English
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian Осе́тия (Osétija), from Georgian ოსეთი (oseti), from ოსი (osi, “Ossetian (person)”).
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /əˈsɛt.i.ə/, /ɑˈsɛt.i.ə/, /ɑˈsi.ʃə/
- (UK) IPA(key): /əˈsɛtɪə/, /ɒˈsɛtɪə/, /ɒˈsi(ː)ʃə/
Proper noun
Ossetia
- An ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians. The northern part of the region forms North Ossetia-Alania federal subject of Russia. The southern part is South Ossetia.
Derived terms
Translations
region in the Caucasus
- Abkhaz: Уаԥстәыла (Wapstʷʼəla)
- Arabic: أُوسِيتْيَا f (ʔusītyā)
- Armenian: Օսիա (Ōsia), Օսեթիա (Ōsetʻia)
- Avar: Гьиристан (Hiristan)
- Azerbaijani: Osetiya
- Belarusian: Асе́ція f (Asjécija)
- Catalan: Ossètia f
- Chechen: Хӏирийчоь (Hiriı̇čö)
- Chinese:
- Mandarin: 奧塞梯 / 奥塞梯 (zh) (Àosètī)
- Czech: Osetie f
- Danish: Ossetien
- Dutch: Ossetië (nl)
- Finnish: Ossetia
- French: Ossétie (fr)
- Georgian: ოსეთი (oseti), ოვსეთი (ovseti) (archaic)
- German: Ossetien n
- Greek: Οσσετία f (Ossetía)
- Hungarian: Oszétia (hu)
- Ingush: Хӏирийче (Hiriı̇če)
- Irish: an Oiséit f
- Italian: Ossezia f
- Japanese: オセチア (Osechia)
- Kabardian: ӏэсетиэ (ʼɛsetiɛ)
- Karachay-Balkar: Тегей (Tegey)
- Korean: 오세티야 (Osetiya)
- Kurdish:
- Northern Kurdish: please add this translation if you can
- Mingrelian: ოსეთი (oseti)
- Ossetian: Ирыстон (Iryston)
- Persian: اوستیا (osetiyâ)
- Polish: Osetia (pl) f
- Portuguese: Ossétia f
- Russian: Осе́тия (ru) f (Osétija)
- Serbo-Croatian:
- Roman: Osetija f
- Spanish: Osetia (es) f
- Svan: სა̈უ̂ (säû)
- Swedish: Ossetien
- Tajik: please add this translation if you can
- Turkish: Osetya
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Finnish
Etymology
From Russian Осе́тия (Osétija).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈosːetiɑ/, [ˈo̞s̠ːe̞ˌt̪iɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iɑ
- Syllabification(key): Os‧se‧ti‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Os‧se‧tia
Proper noun
Ossetia
- Ossetia (an ethnolinguistic region on the border of Europe and Asia, located on both sides of the Greater Caucasus Mountains, largely inhabited by the Ossetians)
Declension
| Inflection of Ossetia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Ossetia
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—
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| genitive
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Ossetian
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—
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| partitive
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Ossetiaa
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—
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| illative
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Ossetiaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ossetia
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ossetia
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—
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| gen.
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Ossetian
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| genitive
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Ossetian
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—
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| partitive
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Ossetiaa
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—
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| inessive
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Ossetiassa
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—
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| elative
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Ossetiasta
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—
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| illative
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Ossetiaan
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—
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| adessive
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Ossetialla
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—
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| ablative
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Ossetialta
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—
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| allative
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Ossetialle
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—
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| essive
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Ossetiana
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—
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| translative
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Ossetiaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Ossetiatta
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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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Ossetiani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ossetiani
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—
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| gen.
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Ossetiani
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| genitive
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Ossetiani
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—
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| partitive
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Ossetiaani
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—
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| inessive
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Ossetiassani
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—
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| elative
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Ossetiastani
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—
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| illative
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Ossetiaani
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—
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| adessive
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Ossetiallani
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—
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| ablative
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Ossetialtani
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—
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| allative
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Ossetialleni
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—
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| essive
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Ossetianani
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—
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| translative
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Ossetiakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Ossetiattani
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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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Ossetiasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ossetiasi
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—
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| gen.
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Ossetiasi
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| genitive
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Ossetiasi
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—
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| partitive
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Ossetiaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Ossetiassasi
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—
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| elative
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Ossetiastasi
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—
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| illative
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Ossetiaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Ossetiallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Ossetialtasi
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—
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| allative
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Ossetiallesi
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—
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| essive
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Ossetianasi
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—
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| translative
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Ossetiaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Ossetiattasi
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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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Ossetiamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ossetiamme
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—
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| gen.
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Ossetiamme
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| genitive
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Ossetiamme
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—
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| partitive
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Ossetiaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Ossetiassamme
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—
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| elative
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Ossetiastamme
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—
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| illative
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Ossetiaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Ossetiallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Ossetialtamme
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—
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| allative
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Ossetiallemme
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—
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| essive
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Ossetianamme
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—
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| translative
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Ossetiaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Ossetiattamme
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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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Ossetianne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ossetianne
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—
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| gen.
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Ossetianne
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| genitive
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Ossetianne
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—
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| partitive
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Ossetiaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Ossetiassanne
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—
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| elative
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Ossetiastanne
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—
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| illative
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Ossetiaanne
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—
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| adessive
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Ossetiallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Ossetialtanne
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—
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| allative
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Ossetiallenne
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—
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| essive
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Ossetiananne
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—
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| translative
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Ossetiaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Ossetiattanne
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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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Ossetiansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ossetiansa
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—
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| gen.
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Ossetiansa
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| genitive
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Ossetiansa
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—
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| partitive
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Ossetiaansa
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—
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| inessive
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Ossetiassaan
Ossetiassansa
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—
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| elative
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Ossetiastaan
Ossetiastansa
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—
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| illative
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Ossetiaansa
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—
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| adessive
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Ossetiallaan
Ossetiallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Ossetialtaan
Ossetialtansa
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—
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| allative
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Ossetialleen
Ossetiallensa
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—
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| essive
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Ossetianaan
Ossetianansa
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—
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| translative
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Ossetiakseen
Ossetiaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Ossetiattaan
Ossetiattansa
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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
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