English
Proper noun
Ranua
- A municipality of Lapland, Finland.
Translations
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
Originally a farm name (whence the name of the town and the surname). Possibly from dialectal Tavastian ranu, kranu (“bad, stunted, runty, weak”), perhaps through the name for a poor field or bog,[1] of unknown further origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑnuɑ/, [ˈrɑ̝nuɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑnuɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ra‧nu‧a
- Hyphenation(key): Ra‧nua
Proper noun
Ranua
- Ranua (a municipality of Lapland, Finland)
- a Finnish surname
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Ranua" is Ranualla.
| Inflection of Ranua (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Ranua
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Ranuat
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| genitive
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Ranuan
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Ranuoiden
Ranuoitten
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| partitive
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Ranuaa
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Ranuoita
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| illative
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Ranuaan
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Ranuoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Ranua
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Ranuat
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranua
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Ranuat
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| gen.
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Ranuan
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| genitive
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Ranuan
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Ranuoiden
Ranuoitten
Ranuain rare
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| partitive
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Ranuaa
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Ranuoita
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| inessive
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Ranuassa
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Ranuoissa
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| elative
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Ranuasta
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Ranuoista
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| illative
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Ranuaan
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Ranuoihin
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| adessive
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Ranualla
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Ranuoilla
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| ablative
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Ranualta
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Ranuoilta
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| allative
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Ranualle
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Ranuoille
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| essive
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Ranuana
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Ranuoina
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| translative
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Ranuaksi
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Ranuoiksi
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| abessive
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Ranuatta
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Ranuoitta
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| instructive
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—
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Ranuoin
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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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Ranuani
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Ranuani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranuani
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Ranuani
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| gen.
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Ranuani
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| genitive
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Ranuani
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Ranuoideni
Ranuoitteni
Ranuaini rare
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| partitive
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Ranuaani
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Ranuoitani
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| inessive
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Ranuassani
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Ranuoissani
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| elative
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Ranuastani
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Ranuoistani
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| illative
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Ranuaani
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Ranuoihini
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| adessive
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Ranuallani
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Ranuoillani
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| ablative
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Ranualtani
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Ranuoiltani
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| allative
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Ranualleni
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Ranuoilleni
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| essive
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Ranuanani
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Ranuoinani
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| translative
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Ranuakseni
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Ranuoikseni
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| abessive
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Ranuattani
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Ranuoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Ranuoineni
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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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Ranuasi
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Ranuasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranuasi
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Ranuasi
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| gen.
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Ranuasi
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| genitive
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Ranuasi
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Ranuoidesi
Ranuoittesi
Ranuaisi rare
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| partitive
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Ranuaasi
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Ranuoitasi
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| inessive
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Ranuassasi
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Ranuoissasi
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| elative
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Ranuastasi
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Ranuoistasi
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| illative
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Ranuaasi
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Ranuoihisi
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| adessive
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Ranuallasi
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Ranuoillasi
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| ablative
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Ranualtasi
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Ranuoiltasi
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| allative
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Ranuallesi
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Ranuoillesi
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| essive
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Ranuanasi
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Ranuoinasi
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| translative
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Ranuaksesi
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Ranuoiksesi
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| abessive
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Ranuattasi
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Ranuoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Ranuoinesi
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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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Ranuamme
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Ranuamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranuamme
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Ranuamme
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| gen.
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Ranuamme
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| genitive
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Ranuamme
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Ranuoidemme
Ranuoittemme
Ranuaimme rare
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| partitive
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Ranuaamme
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Ranuoitamme
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| inessive
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Ranuassamme
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Ranuoissamme
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| elative
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Ranuastamme
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Ranuoistamme
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| illative
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Ranuaamme
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Ranuoihimme
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| adessive
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Ranuallamme
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Ranuoillamme
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| ablative
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Ranualtamme
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Ranuoiltamme
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| allative
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Ranuallemme
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Ranuoillemme
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| essive
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Ranuanamme
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Ranuoinamme
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| translative
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Ranuaksemme
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Ranuoiksemme
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| abessive
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Ranuattamme
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Ranuoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Ranuoinemme
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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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Ranuanne
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Ranuanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranuanne
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Ranuanne
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| gen.
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Ranuanne
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| genitive
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Ranuanne
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Ranuoidenne
Ranuoittenne
Ranuainne rare
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| partitive
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Ranuaanne
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Ranuoitanne
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| inessive
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Ranuassanne
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Ranuoissanne
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| elative
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Ranuastanne
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Ranuoistanne
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| illative
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Ranuaanne
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Ranuoihinne
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| adessive
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Ranuallanne
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Ranuoillanne
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| ablative
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Ranualtanne
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Ranuoiltanne
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| allative
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Ranuallenne
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Ranuoillenne
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| essive
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Ranuananne
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Ranuoinanne
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| translative
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Ranuaksenne
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Ranuoiksenne
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| abessive
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Ranuattanne
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Ranuoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Ranuoinenne
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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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Ranuansa
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Ranuansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Ranuansa
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Ranuansa
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| gen.
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Ranuansa
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| genitive
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Ranuansa
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Ranuoidensa
Ranuoittensa
Ranuainsa rare
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| partitive
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Ranuaansa
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Ranuoitaan
Ranuoitansa
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| inessive
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Ranuassaan
Ranuassansa
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Ranuoissaan
Ranuoissansa
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| elative
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Ranuastaan
Ranuastansa
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Ranuoistaan
Ranuoistansa
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| illative
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Ranuaansa
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Ranuoihinsa
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| adessive
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Ranuallaan
Ranuallansa
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Ranuoillaan
Ranuoillansa
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| ablative
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Ranualtaan
Ranualtansa
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Ranuoiltaan
Ranuoiltansa
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| allative
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Ranualleen
Ranuallensa
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Ranuoilleen
Ranuoillensa
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| essive
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Ranuanaan
Ranuanansa
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Ranuoinaan
Ranuoinansa
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| translative
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Ranuakseen
Ranuaksensa
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Ranuoikseen
Ranuoiksensa
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| abessive
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Ranuattaan
Ranuattansa
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Ranuoittaan
Ranuoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Ranuoineen
Ranuoinensa
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Derived terms
Descendants
- → English: Ranua
- → Swedish: Ranua
- → Chinese: 拉努阿 (Lānǔ'ā) (transliteration)
Statistics
- Ranua is the 2830th (tied with 9 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 279 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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