Finnish
Etymology
meri (“sea”) + Karvia, because it was once the main fishing area for people from the surrounding villages, including Karvia.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmeriˌkɑrʋiɑ/, [ˈme̞riˌkɑ̝rʋiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Me‧ri‧kar‧vi‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Meri‧karvia
Proper noun
Merikarvia
- a municipality of Satakunta, Finland
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Merikarvia" is Merikarvialla.
| Inflection of Merikarvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Merikarvia
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—
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| genitive
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Merikarvian
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—
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| partitive
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Merikarviaa
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—
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| illative
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Merikarviaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Merikarvia
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Merikarvia
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—
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| gen.
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Merikarvian
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| genitive
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Merikarvian
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—
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| partitive
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Merikarviaa
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—
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| inessive
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Merikarviassa
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—
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| elative
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Merikarviasta
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—
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| illative
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Merikarviaan
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—
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| adessive
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Merikarvialla
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—
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| ablative
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Merikarvialta
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—
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| allative
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Merikarvialle
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—
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| essive
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Merikarviana
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—
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| translative
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Merikarviaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Merikarviatta
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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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Merikarviani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Merikarviani
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—
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| gen.
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Merikarviani
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| genitive
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Merikarviani
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—
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| partitive
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Merikarviaani
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—
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| inessive
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Merikarviassani
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—
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| elative
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Merikarviastani
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—
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| illative
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Merikarviaani
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—
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| adessive
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Merikarviallani
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—
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| ablative
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Merikarvialtani
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—
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| allative
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Merikarvialleni
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—
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| essive
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Merikarvianani
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—
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| translative
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Merikarviakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Merikarviattani
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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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Merikarviasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Merikarviasi
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—
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| gen.
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Merikarviasi
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| genitive
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Merikarviasi
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—
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| partitive
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Merikarviaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Merikarviassasi
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—
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| elative
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Merikarviastasi
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—
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| illative
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Merikarviaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Merikarviallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Merikarvialtasi
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—
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| allative
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Merikarviallesi
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—
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| essive
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Merikarvianasi
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—
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| translative
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Merikarviaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Merikarviattasi
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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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Merikarviamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Merikarviamme
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—
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| gen.
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Merikarviamme
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| genitive
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Merikarviamme
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—
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| partitive
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Merikarviaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Merikarviassamme
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—
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| elative
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Merikarviastamme
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—
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| illative
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Merikarviaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Merikarviallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Merikarvialtamme
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—
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| allative
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Merikarviallemme
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—
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| essive
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Merikarvianamme
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—
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| translative
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Merikarviaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Merikarviattamme
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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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Merikarvianne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Merikarvianne
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—
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| gen.
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Merikarvianne
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| genitive
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Merikarvianne
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—
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| partitive
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Merikarviaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Merikarviassanne
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—
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| elative
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Merikarviastanne
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—
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| illative
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Merikarviaanne
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—
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| adessive
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Merikarviallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Merikarvialtanne
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—
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| allative
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Merikarviallenne
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—
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| essive
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Merikarviananne
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—
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| translative
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Merikarviaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Merikarviattanne
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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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Merikarviansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Merikarviansa
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—
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| gen.
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Merikarviansa
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| genitive
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Merikarviansa
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—
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| partitive
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Merikarviaansa
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—
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| inessive
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Merikarviassaan
Merikarviassansa
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—
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| elative
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Merikarviastaan
Merikarviastansa
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—
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| illative
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Merikarviaansa
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—
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| adessive
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Merikarviallaan
Merikarviallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Merikarvialtaan
Merikarvialtansa
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—
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| allative
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Merikarvialleen
Merikarviallensa
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—
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| essive
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Merikarvianaan
Merikarvianansa
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—
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| translative
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Merikarviakseen
Merikarviaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Merikarviattaan
Merikarviattansa
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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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Derived terms
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN