Finnish
Etymology
Theories include derivations from an earlier *Saugo(i) (as part of *Saugonlahti), possibly somehow from saukko or derivation from older *Sago (possibly from a given name).[1] The given name and the place name are probably related.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑu̯ʋo/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝u̯w(ː)o̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑuʋo
- Syllabification(key): Sau‧vo
- Hyphenation(key): Sau‧vo
Proper noun
Sauvo
- a municipality of Southwest Finland
- (now rare) a male given name
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Sauvo" is Sauvossa.
| Inflection of Sauvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Sauvo
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—
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| genitive
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Sauvon
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—
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| partitive
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Sauvoa
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—
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| illative
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Sauvoon
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—
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Sauvo
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Sauvo
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—
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| gen.
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Sauvon
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| genitive
|
Sauvon
|
—
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| partitive
|
Sauvoa
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—
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| inessive
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Sauvossa
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—
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| elative
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Sauvosta
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—
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| illative
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Sauvoon
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—
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| adessive
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Sauvolla
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—
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| ablative
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Sauvolta
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—
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| allative
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Sauvolle
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—
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| essive
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Sauvona
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—
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| translative
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Sauvoksi
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—
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| abessive
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Sauvotta
|
—
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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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Sauvoni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sauvoni
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—
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| gen.
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Sauvoni
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| genitive
|
Sauvoni
|
—
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| partitive
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Sauvoani
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—
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| inessive
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Sauvossani
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—
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| elative
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Sauvostani
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—
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| illative
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Sauvooni
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—
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| adessive
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Sauvollani
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—
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| ablative
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Sauvoltani
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—
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| allative
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Sauvolleni
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—
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| essive
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Sauvonani
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—
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| translative
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Sauvokseni
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—
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| abessive
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Sauvottani
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sauvosi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sauvosi
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—
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| gen.
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Sauvosi
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| genitive
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Sauvosi
|
—
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| partitive
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Sauvoasi
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—
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| inessive
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Sauvossasi
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—
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| elative
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Sauvostasi
|
—
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| illative
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Sauvoosi
|
—
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| adessive
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Sauvollasi
|
—
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| ablative
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Sauvoltasi
|
—
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| allative
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Sauvollesi
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—
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| essive
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Sauvonasi
|
—
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| translative
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Sauvoksesi
|
—
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| abessive
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Sauvottasi
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sauvomme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sauvomme
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—
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| gen.
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Sauvomme
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| genitive
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Sauvomme
|
—
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| partitive
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Sauvoamme
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—
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| inessive
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Sauvossamme
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—
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| elative
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Sauvostamme
|
—
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| illative
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Sauvoomme
|
—
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| adessive
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Sauvollamme
|
—
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| ablative
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Sauvoltamme
|
—
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| allative
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Sauvollemme
|
—
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| essive
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Sauvonamme
|
—
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| translative
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Sauvoksemme
|
—
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| abessive
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Sauvottamme
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Sauvonne
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Sauvonne
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—
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| gen.
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Sauvonne
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| genitive
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Sauvonne
|
—
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| partitive
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Sauvoanne
|
—
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| inessive
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Sauvossanne
|
—
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| elative
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Sauvostanne
|
—
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| illative
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Sauvoonne
|
—
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| adessive
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Sauvollanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Sauvoltanne
|
—
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| allative
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Sauvollenne
|
—
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| essive
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Sauvonanne
|
—
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| translative
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Sauvoksenne
|
—
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| abessive
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Sauvottanne
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Sauvonsa
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—
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Sauvonsa
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—
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| gen.
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Sauvonsa
|
| genitive
|
Sauvonsa
|
—
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| partitive
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Sauvoaan
Sauvoansa
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—
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| inessive
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Sauvossaan
Sauvossansa
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—
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| elative
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Sauvostaan
Sauvostansa
|
—
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| illative
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Sauvoonsa
|
—
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| adessive
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Sauvollaan
Sauvollansa
|
—
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| ablative
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Sauvoltaan
Sauvoltansa
|
—
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| allative
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Sauvolleen
Sauvollensa
|
—
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| essive
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Sauvonaan
Sauvonansa
|
—
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| translative
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Sauvokseen
Sauvoksensa
|
—
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| abessive
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Sauvottaan
Sauvottansa
|
—
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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Derived terms
Statistics
- The given name Sauvo belongs to 6 male 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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