Finnish
Etymology
Savon (“of Savonia”) + linna (“castle”), from a name for the castle around which the city has grown.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑʋonˌlinːɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ʋo̞nˌlinːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -inːɑ
- Syllabification(key): Sa‧von‧lin‧na
- Hyphenation(key): Savon‧linna
Proper noun
Savonlinna
- a town and municipality of Southern Savonia, Finland
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Savonlinna" is Savonlinnassa.
| Inflection of Savonlinna (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Savonlinna
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| genitive
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Savonlinnan
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| partitive
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Savonlinnaa
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—
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| illative
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Savonlinnaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Savonlinna
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Savonlinna
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—
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| gen.
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Savonlinnan
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| genitive
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Savonlinnan
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—
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| partitive
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Savonlinnaa
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—
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| inessive
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Savonlinnassa
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—
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| elative
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Savonlinnasta
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—
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| illative
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Savonlinnaan
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—
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| adessive
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Savonlinnalla
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—
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| ablative
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Savonlinnalta
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—
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| allative
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Savonlinnalle
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—
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| essive
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Savonlinnana
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—
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| translative
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Savonlinnaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Savonlinnatta
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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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Savonlinnani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Savonlinnani
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—
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| gen.
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Savonlinnani
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| genitive
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Savonlinnani
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—
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| partitive
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Savonlinnaani
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—
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| inessive
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Savonlinnassani
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—
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| elative
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Savonlinnastani
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—
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| illative
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Savonlinnaani
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—
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| adessive
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Savonlinnallani
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—
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| ablative
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Savonlinnaltani
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—
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| allative
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Savonlinnalleni
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—
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| essive
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Savonlinnanani
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—
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| translative
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Savonlinnakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Savonlinnattani
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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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Savonlinnasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Savonlinnasi
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—
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| gen.
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Savonlinnasi
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| genitive
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Savonlinnasi
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—
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| partitive
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Savonlinnaasi
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—
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| inessive
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Savonlinnassasi
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—
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| elative
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Savonlinnastasi
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—
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| illative
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Savonlinnaasi
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—
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| adessive
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Savonlinnallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Savonlinnaltasi
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—
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| allative
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Savonlinnallesi
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—
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| essive
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Savonlinnanasi
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—
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| translative
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Savonlinnaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Savonlinnattasi
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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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Savonlinnamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Savonlinnamme
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—
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| gen.
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Savonlinnamme
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| genitive
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Savonlinnamme
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—
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| partitive
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Savonlinnaamme
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—
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| inessive
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Savonlinnassamme
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—
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| elative
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Savonlinnastamme
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—
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| illative
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Savonlinnaamme
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—
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| adessive
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Savonlinnallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Savonlinnaltamme
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—
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| allative
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Savonlinnallemme
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—
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| essive
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Savonlinnanamme
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—
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| translative
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Savonlinnaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Savonlinnattamme
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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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Savonlinnanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Savonlinnanne
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—
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| gen.
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Savonlinnanne
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| genitive
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Savonlinnanne
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—
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| partitive
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Savonlinnaanne
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—
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| inessive
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Savonlinnassanne
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—
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| elative
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Savonlinnastanne
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—
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| illative
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Savonlinnaanne
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—
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| adessive
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Savonlinnallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Savonlinnaltanne
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—
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| allative
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Savonlinnallenne
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—
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| essive
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Savonlinnananne
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—
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| translative
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Savonlinnaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Savonlinnattanne
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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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Savonlinnansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Savonlinnansa
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—
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| gen.
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Savonlinnansa
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| genitive
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Savonlinnansa
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—
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| partitive
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Savonlinnaansa
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—
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| inessive
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Savonlinnassaan
Savonlinnassansa
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—
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| elative
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Savonlinnastaan
Savonlinnastansa
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—
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| illative
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Savonlinnaansa
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—
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| adessive
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Savonlinnallaan
Savonlinnallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Savonlinnaltaan
Savonlinnaltansa
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—
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| allative
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Savonlinnalleen
Savonlinnallensa
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—
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| essive
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Savonlinnanaan
Savonlinnanansa
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—
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| translative
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Savonlinnakseen
Savonlinnaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Savonlinnattaan
Savonlinnattansa
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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