Finnish
Etymology
Unknown. The original nominative was Saimas as part of Saimas wesi, Saimas selkä (1646). Possibly connected with the Sami endonym *sāmē.[1] Alternatively from an unknown substrate language.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑi̯mɑː/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝i̯mɑ̝ː]
- Rhymes: -ɑimɑː
- Syllabification(key): Sai‧maa
- Hyphenation(key): Sai‧maa
Proper noun
Saimaa
- The largest lake of Finland, and fourth in Europe.
Declension
| Inflection of Saimaa (Kotus type 17/vapaa, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Saimaa
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—
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| genitive
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Saimaan
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—
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| partitive
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Saimaata
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—
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| illative
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Saimaaseen
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Saimaa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saimaa
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—
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| gen.
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Saimaan
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| genitive
|
Saimaan
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—
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| partitive
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Saimaata
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—
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| inessive
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Saimaassa
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—
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| elative
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Saimaasta
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—
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| illative
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Saimaaseen
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—
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| adessive
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Saimaalla
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—
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| ablative
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Saimaalta
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—
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| allative
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Saimaalle
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—
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| essive
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Saimaana
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—
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| translative
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Saimaaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Saimaatta
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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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Saimaani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saimaani
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—
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| gen.
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Saimaani
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| genitive
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Saimaani
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—
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| partitive
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Saimaatani
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—
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| inessive
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Saimaassani
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—
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| elative
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Saimaastani
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—
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| illative
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Saimaaseeni
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—
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| adessive
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Saimaallani
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—
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| ablative
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Saimaaltani
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—
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| allative
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Saimaalleni
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—
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| essive
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Saimaanani
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—
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| translative
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Saimaakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Saimaattani
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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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Saimaasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saimaasi
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—
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| gen.
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Saimaasi
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| genitive
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Saimaasi
|
—
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| partitive
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Saimaatasi
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—
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| inessive
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Saimaassasi
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—
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| elative
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Saimaastasi
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—
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| illative
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Saimaaseesi
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—
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| adessive
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Saimaallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Saimaaltasi
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—
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| allative
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Saimaallesi
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—
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| essive
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Saimaanasi
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—
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| translative
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Saimaaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Saimaattasi
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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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Saimaamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saimaamme
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—
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| gen.
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Saimaamme
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| genitive
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Saimaamme
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—
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| partitive
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Saimaatamme
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—
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| inessive
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Saimaassamme
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—
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| elative
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Saimaastamme
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—
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| illative
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Saimaaseemme
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—
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| adessive
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Saimaallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Saimaaltamme
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—
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| allative
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Saimaallemme
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—
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| essive
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Saimaanamme
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—
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| translative
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Saimaaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Saimaattamme
|
—
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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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Saimaanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saimaanne
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—
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| gen.
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Saimaanne
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| genitive
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Saimaanne
|
—
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| partitive
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Saimaatanne
|
—
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| inessive
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Saimaassanne
|
—
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| elative
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Saimaastanne
|
—
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| illative
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Saimaaseenne
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—
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| adessive
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Saimaallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Saimaaltanne
|
—
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| allative
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Saimaallenne
|
—
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| essive
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Saimaananne
|
—
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| translative
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Saimaaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Saimaattanne
|
—
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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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Saimaansa
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Saimaansa
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—
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| gen.
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Saimaansa
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| genitive
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Saimaansa
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—
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| partitive
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Saimaataan
Saimaatansa
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—
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| inessive
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Saimaassaan
Saimaassansa
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—
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| elative
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Saimaastaan
Saimaastansa
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—
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| illative
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Saimaaseensa
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—
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| adessive
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Saimaallaan
Saimaallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Saimaaltaan
Saimaaltansa
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—
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| allative
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Saimaalleen
Saimaallensa
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—
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| essive
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Saimaanaan
Saimaanansa
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—
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| translative
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Saimaakseen
Saimaaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Saimaattaan
Saimaattansa
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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
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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