Finnish
Etymology
tammi (“oak”) + saari (“island”), apparently coined in the newspaper Suometar as a modified translation of Swedish Ekenäs (eke (“oak woods”) + näs (“isthmus”)).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑmːiˌsɑːri/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝mːiˌs̠ɑ̝ːri]
- Rhymes: -ɑːri
- Syllabification(key): Tam‧mi‧saa‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): Tammi‧saari
Proper noun
Tammisaari
- A former town and municipality in Uusimaa, Finland; now part of Raasepori.
- A township in and the administrative center of the municipality of Raasepori.
Declension
| Inflection of Tammisaari (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Tammisaari
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—
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| genitive
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Tammisaaren
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—
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| partitive
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Tammisaarta
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—
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| illative
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Tammisaareen
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Tammisaari
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tammisaari
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—
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| gen.
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Tammisaaren
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| genitive
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Tammisaaren
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—
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| partitive
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Tammisaarta
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—
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| inessive
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Tammisaaressa
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—
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| elative
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Tammisaaresta
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—
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| illative
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Tammisaareen
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—
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| adessive
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Tammisaarella
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—
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| ablative
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Tammisaarelta
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—
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| allative
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Tammisaarelle
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—
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| essive
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Tammisaarena
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—
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| translative
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Tammisaareksi
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—
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| abessive
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Tammisaaretta
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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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Tammisaareni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tammisaareni
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—
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| gen.
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Tammisaareni
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| genitive
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Tammisaareni
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—
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| partitive
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Tammisaartani
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—
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| inessive
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Tammisaaressani
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—
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| elative
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Tammisaarestani
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—
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| illative
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Tammisaareeni
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—
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| adessive
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Tammisaarellani
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—
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| ablative
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Tammisaareltani
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—
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| allative
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Tammisaarelleni
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—
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| essive
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Tammisaarenani
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—
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| translative
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Tammisaarekseni
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—
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| abessive
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Tammisaarettani
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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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Tammisaaresi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tammisaaresi
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—
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| gen.
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Tammisaaresi
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| genitive
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Tammisaaresi
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—
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| partitive
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Tammisaartasi
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—
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| inessive
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Tammisaaressasi
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—
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| elative
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Tammisaarestasi
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—
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| illative
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Tammisaareesi
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—
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| adessive
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Tammisaarellasi
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—
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| ablative
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Tammisaareltasi
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—
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| allative
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Tammisaarellesi
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—
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| essive
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Tammisaarenasi
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—
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| translative
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Tammisaareksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Tammisaarettasi
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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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Tammisaaremme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tammisaaremme
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—
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| gen.
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Tammisaaremme
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| genitive
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Tammisaaremme
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—
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| partitive
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Tammisaartamme
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—
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| inessive
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Tammisaaressamme
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—
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| elative
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Tammisaarestamme
|
—
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| illative
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Tammisaareemme
|
—
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| adessive
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Tammisaarellamme
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—
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| ablative
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Tammisaareltamme
|
—
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| allative
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Tammisaarellemme
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—
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| essive
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Tammisaarenamme
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—
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| translative
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Tammisaareksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Tammisaarettamme
|
—
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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
|
| nominative
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Tammisaarenne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tammisaarenne
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—
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| gen.
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Tammisaarenne
|
| genitive
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Tammisaarenne
|
—
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| partitive
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Tammisaartanne
|
—
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| inessive
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Tammisaaressanne
|
—
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| elative
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Tammisaarestanne
|
—
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| illative
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Tammisaareenne
|
—
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| adessive
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Tammisaarellanne
|
—
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| ablative
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Tammisaareltanne
|
—
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| allative
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Tammisaarellenne
|
—
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| essive
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Tammisaarenanne
|
—
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| translative
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Tammisaareksenne
|
—
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| abessive
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Tammisaarettanne
|
—
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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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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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Tammisaarensa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Tammisaarensa
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—
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| gen.
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Tammisaarensa
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| genitive
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Tammisaarensa
|
—
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| partitive
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Tammisaartaan
Tammisaartansa
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—
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| inessive
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Tammisaaressaan
Tammisaaressansa
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—
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| elative
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Tammisaarestaan
Tammisaarestansa
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—
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| illative
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Tammisaareensa
|
—
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| adessive
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Tammisaarellaan
Tammisaarellansa
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—
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| ablative
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Tammisaareltaan
Tammisaareltansa
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—
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| allative
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Tammisaarelleen
Tammisaarellensa
|
—
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| essive
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Tammisaarenaan
Tammisaarenansa
|
—
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| translative
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Tammisaarekseen
Tammisaareksensa
|
—
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| abessive
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Tammisaarettaan
Tammisaarettansa
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—
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Tammisaari" is Tammisaaressa.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN