English
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
- (New York) Calque of Dutch Lange Eylandt, e.g. early 't Lange Eylandt alias Matouwacs.
- (Antigua and Barbuda) The island is named for its elongated shape.
Proper noun
Long Island
- The biggest and longest island of the contiguous United States, located in the state of New York.
- Meronym: East End
1992 April 5, “The Full House”, in Jeeves and Wooster, Series 3, Episode 2:B. Wooster: Of all the places on this great planet of ours, West Neck, Long Island, has chosen to be the most unexciting. The last time anything remotely interesting happened here was in 1842, when a tree fell over. They still talk about it in the village.
- (strictly) region of New York state consisting of Nassau County and Suffolk County, to the exclusion of Brooklyn and Queens (the parts of the island found in New York City).
2017 March 27, Priscila Korb, “'Shark Tank'-Winning Business Moves To Long Island”, in Patch[1]:After receiving a $2 million investment on the show, the company moved its headquarters from Queens to Long Island.
- An island of Antigua and Barbuda.
- An unincorporated community in Jackson County, Alabama, United States. Synonym: Carpenter.
Derived terms
Translations
Noun
Long Island (plural Long Islands)
- (informal) A Long Island iced tea.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Proper noun
Long Island
- A district and long, thin island of the Bahamas.
Synonyms
Translations
a district of the Bahamas
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 長島 / 长岛 (zh) (Chángdǎo)
- Finnish: Long Island (fi)
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- Spanish: Long Island
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Finnish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Long Island
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈloŋː ˈɑi̯lɑnd/, [ˈlo̞ŋː ˈɑ̝i̯lɑ̝nd]
- IPA(key): /ˈloŋː ˈɑi̯lænd/, [ˈlo̞ŋː ˈɑ̝i̯lænd]
Proper noun
Long Island
- Long Island (any place called "Long Island" in English, particularly an island to the east of New York City)
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "on Long Island" is Long Islandilla.
Inflection of Long Island (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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nominative
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Long Island
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Long Islandit
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genitive
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Long Islandin
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Long Islandien
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partitive
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Long Islandia
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Long Islandeja
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illative
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Long Islandiin
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Long Islandeihin
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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Long Island
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Long Islandit
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accusative
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nom.
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Long Island
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Long Islandit
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gen.
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Long Islandin
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genitive
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Long Islandin
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Long Islandien
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partitive
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Long Islandia
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Long Islandeja
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inessive
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Long Islandissa
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Long Islandeissa
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elative
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Long Islandista
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Long Islandeista
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illative
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Long Islandiin
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Long Islandeihin
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adessive
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Long Islandilla
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Long Islandeilla
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ablative
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Long Islandilta
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Long Islandeilta
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allative
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Long Islandille
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Long Islandeille
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essive
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Long Islandina
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Long Islandeina
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translative
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Long Islandiksi
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Long Islandeiksi
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abessive
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Long Islanditta
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Long Islandeitta
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instructive
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—
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Long Islandein
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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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Long Islandini
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Long Islandini
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accusative
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nom.
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Long Islandini
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Long Islandini
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gen.
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Long Islandini
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genitive
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Long Islandini
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Long Islandieni
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partitive
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Long Islandiani
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Long Islandejani
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inessive
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Long Islandissani
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Long Islandeissani
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elative
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Long Islandistani
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Long Islandeistani
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illative
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Long Islandiini
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Long Islandeihini
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adessive
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Long Islandillani
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Long Islandeillani
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ablative
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Long Islandiltani
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Long Islandeiltani
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allative
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Long Islandilleni
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Long Islandeilleni
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essive
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Long Islandinani
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Long Islandeinani
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translative
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Long Islandikseni
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Long Islandeikseni
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abessive
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Long Islandittani
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Long Islandeittani
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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Long Islandeineni
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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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Long Islandisi
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Long Islandisi
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accusative
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nom.
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Long Islandisi
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Long Islandisi
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gen.
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Long Islandisi
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genitive
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Long Islandisi
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Long Islandiesi
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partitive
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Long Islandiasi
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Long Islandejasi
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inessive
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Long Islandissasi
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Long Islandeissasi
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elative
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Long Islandistasi
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Long Islandeistasi
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illative
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Long Islandiisi
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Long Islandeihisi
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adessive
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Long Islandillasi
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Long Islandeillasi
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ablative
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Long Islandiltasi
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Long Islandeiltasi
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allative
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Long Islandillesi
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Long Islandeillesi
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essive
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Long Islandinasi
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Long Islandeinasi
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translative
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Long Islandiksesi
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Long Islandeiksesi
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abessive
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Long Islandittasi
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Long Islandeittasi
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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Long Islandeinesi
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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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Long Islandimme
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Long Islandimme
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accusative
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nom.
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Long Islandimme
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Long Islandimme
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gen.
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Long Islandimme
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genitive
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Long Islandimme
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Long Islandiemme
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partitive
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Long Islandiamme
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Long Islandejamme
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inessive
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Long Islandissamme
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Long Islandeissamme
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elative
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Long Islandistamme
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Long Islandeistamme
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illative
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Long Islandiimme
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Long Islandeihimme
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adessive
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Long Islandillamme
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Long Islandeillamme
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ablative
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Long Islandiltamme
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Long Islandeiltamme
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allative
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Long Islandillemme
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Long Islandeillemme
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essive
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Long Islandinamme
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Long Islandeinamme
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translative
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Long Islandiksemme
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Long Islandeiksemme
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abessive
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Long Islandittamme
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Long Islandeittamme
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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Long Islandeinemme
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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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Long Islandinne
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Long Islandinne
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accusative
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nom.
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Long Islandinne
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Long Islandinne
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gen.
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Long Islandinne
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genitive
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Long Islandinne
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Long Islandienne
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partitive
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Long Islandianne
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Long Islandejanne
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inessive
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Long Islandissanne
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Long Islandeissanne
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elative
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Long Islandistanne
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Long Islandeistanne
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illative
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Long Islandiinne
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Long Islandeihinne
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adessive
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Long Islandillanne
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Long Islandeillanne
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ablative
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Long Islandiltanne
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Long Islandeiltanne
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allative
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Long Islandillenne
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Long Islandeillenne
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essive
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Long Islandinanne
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Long Islandeinanne
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translative
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Long Islandiksenne
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Long Islandeiksenne
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abessive
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Long Islandittanne
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Long Islandeittanne
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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Long Islandeinenne
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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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Long Islandinsa
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Long Islandinsa
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accusative
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nom.
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Long Islandinsa
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Long Islandinsa
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gen.
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Long Islandinsa
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genitive
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Long Islandinsa
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Long Islandiensa
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partitive
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Long Islandiaan Long Islandiansa
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Long Islandejaan Long Islandejansa
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inessive
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Long Islandissaan Long Islandissansa
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Long Islandeissaan Long Islandeissansa
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elative
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Long Islandistaan Long Islandistansa
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Long Islandeistaan Long Islandeistansa
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illative
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Long Islandiinsa
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Long Islandeihinsa
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adessive
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Long Islandillaan Long Islandillansa
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Long Islandeillaan Long Islandeillansa
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ablative
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Long Islandiltaan Long Islandiltansa
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Long Islandeiltaan Long Islandeiltansa
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allative
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Long Islandilleen Long Islandillensa
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Long Islandeilleen Long Islandeillensa
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essive
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Long Islandinaan Long Islandinansa
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Long Islandeinaan Long Islandeinansa
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translative
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Long Islandikseen Long Islandiksensa
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Long Islandeikseen Long Islandeiksensa
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abessive
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Long Islandittaan Long Islandittansa
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Long Islandeittaan Long Islandeittansa
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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Long Islandeineen Long Islandeinensa
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