genitive
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Lammin
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Lammien
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| partitive
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Lammia
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Lammeja
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| illative
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Lammiin
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Lammeihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Lammi
|
Lammit
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Lammi
|
Lammit
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| gen.
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Lammin
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| genitive
|
Lammin
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Lammien
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| partitive
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Lammia
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Lammeja
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| inessive
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Lammissa
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Lammeissa
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| elative
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Lammista
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Lammeista
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| illative
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Lammiin
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Lammeihin
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| adessive
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Lammilla
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Lammeilla
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| ablative
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Lammilta
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Lammeilta
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| allative
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Lammille
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Lammeille
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| essive
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Lammina
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Lammeina
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| translative
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Lammiksi
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Lammeiksi
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| abessive
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Lammitta
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Lammeitta
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| instructive
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—
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Lammein
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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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Lammini
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Lammini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Lammini
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Lammini
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| gen.
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Lammini
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| genitive
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Lammini
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Lammieni
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| partitive
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Lammiani
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Lammejani
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| inessive
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Lammissani
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Lammeissani
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| elative
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Lammistani
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Lammeistani
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| illative
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Lammiini
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Lammeihini
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| adessive
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Lammillani
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Lammeillani
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| ablative
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Lammiltani
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Lammeiltani
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| allative
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Lammilleni
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Lammeilleni
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| essive
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Lamminani
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Lammeinani
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| translative
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Lammikseni
|
Lammeikseni
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| abessive
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Lammittani
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Lammeittani
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Lammeineni
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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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Lammisi
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Lammisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Lammisi
|
Lammisi
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| gen.
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Lammisi
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| genitive
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Lammisi
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Lammiesi
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| partitive
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Lammiasi
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Lammejasi
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| inessive
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Lammissasi
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Lammeissasi
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| elative
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Lammistasi
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Lammeistasi
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| illative
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Lammiisi
|
Lammeihisi
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| adessive
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Lammillasi
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Lammeillasi
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| ablative
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Lammiltasi
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Lammeiltasi
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| allative
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Lammillesi
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Lammeillesi
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| essive
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Lamminasi
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Lammeinasi
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| translative
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Lammiksesi
|
Lammeiksesi
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| abessive
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Lammittasi
|
Lammeittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Lammeinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Lammimme
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Lammimme
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Lammimme
|
Lammimme
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| gen.
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Lammimme
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| genitive
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Lammimme
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Lammiemme
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| partitive
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Lammiamme
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Lammejamme
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| inessive
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Lammissamme
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Lammeissamme
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| elative
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Lammistamme
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Lammeistamme
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| illative
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Lammiimme
|
Lammeihimme
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| adessive
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Lammillamme
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Lammeillamme
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| ablative
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Lammiltamme
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Lammeiltamme
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| allative
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Lammillemme
|
Lammeillemme
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| essive
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Lamminamme
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Lammeinamme
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| translative
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Lammiksemme
|
Lammeiksemme
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| abessive
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Lammittamme
|
Lammeittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Lammeinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Lamminne
|
Lamminne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lamminne
|
Lamminne
|
| gen.
|
Lamminne
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| genitive
|
Lamminne
|
Lammienne
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| partitive
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Lammianne
|
Lammejanne
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| inessive
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Lammissanne
|
Lammeissanne
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| elative
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Lammistanne
|
Lammeistanne
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| illative
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Lammiinne
|
Lammeihinne
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| adessive
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Lammillanne
|
Lammeillanne
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| ablative
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Lammiltanne
|
Lammeiltanne
|
| allative
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Lammillenne
|
Lammeillenne
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| essive
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Lamminanne
|
Lammeinanne
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| translative
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Lammiksenne
|
Lammeiksenne
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| abessive
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Lammittanne
|
Lammeittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Lammeinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Lamminsa
|
Lamminsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
Lamminsa
|
Lamminsa
|
| gen.
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Lamminsa
|
| genitive
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Lamminsa
|
Lammiensa
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| partitive
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Lammiaan
Lammiansa
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Lammejaan
Lammejansa
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| inessive
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Lammissaan
Lammissansa
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Lammeissaan
Lammeissansa
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| elative
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Lammistaan
Lammistansa
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Lammeistaan
Lammeistansa
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| illative
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Lammiinsa
|
Lammeihinsa
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| adessive
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Lammillaan
Lammillansa
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Lammeillaan
Lammeillansa
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| ablative
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Lammiltaan
Lammiltansa
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Lammeiltaan
Lammeiltansa
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| allative
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Lammilleen
Lammillensa
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Lammeilleen
Lammeillensa
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| essive
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Lamminaan
Lamminansa
|
Lammeinaan
Lammeinansa
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| translative
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Lammikseen
Lammiksensa
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Lammeikseen
Lammeiksensa
|
| abessive
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Lammittaan
Lammittansa
|
Lammeittaan
Lammeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Lammeineen
Lammeinensa
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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Lammi" is Lammilla.
Statistics
- Lammi is the 380th most common surname in Finland, belonging to 2,154 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN