Finnish
Etymology
< malmi (“field”). As a surname, through the sense "used by soldiers for training". As a place in Helsinki, perhaps in reference to the sandy field that is now the spot of the Malmi Cemetery, or to a village located south of what is now Ala-Malmi.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑlmi/, [ˈmɑ̝lmi]
- Rhymes: -ɑlmi
- Syllabification(key): Mal‧mi
- Hyphenation(key): Mal‧mi
Proper noun
Malmi
- a Finnish surname
- a neighborhood of Helsinki
Declension
| Inflection of Malmi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Malmi
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Malmit
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| genitive
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Malmin
|
Malmien
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| partitive
|
Malmia
|
Malmeja
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| illative
|
Malmiin
|
Malmeihin
|
|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Malmi
|
Malmit
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Malmi
|
Malmit
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| gen.
|
Malmin
|
| genitive
|
Malmin
|
Malmien
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| partitive
|
Malmia
|
Malmeja
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| inessive
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Malmissa
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Malmeissa
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| elative
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Malmista
|
Malmeista
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| illative
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Malmiin
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Malmeihin
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| adessive
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Malmilla
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Malmeilla
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| ablative
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Malmilta
|
Malmeilta
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| allative
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Malmille
|
Malmeille
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| essive
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Malmina
|
Malmeina
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| translative
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Malmiksi
|
Malmeiksi
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| abessive
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Malmitta
|
Malmeitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
Malmein
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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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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Malmini
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Malmini
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Malmini
|
Malmini
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| gen.
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Malmini
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| genitive
|
Malmini
|
Malmieni
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| partitive
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Malmiani
|
Malmejani
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| inessive
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Malmissani
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Malmeissani
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| elative
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Malmistani
|
Malmeistani
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| illative
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Malmiini
|
Malmeihini
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| adessive
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Malmillani
|
Malmeillani
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| ablative
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Malmiltani
|
Malmeiltani
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| allative
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Malmilleni
|
Malmeilleni
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| essive
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Malminani
|
Malmeinani
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| translative
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Malmikseni
|
Malmeikseni
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| abessive
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Malmittani
|
Malmeittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Malmeineni
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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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Malmisi
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Malmisi
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Malmisi
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Malmisi
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| gen.
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Malmisi
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| genitive
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Malmisi
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Malmiesi
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| partitive
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Malmiasi
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Malmejasi
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| inessive
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Malmissasi
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Malmeissasi
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| elative
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Malmistasi
|
Malmeistasi
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| illative
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Malmiisi
|
Malmeihisi
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| adessive
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Malmillasi
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Malmeillasi
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| ablative
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Malmiltasi
|
Malmeiltasi
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| allative
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Malmillesi
|
Malmeillesi
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| essive
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Malminasi
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Malmeinasi
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| translative
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Malmiksesi
|
Malmeiksesi
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| abessive
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Malmittasi
|
Malmeittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Malmeinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Malmimme
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Malmimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Malmimme
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Malmimme
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| gen.
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Malmimme
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| genitive
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Malmimme
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Malmiemme
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| partitive
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Malmiamme
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Malmejamme
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| inessive
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Malmissamme
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Malmeissamme
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| elative
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Malmistamme
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Malmeistamme
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| illative
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Malmiimme
|
Malmeihimme
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| adessive
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Malmillamme
|
Malmeillamme
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| ablative
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Malmiltamme
|
Malmeiltamme
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| allative
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Malmillemme
|
Malmeillemme
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| essive
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Malminamme
|
Malmeinamme
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| translative
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Malmiksemme
|
Malmeiksemme
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| abessive
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Malmittamme
|
Malmeittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Malmeinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Malminne
|
Malminne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Malminne
|
Malminne
|
| gen.
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Malminne
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| genitive
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Malminne
|
Malmienne
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| partitive
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Malmianne
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Malmejanne
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| inessive
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Malmissanne
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Malmeissanne
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| elative
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Malmistanne
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Malmeistanne
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| illative
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Malmiinne
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Malmeihinne
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| adessive
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Malmillanne
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Malmeillanne
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| ablative
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Malmiltanne
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Malmeiltanne
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| allative
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Malmillenne
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Malmeillenne
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| essive
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Malminanne
|
Malmeinanne
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| translative
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Malmiksenne
|
Malmeiksenne
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| abessive
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Malmittanne
|
Malmeittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Malmeinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Malminsa
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Malminsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Malminsa
|
Malminsa
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| gen.
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Malminsa
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| genitive
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Malminsa
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Malmiensa
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| partitive
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Malmiaan
Malmiansa
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Malmejaan
Malmejansa
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| inessive
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Malmissaan
Malmissansa
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Malmeissaan
Malmeissansa
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| elative
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Malmistaan
Malmistansa
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Malmeistaan
Malmeistansa
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| illative
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Malmiinsa
|
Malmeihinsa
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| adessive
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Malmillaan
Malmillansa
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Malmeillaan
Malmeillansa
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| ablative
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Malmiltaan
Malmiltansa
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Malmeiltaan
Malmeiltansa
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| allative
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Malmilleen
Malmillensa
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Malmeilleen
Malmeillensa
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| essive
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Malminaan
Malminansa
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Malmeinaan
Malmeinansa
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| translative
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Malmikseen
Malmiksensa
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Malmeikseen
Malmeiksensa
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| abessive
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Malmittaan
Malmittansa
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Malmeittaan
Malmeittansa
|
| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Malmeineen
Malmeinensa
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The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location.
Derived terms
Statistics
- Malmi is the 1058th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 818 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