Finnish
Etymology
limi- + -nka, from lima (“slime”), which in dialects can also refer to certain aquatic plants as well.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlimiŋkɑ/, [ˈlimiŋkɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -imiŋkɑ
- Syllabification(key): Li‧min‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): Li‧min‧ka
Proper noun
Liminka
- a municipality of North Ostrobothnia, Finland
- a Finnish surname
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Liminka" is Limingassa.
| Inflection of Liminka (Kotus type 9*G/kala, nk-ng gradation)
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| nominative
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Liminka
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Limingat
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| genitive
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Limingan
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Liminkojen
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| partitive
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Liminkaa
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Liminkoja
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| illative
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Liminkaan
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Liminkoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Liminka
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Limingat
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| accusative
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nom.
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Liminka
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Limingat
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| gen.
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Limingan
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| genitive
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Limingan
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Liminkojen
Liminkain rare
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| partitive
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Liminkaa
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Liminkoja
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| inessive
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Limingassa
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Limingoissa
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| elative
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Limingasta
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Limingoista
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| illative
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Liminkaan
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Liminkoihin
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| adessive
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Limingalla
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Limingoilla
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| ablative
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Limingalta
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Limingoilta
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| allative
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Limingalle
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Limingoille
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| essive
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Liminkana
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Liminkoina
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| translative
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Limingaksi
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Limingoiksi
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| abessive
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Limingatta
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Limingoitta
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| instructive
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—
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Limingoin
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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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Liminkani
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Liminkani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Liminkani
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Liminkani
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| gen.
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Liminkani
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| genitive
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Liminkani
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Liminkojeni
Liminkaini rare
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| partitive
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Liminkaani
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Liminkojani
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| inessive
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Limingassani
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Limingoissani
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| elative
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Limingastani
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Limingoistani
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| illative
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Liminkaani
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Liminkoihini
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| adessive
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Limingallani
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Limingoillani
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| ablative
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Limingaltani
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Limingoiltani
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| allative
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Limingalleni
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Limingoilleni
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| essive
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Liminkanani
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Liminkoinani
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| translative
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Limingakseni
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Limingoikseni
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| abessive
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Limingattani
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Limingoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Liminkoineni
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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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Liminkasi
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Liminkasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Liminkasi
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Liminkasi
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| gen.
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Liminkasi
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| genitive
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Liminkasi
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Liminkojesi
Liminkaisi rare
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| partitive
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Liminkaasi
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Liminkojasi
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| inessive
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Limingassasi
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Limingoissasi
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| elative
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Limingastasi
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Limingoistasi
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| illative
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Liminkaasi
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Liminkoihisi
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| adessive
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Limingallasi
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Limingoillasi
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| ablative
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Limingaltasi
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Limingoiltasi
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| allative
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Limingallesi
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Limingoillesi
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| essive
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Liminkanasi
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Liminkoinasi
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| translative
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Limingaksesi
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Limingoiksesi
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| abessive
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Limingattasi
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Limingoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Liminkoinesi
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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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Liminkamme
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Liminkamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Liminkamme
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Liminkamme
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| gen.
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Liminkamme
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| genitive
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Liminkamme
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Liminkojemme
Liminkaimme rare
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| partitive
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Liminkaamme
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Liminkojamme
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| inessive
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Limingassamme
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Limingoissamme
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| elative
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Limingastamme
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Limingoistamme
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| illative
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Liminkaamme
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Liminkoihimme
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| adessive
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Limingallamme
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Limingoillamme
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| ablative
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Limingaltamme
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Limingoiltamme
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| allative
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Limingallemme
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Limingoillemme
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| essive
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Liminkanamme
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Liminkoinamme
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| translative
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Limingaksemme
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Limingoiksemme
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| abessive
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Limingattamme
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Limingoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Liminkoinemme
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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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Liminkanne
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Liminkanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Liminkanne
|
Liminkanne
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| gen.
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Liminkanne
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| genitive
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Liminkanne
|
Liminkojenne
Liminkainne rare
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| partitive
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Liminkaanne
|
Liminkojanne
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| inessive
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Limingassanne
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Limingoissanne
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| elative
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Limingastanne
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Limingoistanne
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| illative
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Liminkaanne
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Liminkoihinne
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| adessive
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Limingallanne
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Limingoillanne
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| ablative
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Limingaltanne
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Limingoiltanne
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| allative
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Limingallenne
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Limingoillenne
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| essive
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Liminkananne
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Liminkoinanne
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| translative
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Limingaksenne
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Limingoiksenne
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| abessive
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Limingattanne
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Limingoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Liminkoinenne
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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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Liminkansa
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Liminkansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Liminkansa
|
Liminkansa
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| gen.
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Liminkansa
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| genitive
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Liminkansa
|
Liminkojensa
Liminkainsa rare
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| partitive
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Liminkaansa
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Liminkojaan
Liminkojansa
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| inessive
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Limingassaan
Limingassansa
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Limingoissaan
Limingoissansa
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| elative
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Limingastaan
Limingastansa
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Limingoistaan
Limingoistansa
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| illative
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Liminkaansa
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Liminkoihinsa
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| adessive
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Limingallaan
Limingallansa
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Limingoillaan
Limingoillansa
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| ablative
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Limingaltaan
Limingaltansa
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Limingoiltaan
Limingoiltansa
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| allative
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Limingalleen
Limingallensa
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Limingoilleen
Limingoillensa
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| essive
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Liminkanaan
Liminkanansa
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Liminkoinaan
Liminkoinansa
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| translative
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Limingakseen
Limingaksensa
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Limingoikseen
Limingoiksensa
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| abessive
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Limingattaan
Limingattansa
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Limingoittaan
Limingoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Liminkoineen
Liminkoinensa
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Derived terms
Statistics
- The surname Liminka belongs to 91 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