Finnish
Etymology
leppä + vaara, calque of Swedish Alberga. It is said that the Finnish name was coined by Finnish actress, director and author Elli Tompuri, who was from Vehkalahti in southeastern Finland (Karelia), where the word vaara is used of the hills characteristic of the area.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlepːæˌʋɑːrɑ/, [ˈle̞pːæˌʋɑ̝ːrɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑːrɑ
- Syllabification(key): Lep‧pä‧vaa‧ra
- Hyphenation(key): Leppä‧vaara
Proper noun
Leppävaara
- a district of Espoo
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Leppävaara" is Leppävaarassa.
| Inflection of Leppävaara (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Leppävaara
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—
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| genitive
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Leppävaaran
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—
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| partitive
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Leppävaaraa
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—
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| illative
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Leppävaaraan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Leppävaara
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Leppävaara
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—
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| gen.
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Leppävaaran
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| genitive
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Leppävaaran
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—
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| partitive
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Leppävaaraa
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—
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| inessive
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Leppävaarassa
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—
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| elative
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Leppävaarasta
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—
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| illative
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Leppävaaraan
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—
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| adessive
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Leppävaaralla
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—
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| ablative
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Leppävaaralta
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—
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| allative
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Leppävaaralle
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—
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| essive
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Leppävaarana
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—
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| translative
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Leppävaaraksi
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—
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| abessive
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Leppävaaratta
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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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Leppävaarani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Leppävaarani
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—
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| gen.
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Leppävaarani
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| genitive
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Leppävaarani
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—
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| partitive
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Leppävaaraani
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—
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| inessive
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Leppävaarassani
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—
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| elative
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Leppävaarastani
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—
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| illative
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Leppävaaraani
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—
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| adessive
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Leppävaarallani
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—
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| ablative
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Leppävaaraltani
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—
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| allative
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Leppävaaralleni
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—
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| essive
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Leppävaaranani
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—
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| translative
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Leppävaarakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Leppävaarattani
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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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Leppävaarasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Leppävaarasi
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—
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| gen.
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Leppävaarasi
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| genitive
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Leppävaarasi
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—
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| partitive
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Leppävaaraasi
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—
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| inessive
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Leppävaarassasi
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—
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| elative
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Leppävaarastasi
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—
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| illative
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Leppävaaraasi
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—
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| adessive
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Leppävaarallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Leppävaaraltasi
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—
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| allative
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Leppävaarallesi
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—
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| essive
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Leppävaaranasi
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—
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| translative
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Leppävaaraksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Leppävaarattasi
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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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Leppävaaramme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Leppävaaramme
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—
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| gen.
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Leppävaaramme
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| genitive
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Leppävaaramme
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—
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| partitive
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Leppävaaraamme
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—
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| inessive
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Leppävaarassamme
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—
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| elative
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Leppävaarastamme
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—
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| illative
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Leppävaaraamme
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—
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| adessive
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Leppävaarallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Leppävaaraltamme
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—
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| allative
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Leppävaarallemme
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—
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| essive
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Leppävaaranamme
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—
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| translative
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Leppävaaraksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Leppävaarattamme
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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 plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Leppävaaranne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Leppävaaranne
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—
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| gen.
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Leppävaaranne
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| genitive
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Leppävaaranne
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—
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| partitive
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Leppävaaraanne
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—
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| inessive
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Leppävaarassanne
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—
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| elative
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Leppävaarastanne
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—
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| illative
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Leppävaaraanne
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—
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| adessive
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Leppävaarallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Leppävaaraltanne
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—
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| allative
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Leppävaarallenne
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—
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| essive
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Leppävaarananne
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—
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| translative
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Leppävaaraksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Leppävaarattanne
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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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Leppävaaransa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Leppävaaransa
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—
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| gen.
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Leppävaaransa
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| genitive
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Leppävaaransa
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—
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| partitive
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Leppävaaraansa
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—
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| inessive
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Leppävaarassaan
Leppävaarassansa
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—
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| elative
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Leppävaarastaan
Leppävaarastansa
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—
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| illative
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Leppävaaraansa
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—
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| adessive
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Leppävaarallaan
Leppävaarallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Leppävaaraltaan
Leppävaaraltansa
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—
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| allative
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Leppävaaralleen
Leppävaarallensa
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—
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| essive
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Leppävaaranaan
Leppävaaranansa
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—
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| translative
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Leppävaarakseen
Leppävaaraksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Leppävaarattaan
Leppävaarattansa
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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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References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN