Finnish
Etymology
From saksan (“Saxon's”, archaic) + maa (“land, country”) or Saksan (“Germany's”) + maa. Compare Suomenmaa (“Finland”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑksɑnˌmɑː/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ks̠ɑ̝mˌmɑ̝ː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Syllabification(key): Sak‧san‧maa
- Hyphenation(key): Saksan‧maa
Proper noun
Saksanmaa (dated)
- (poetic or colloquial) synonym of Saksa (“Germany”)
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Saksanmaa" is Saksanmaalla.
| Inflection of Saksanmaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Saksanmaa
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—
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| genitive
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Saksanmaan
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—
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| partitive
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Saksanmaata
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—
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| illative
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Saksanmaahan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Saksanmaa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saksanmaa
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—
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| gen.
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Saksanmaan
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| genitive
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Saksanmaan
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—
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| partitive
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Saksanmaata
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—
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| inessive
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Saksanmaassa
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—
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| elative
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Saksanmaasta
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—
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| illative
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Saksanmaahan
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—
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| adessive
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Saksanmaalla
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—
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| ablative
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Saksanmaalta
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—
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| allative
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Saksanmaalle
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—
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| essive
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Saksanmaana
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—
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| translative
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Saksanmaaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Saksanmaatta
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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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Saksanmaani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saksanmaani
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—
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| gen.
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Saksanmaani
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| genitive
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Saksanmaani
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—
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| partitive
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Saksanmaatani
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—
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| inessive
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Saksanmaassani
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—
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| elative
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Saksanmaastani
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—
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| illative
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Saksanmaahani
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—
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| adessive
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Saksanmaallani
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—
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| ablative
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Saksanmaaltani
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—
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| allative
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Saksanmaalleni
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—
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| essive
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Saksanmaanani
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—
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| translative
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Saksanmaakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Saksanmaattani
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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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Saksanmaasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saksanmaasi
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—
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| gen.
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Saksanmaasi
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| genitive
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Saksanmaasi
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—
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| partitive
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Saksanmaatasi
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—
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| inessive
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Saksanmaassasi
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—
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| elative
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Saksanmaastasi
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—
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| illative
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Saksanmaahasi
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—
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| adessive
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Saksanmaallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Saksanmaaltasi
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—
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| allative
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Saksanmaallesi
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—
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| essive
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Saksanmaanasi
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—
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| translative
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Saksanmaaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Saksanmaattasi
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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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Saksanmaamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saksanmaamme
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—
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| gen.
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Saksanmaamme
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| genitive
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Saksanmaamme
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—
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| partitive
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Saksanmaatamme
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—
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| inessive
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Saksanmaassamme
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—
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| elative
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Saksanmaastamme
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—
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| illative
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Saksanmaahamme
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—
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| adessive
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Saksanmaallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Saksanmaaltamme
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—
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| allative
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Saksanmaallemme
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—
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| essive
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Saksanmaanamme
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—
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| translative
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Saksanmaaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Saksanmaattamme
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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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Saksanmaanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saksanmaanne
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—
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| gen.
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Saksanmaanne
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| genitive
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Saksanmaanne
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—
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| partitive
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Saksanmaatanne
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—
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| inessive
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Saksanmaassanne
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—
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| elative
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Saksanmaastanne
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—
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| illative
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Saksanmaahanne
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—
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| adessive
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Saksanmaallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Saksanmaaltanne
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—
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| allative
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Saksanmaallenne
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—
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| essive
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Saksanmaananne
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—
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| translative
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Saksanmaaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Saksanmaattanne
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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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Saksanmaansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Saksanmaansa
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—
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| gen.
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Saksanmaansa
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| genitive
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Saksanmaansa
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—
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| partitive
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Saksanmaataan
Saksanmaatansa
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—
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| inessive
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Saksanmaassaan
Saksanmaassansa
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—
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| elative
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Saksanmaastaan
Saksanmaastansa
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—
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| illative
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Saksanmaahansa
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—
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| adessive
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Saksanmaallaan
Saksanmaallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Saksanmaaltaan
Saksanmaaltansa
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—
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| allative
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Saksanmaalleen
Saksanmaallensa
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—
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| essive
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Saksanmaanaan
Saksanmaanansa
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—
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| translative
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Saksanmaakseen
Saksanmaaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Saksanmaattaan
Saksanmaattansa
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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
See also