English
Proper noun
Outokumpu
- A town and municipality of North Karelia, Finland.
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
outo (“strange”) + kumpu (“hillock”); originally the name of a strange-looking little hill in the municipality of Kuusjärvi, under which a large deposit of copper was found in 1910. The company founded to exploit this deposit was named after the hill, and in 1968 the municipality was renamed after it.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈou̯toˌkumpu/, [ˈo̞u̯t̪o̞ˌkumpu]
- Rhymes: -umpu
- Syllabification(key): Ou‧to‧kum‧pu
- Hyphenation(key): Outo‧kumpu
Proper noun
Outokumpu
- Outokumpu (a town and municipality of North Karelia, Finland)
- Synonym: (before 1968) Kuusjärvi
- A stainless steel company originating in this town.
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Outokumpu" is Outokummussa.
| Inflection of Outokumpu (Kotus type 1*H/valo, mp-mm gradation)
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| nominative
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Outokumpu
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| genitive
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Outokummun
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| partitive
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Outokumpua
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| illative
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Outokumpuun
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Outokumpu
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| accusative
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nom.
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Outokumpu
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| gen.
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Outokummun
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| genitive
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Outokummun
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| partitive
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Outokumpua
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| inessive
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Outokummussa
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| elative
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Outokummusta
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| illative
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Outokumpuun
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| adessive
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Outokummulla
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| ablative
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Outokummulta
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| allative
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Outokummulle
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| essive
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Outokumpuna
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| translative
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Outokummuksi
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| abessive
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Outokummutta
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| instructive
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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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Outokumpuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Outokumpuni
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| gen.
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Outokumpuni
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| genitive
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Outokumpuni
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| partitive
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Outokumpuani
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| inessive
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Outokummussani
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| elative
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Outokummustani
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| illative
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Outokumpuuni
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| adessive
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Outokummullani
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| ablative
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Outokummultani
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| allative
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Outokummulleni
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| essive
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Outokumpunani
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| translative
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Outokummukseni
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| abessive
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Outokummuttani
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| instructive
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| comitative
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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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Outokumpusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Outokumpusi
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| gen.
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Outokumpusi
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| genitive
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Outokumpusi
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| partitive
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Outokumpuasi
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| inessive
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Outokummussasi
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| elative
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Outokummustasi
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| illative
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Outokumpuusi
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| adessive
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Outokummullasi
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| ablative
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Outokummultasi
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| allative
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Outokummullesi
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| essive
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Outokumpunasi
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| translative
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Outokummuksesi
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| abessive
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Outokummuttasi
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| instructive
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| comitative
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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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Outokumpumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Outokumpumme
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| gen.
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Outokumpumme
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| genitive
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Outokumpumme
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| partitive
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Outokumpuamme
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| inessive
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Outokummussamme
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| elative
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Outokummustamme
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| illative
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Outokumpuumme
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| adessive
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Outokummullamme
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| ablative
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Outokummultamme
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| allative
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Outokummullemme
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| essive
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Outokumpunamme
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| translative
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Outokummuksemme
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| abessive
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Outokummuttamme
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| instructive
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| comitative
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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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Outokumpunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Outokumpunne
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| gen.
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Outokumpunne
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| genitive
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Outokumpunne
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| partitive
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Outokumpuanne
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| inessive
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Outokummussanne
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| elative
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Outokummustanne
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| illative
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Outokumpuunne
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| adessive
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Outokummullanne
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—
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| ablative
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Outokummultanne
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—
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| allative
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Outokummullenne
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| essive
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Outokumpunanne
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| translative
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Outokummuksenne
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| abessive
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Outokummuttanne
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| instructive
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| comitative
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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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Outokumpunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Outokumpunsa
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| gen.
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Outokumpunsa
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| genitive
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Outokumpunsa
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| partitive
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Outokumpuaan Outokumpuansa
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| inessive
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Outokummussaan Outokummussansa
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| elative
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Outokummustaan Outokummustansa
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| illative
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Outokumpuunsa
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| adessive
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Outokummullaan Outokummullansa
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| ablative
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Outokummultaan Outokummultansa
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| allative
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Outokummulleen Outokummullensa
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| essive
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Outokumpunaan Outokumpunansa
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| translative
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Outokummukseen Outokummuksensa
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| abessive
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Outokummuttaan Outokummuttansa
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| instructive
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| comitative
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Derived terms
Descendants