Finnish
Etymology
From sulkava (“a kind of fish”), originally used in names for bodies of water.[1] The surname is from the place name.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsulkɑʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ulkɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ulkɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): Sul‧ka‧va
- Hyphenation(key): Sul‧ka‧va
Proper noun
Sulkava
- a municipality of Southern Savonia, Finland
- a Finnish surname
Declension
- (municipality): The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used when referring to a location; for example, "in Sulkava" is Sulkavalla.
| Inflection of Sulkava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Sulkava
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Sulkavat
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| genitive
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Sulkavan
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Sulkavien
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| partitive
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Sulkavaa
|
Sulkavia
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| illative
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Sulkavaan
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Sulkaviin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sulkava
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Sulkavat
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sulkava
|
Sulkavat
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| gen.
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Sulkavan
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| genitive
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Sulkavan
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Sulkavien
Sulkavain rare
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| partitive
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Sulkavaa
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Sulkavia
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| inessive
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Sulkavassa
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Sulkavissa
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| elative
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Sulkavasta
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Sulkavista
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| illative
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Sulkavaan
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Sulkaviin
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| adessive
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Sulkavalla
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Sulkavilla
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| ablative
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Sulkavalta
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Sulkavilta
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| allative
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Sulkavalle
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Sulkaville
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| essive
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Sulkavana
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Sulkavina
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| translative
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Sulkavaksi
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Sulkaviksi
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| abessive
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Sulkavatta
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Sulkavitta
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| instructive
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—
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Sulkavin
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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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Sulkavani
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Sulkavani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sulkavani
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Sulkavani
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| gen.
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Sulkavani
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| genitive
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Sulkavani
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Sulkavieni
Sulkavaini rare
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| partitive
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Sulkavaani
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Sulkaviani
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| inessive
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Sulkavassani
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Sulkavissani
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| elative
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Sulkavastani
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Sulkavistani
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| illative
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Sulkavaani
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Sulkaviini
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| adessive
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Sulkavallani
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Sulkavillani
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| ablative
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Sulkavaltani
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Sulkaviltani
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| allative
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Sulkavalleni
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Sulkavilleni
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| essive
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Sulkavanani
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Sulkavinani
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| translative
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Sulkavakseni
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Sulkavikseni
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| abessive
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Sulkavattani
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Sulkavittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Sulkavineni
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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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Sulkavasi
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Sulkavasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sulkavasi
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Sulkavasi
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| gen.
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Sulkavasi
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| genitive
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Sulkavasi
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Sulkaviesi
Sulkavaisi rare
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| partitive
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Sulkavaasi
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Sulkaviasi
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| inessive
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Sulkavassasi
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Sulkavissasi
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| elative
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Sulkavastasi
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Sulkavistasi
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| illative
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Sulkavaasi
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Sulkaviisi
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| adessive
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Sulkavallasi
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Sulkavillasi
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| ablative
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Sulkavaltasi
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Sulkaviltasi
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| allative
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Sulkavallesi
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Sulkavillesi
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| essive
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Sulkavanasi
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Sulkavinasi
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| translative
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Sulkavaksesi
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Sulkaviksesi
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| abessive
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Sulkavattasi
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Sulkavittasi
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Sulkavinesi
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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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Sulkavamme
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Sulkavamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Sulkavamme
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Sulkavamme
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| gen.
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Sulkavamme
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| genitive
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Sulkavamme
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Sulkaviemme
Sulkavaimme rare
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| partitive
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Sulkavaamme
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Sulkaviamme
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| inessive
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Sulkavassamme
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Sulkavissamme
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| elative
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Sulkavastamme
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Sulkavistamme
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| illative
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Sulkavaamme
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Sulkaviimme
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| adessive
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Sulkavallamme
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Sulkavillamme
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| ablative
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Sulkavaltamme
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Sulkaviltamme
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| allative
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Sulkavallemme
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Sulkavillemme
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| essive
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Sulkavanamme
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Sulkavinamme
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| translative
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Sulkavaksemme
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Sulkaviksemme
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| abessive
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Sulkavattamme
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Sulkavittamme
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Sulkavinemme
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| second-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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Sulkavanne
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Sulkavanne
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Sulkavanne
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Sulkavanne
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| gen.
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Sulkavanne
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| genitive
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Sulkavanne
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Sulkavienne
Sulkavainne rare
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| partitive
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Sulkavaanne
|
Sulkavianne
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| inessive
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Sulkavassanne
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Sulkavissanne
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| elative
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Sulkavastanne
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Sulkavistanne
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| illative
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Sulkavaanne
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Sulkaviinne
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| adessive
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Sulkavallanne
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Sulkavillanne
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| ablative
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Sulkavaltanne
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Sulkaviltanne
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| allative
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Sulkavallenne
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Sulkavillenne
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| essive
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Sulkavananne
|
Sulkavinanne
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| translative
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Sulkavaksenne
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Sulkaviksenne
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| abessive
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Sulkavattanne
|
Sulkavittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Sulkavinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Sulkavansa
|
Sulkavansa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Sulkavansa
|
Sulkavansa
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| gen.
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Sulkavansa
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| genitive
|
Sulkavansa
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Sulkaviensa
Sulkavainsa rare
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| partitive
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Sulkavaansa
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Sulkaviaan
Sulkaviansa
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| inessive
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Sulkavassaan
Sulkavassansa
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Sulkavissaan
Sulkavissansa
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| elative
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Sulkavastaan
Sulkavastansa
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Sulkavistaan
Sulkavistansa
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| illative
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Sulkavaansa
|
Sulkaviinsa
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| adessive
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Sulkavallaan
Sulkavallansa
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Sulkavillaan
Sulkavillansa
|
| ablative
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Sulkavaltaan
Sulkavaltansa
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Sulkaviltaan
Sulkaviltansa
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| allative
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Sulkavalleen
Sulkavallensa
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Sulkavilleen
Sulkavillensa
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| essive
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Sulkavanaan
Sulkavanansa
|
Sulkavinaan
Sulkavinansa
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| translative
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Sulkavakseen
Sulkavaksensa
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Sulkavikseen
Sulkaviksensa
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| abessive
|
Sulkavattaan
Sulkavattansa
|
Sulkavittaan
Sulkavittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Sulkavineen
Sulkavinensa
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Derived terms
Descendants
Statistics
- The surname Sulkava belongs to 162 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
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN