English
Proper noun
Punkalaidun
- A municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland.
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
Originally the name of a river, from a compound *Punkalaitio, consisting of Old Norse bunga (“embankment, hill, elevation”) + Proto-Norse [script needed] (*laidō, “route, way”). The latter half has later been folk-etymologically reinterpreted as laidun.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpuŋkɑˌlɑi̯dun/, [ˈpuŋkɑ̝ˌlɑ̝i̯dun]
- Rhymes: -ɑidun
- Syllabification(key): Pun‧ka‧lai‧dun
- Hyphenation(key): Punka‧laidun
Proper noun
Punkalaidun
- Punkalaidun (a municipality of Pirkanmaa, Finland)
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Punkalaidun" is Punkalaitumella.
| Inflection of Punkalaidun (Kotus type 33*F/kytkin, t-d gradation)
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| nominative
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Punkalaidun
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| genitive
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Punkalaitumen
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| partitive
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Punkalaidunta
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| illative
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Punkalaitumeen
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Punkalaidun
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| accusative
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nom.
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Punkalaidun
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| gen.
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Punkalaitumen
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| genitive
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Punkalaitumen
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| partitive
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Punkalaidunta
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| inessive
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Punkalaitumessa
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| elative
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Punkalaitumesta
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| illative
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Punkalaitumeen
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| adessive
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Punkalaitumella
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| ablative
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Punkalaitumelta
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| allative
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Punkalaitumelle
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| essive
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Punkalaitumena
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| translative
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Punkalaitumeksi
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| abessive
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Punkalaitumetta
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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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Punkalaitumeni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Punkalaitumeni
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—
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| gen.
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Punkalaitumeni
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| genitive
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Punkalaitumeni
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—
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| partitive
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Punkalaiduntani
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| inessive
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Punkalaitumessani
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| elative
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Punkalaitumestani
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| illative
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Punkalaitumeeni
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—
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| adessive
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Punkalaitumellani
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| ablative
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Punkalaitumeltani
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| allative
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Punkalaitumelleni
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—
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| essive
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Punkalaitumenani
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| translative
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Punkalaitumekseni
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| abessive
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Punkalaitumettani
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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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Punkalaitumesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Punkalaitumesi
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—
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| gen.
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Punkalaitumesi
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| genitive
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Punkalaitumesi
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—
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| partitive
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Punkalaiduntasi
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| inessive
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Punkalaitumessasi
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—
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| elative
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Punkalaitumestasi
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—
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| illative
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Punkalaitumeesi
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—
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| adessive
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Punkalaitumellasi
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| ablative
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Punkalaitumeltasi
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—
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| allative
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Punkalaitumellesi
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—
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| essive
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Punkalaitumenasi
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—
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| translative
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Punkalaitumeksesi
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| abessive
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Punkalaitumettasi
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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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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Punkalaitumemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Punkalaitumemme
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—
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| gen.
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Punkalaitumemme
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| genitive
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Punkalaitumemme
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—
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| partitive
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Punkalaiduntamme
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—
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| inessive
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Punkalaitumessamme
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—
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| elative
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Punkalaitumestamme
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—
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| illative
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Punkalaitumeemme
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—
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| adessive
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Punkalaitumellamme
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—
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| ablative
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Punkalaitumeltamme
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—
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| allative
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Punkalaitumellemme
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—
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| essive
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Punkalaitumenamme
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—
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| translative
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Punkalaitumeksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Punkalaitumettamme
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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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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Punkalaitumenne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Punkalaitumenne
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—
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| gen.
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Punkalaitumenne
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| genitive
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Punkalaitumenne
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—
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| partitive
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Punkalaiduntanne
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—
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| inessive
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Punkalaitumessanne
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—
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| elative
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Punkalaitumestanne
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—
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| illative
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Punkalaitumeenne
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—
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| adessive
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Punkalaitumellanne
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—
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| ablative
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Punkalaitumeltanne
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—
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| allative
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Punkalaitumellenne
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—
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| essive
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Punkalaitumenanne
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—
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| translative
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Punkalaitumeksenne
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| abessive
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Punkalaitumettanne
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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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Punkalaitumensa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Punkalaitumensa
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—
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| gen.
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Punkalaitumensa
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| genitive
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Punkalaitumensa
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—
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| partitive
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Punkalaiduntaan
Punkalaiduntansa
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| inessive
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Punkalaitumessaan
Punkalaitumessansa
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—
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| elative
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Punkalaitumestaan
Punkalaitumestansa
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—
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| illative
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Punkalaitumeensa
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—
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| adessive
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Punkalaitumellaan
Punkalaitumellansa
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—
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| ablative
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Punkalaitumeltaan
Punkalaitumeltansa
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—
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| allative
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Punkalaitumelleen
Punkalaitumellensa
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—
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| essive
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Punkalaitumenaan
Punkalaitumenansa
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—
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| translative
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Punkalaitumekseen
Punkalaitumeksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Punkalaitumettaan
Punkalaitumettansa
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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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Derived terms
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN