English
Etymology
Borrowed from French Polynésie, coined by Charles de Brosses in 1756, from Ancient Greek πολύς (polús, “many”) + νῆσος (nêsos, “island”).[1] According to Moon Handbooks Tahiti, de Brosses first used the term to refer to all Pacific islands. The present restricted use was established by J. S. C. Dumont d'Urville in 1832.[2]
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /pɒləˈniːzi.ə/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑːləˈniːʒə/
- Rhymes: -iːʒə
Proper noun
Polynesia
- A continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them.
Holonyms
Coordinate terms
Translations
References
- ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2025) “Polynesia”, in Online Etymology Dictionary, retrieved 21 January 2020.
- ^ Geoffery Clark (September 2003) “Dumont d'Urville's Oceania”, in The Journal of Pacific History[1], volume 38, number 2, Taylor & Francis, pages 155-161
Finnish
Etymology
From French Polynésie.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpolyˌne(ː)siɑ/, [ˈpo̞lyˌne̞(ː)s̠iɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -esiɑ
- Syllabification(key): Po‧ly‧ne‧si‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Poly‧nesia
Proper noun
Polynesia
- Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)
Declension
| Inflection of Polynesia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Polynesia
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—
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| genitive
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Polynesian
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—
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| partitive
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Polynesiaa
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—
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| illative
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Polynesiaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Polynesia
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Polynesia
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—
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| gen.
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Polynesian
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| genitive
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Polynesian
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—
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| partitive
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Polynesiaa
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—
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| inessive
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Polynesiassa
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—
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| elative
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Polynesiasta
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—
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| illative
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Polynesiaan
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—
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| adessive
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Polynesialla
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—
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| ablative
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Polynesialta
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—
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| allative
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Polynesialle
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—
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| essive
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Polynesiana
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—
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| translative
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Polynesiaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Polynesiatta
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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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Polynesiani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Polynesiani
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—
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| gen.
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Polynesiani
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| genitive
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Polynesiani
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—
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| partitive
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Polynesiaani
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—
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| inessive
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Polynesiassani
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—
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| elative
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Polynesiastani
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—
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| illative
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Polynesiaani
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—
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| adessive
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Polynesiallani
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—
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| ablative
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Polynesialtani
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—
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| allative
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Polynesialleni
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—
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| essive
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Polynesianani
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—
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| translative
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Polynesiakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Polynesiattani
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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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Polynesiasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Polynesiasi
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—
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| gen.
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Polynesiasi
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| genitive
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Polynesiasi
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—
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| partitive
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Polynesiaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Polynesiassasi
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—
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| elative
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Polynesiastasi
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—
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| illative
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Polynesiaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Polynesiallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Polynesialtasi
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—
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| allative
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Polynesiallesi
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—
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| essive
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Polynesianasi
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—
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| translative
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Polynesiaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Polynesiattasi
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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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Polynesiamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Polynesiamme
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—
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| gen.
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Polynesiamme
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| genitive
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Polynesiamme
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—
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| partitive
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Polynesiaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Polynesiassamme
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—
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| elative
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Polynesiastamme
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—
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| illative
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Polynesiaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Polynesiallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Polynesialtamme
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—
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| allative
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Polynesiallemme
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—
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| essive
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Polynesianamme
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—
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| translative
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Polynesiaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Polynesiattamme
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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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Polynesianne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Polynesianne
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—
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| gen.
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Polynesianne
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| genitive
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Polynesianne
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—
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| partitive
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Polynesiaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Polynesiassanne
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—
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| elative
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Polynesiastanne
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—
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| illative
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Polynesiaanne
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—
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| adessive
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Polynesiallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Polynesialtanne
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—
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| allative
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Polynesiallenne
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—
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| essive
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Polynesiananne
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—
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| translative
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Polynesiaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Polynesiattanne
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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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Polynesiansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Polynesiansa
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—
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| gen.
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Polynesiansa
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| genitive
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Polynesiansa
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—
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| partitive
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Polynesiaansa
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—
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| inessive
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Polynesiassaan
Polynesiassansa
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—
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| elative
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Polynesiastaan
Polynesiastansa
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—
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| illative
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Polynesiaansa
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—
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| adessive
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Polynesiallaan
Polynesiallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Polynesialtaan
Polynesialtansa
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—
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| allative
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Polynesialleen
Polynesiallensa
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—
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| essive
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Polynesianaan
Polynesianansa
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—
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| translative
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Polynesiakseen
Polynesiaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Polynesiattaan
Polynesiattansa
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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
Latin
Proper noun
Polynēsia f sg (genitive Polynēsiae); first declension
- (New Latin) Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)
Declension
First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Polynesia
- Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)
Derived terms
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Polynesia
- Polynesia (a continental region of Oceania, including Easter Island, Hawaii, New Zealand, and most of the islands between them)
Derived terms