English
Etymology
Borrowed from Estonian Pärnu.
Proper noun
Pärnu
- A city in Estonia.
Translations
Anagrams
Estonian
Etymology
From the name of the Pärnu river, but the ultimate origin seems unclear. Seems to be related to pärn (“linden”), which might be folk etymology, but other theories have been proposed. Possibly of Germanic (*berô, an n-stem) or Pre-Finnic origin. See also Veps pern (“river bank”). Seems to be cognate to the Finnish toponyms Pernaja, Perniö, and Pernoo.
Pronunciation
Proper noun
Pärnu
- Pärnu (a city in Estonia)
Declension
| Declension of Pärnu (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pärnu
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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| gen.
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Pärnu
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| genitive
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—
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| partitive
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Pärnut
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—
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| illative
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Pärnusse
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—
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| inessive
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Pärnus
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—
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| elative
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Pärnust
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—
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| allative
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Pärnule
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| adessive
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Pärnul
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—
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| ablative
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Pärnult
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—
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| translative
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Pärnuks
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| terminative
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Pärnuni
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—
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| essive
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Pärnuna
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—
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| abessive
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Pärnuta
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—
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| comitative
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Pärnuga
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—
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Finnish
Etymology
From Estonian Pärnu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpærnu/, [ˈpærnu]
- Rhymes: -ærnu
- Syllabification(key): Pär‧nu
- Hyphenation(key): Pär‧nu
Proper noun
Pärnu
- Pärnu (a city in Estonia)
Declension
| Inflection of Pärnu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Pärnu
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| genitive
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Pärnun
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—
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| partitive
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Pärnua
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—
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| illative
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Pärnuun
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pärnu
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pärnu
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—
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| gen.
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Pärnun
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| genitive
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Pärnun
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—
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| partitive
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Pärnua
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—
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| inessive
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Pärnussa
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—
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| elative
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Pärnusta
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—
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| illative
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Pärnuun
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—
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| adessive
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Pärnulla
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—
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| ablative
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Pärnulta
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—
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| allative
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Pärnulle
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—
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| essive
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Pärnuna
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—
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| translative
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Pärnuksi
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—
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| abessive
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Pärnutta
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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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Pärnuni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pärnuni
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—
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| gen.
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Pärnuni
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| genitive
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Pärnuni
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—
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| partitive
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Pärnuani
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—
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| inessive
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Pärnussani
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—
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| elative
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Pärnustani
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—
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| illative
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Pärnuuni
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—
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| adessive
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Pärnullani
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—
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| ablative
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Pärnultani
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—
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| allative
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Pärnulleni
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—
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| essive
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Pärnunani
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—
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| translative
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Pärnukseni
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—
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| abessive
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Pärnuttani
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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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Pärnusi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pärnusi
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—
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| gen.
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Pärnusi
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| genitive
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Pärnusi
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—
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| partitive
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Pärnuasi
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—
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| inessive
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Pärnussasi
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—
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| elative
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Pärnustasi
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—
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| illative
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Pärnuusi
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—
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| adessive
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Pärnullasi
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—
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| ablative
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Pärnultasi
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—
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| allative
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Pärnullesi
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—
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| essive
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Pärnunasi
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—
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| translative
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Pärnuksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Pärnuttasi
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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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Pärnumme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pärnumme
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—
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| gen.
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Pärnumme
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| genitive
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Pärnumme
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—
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| partitive
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Pärnuamme
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—
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| inessive
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Pärnussamme
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—
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| elative
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Pärnustamme
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—
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| illative
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Pärnuumme
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—
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| adessive
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Pärnullamme
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—
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| ablative
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Pärnultamme
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—
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| allative
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Pärnullemme
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—
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| essive
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Pärnunamme
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—
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| translative
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Pärnuksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Pärnuttamme
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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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Pärnunne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pärnunne
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—
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| gen.
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Pärnunne
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| genitive
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Pärnunne
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—
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| partitive
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Pärnuanne
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—
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| inessive
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Pärnussanne
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—
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| elative
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Pärnustanne
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—
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| illative
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Pärnuunne
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—
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| adessive
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Pärnullanne
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—
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| ablative
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Pärnultanne
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—
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| allative
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Pärnullenne
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—
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| essive
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Pärnunanne
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—
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| translative
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Pärnuksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Pärnuttanne
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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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Pärnunsa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pärnunsa
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—
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| gen.
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Pärnunsa
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| genitive
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Pärnunsa
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—
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| partitive
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Pärnuaan
Pärnuansa
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—
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| inessive
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Pärnussaan
Pärnussansa
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—
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| elative
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Pärnustaan
Pärnustansa
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—
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| illative
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Pärnuunsa
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—
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| adessive
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Pärnullaan
Pärnullansa
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—
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| ablative
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Pärnultaan
Pärnultansa
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—
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| allative
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Pärnulleen
Pärnullensa
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—
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| essive
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Pärnunaan
Pärnunansa
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—
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| translative
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Pärnukseen
Pärnuksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Pärnuttaan
Pärnuttansa
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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
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɛʁ.nu/, /pɛʁ.ny/, /paʁ.ny/, /paʁ.nu/
Proper noun
Pärnu m
- Pärnu (a city in Estonia)