Finnish
Etymology
Vernacular form of the biblical Nikodemus (“Nicodemus”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈteːmu/, [ˈt̪e̞ːmu]
- Rhymes: -eːmu
- Syllabification(key): Tee‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): Tee‧mu
Proper noun
Teemu
- a male given name
1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act II:Ole hyvässä rauhassa, Teemu, ja hellitäppä taasen viulustasi iloinen polska!- Be in peace, Teemu, and let your violin play a jolly polska again!
1994, Anja Angel, Vaitiolo taattu, WSOY, →ISBN, page 35:Mattoa läimiessään hän päätti ottaa taiteilijanimekseen Timin. Teemu oli lapsesta saakka inhonnut nimeään. Mielessään hän oli yhdistänyt Teemun tossuun, kunnes Teemu Selänne oli alkanut pärjätä kiekkokaukalossa.- He decided to take Tim as his pen name while beating the carpet. Teemu had loathed his name since childhood. He had always associated the name Teemu with a slipper, until Teemu Selänne had begun to do well in ice hockey.
Declension
| Inflection of Teemu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Teemu
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Teemut
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| genitive
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Teemun
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Teemujen
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| partitive
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Teemua
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Teemuja
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| illative
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Teemuun
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Teemuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Teemu
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Teemut
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| accusative
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nom.
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Teemu
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Teemut
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| gen.
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Teemun
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| genitive
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Teemun
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Teemujen
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| partitive
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Teemua
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Teemuja
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| inessive
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Teemussa
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Teemuissa
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| elative
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Teemusta
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Teemuista
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| illative
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Teemuun
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Teemuihin
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| adessive
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Teemulla
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Teemuilla
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| ablative
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Teemulta
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Teemuilta
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| allative
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Teemulle
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Teemuille
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| essive
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Teemuna
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Teemuina
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| translative
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Teemuksi
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Teemuiksi
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| abessive
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Teemutta
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Teemuitta
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| instructive
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—
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Teemuin
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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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Teemuni
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Teemuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Teemuni
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Teemuni
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| gen.
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Teemuni
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| genitive
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Teemuni
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Teemujeni
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| partitive
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Teemuani
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Teemujani
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| inessive
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Teemussani
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Teemuissani
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| elative
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Teemustani
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Teemuistani
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| illative
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Teemuuni
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Teemuihini
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| adessive
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Teemullani
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Teemuillani
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| ablative
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Teemultani
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Teemuiltani
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| allative
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Teemulleni
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Teemuilleni
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| essive
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Teemunani
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Teemuinani
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| translative
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Teemukseni
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Teemuikseni
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| abessive
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Teemuttani
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Teemuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Teemuineni
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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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Teemusi
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Teemusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Teemusi
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Teemusi
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| gen.
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Teemusi
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| genitive
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Teemusi
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Teemujesi
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| partitive
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Teemuasi
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Teemujasi
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| inessive
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Teemussasi
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Teemuissasi
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| elative
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Teemustasi
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Teemuistasi
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| illative
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Teemuusi
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Teemuihisi
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| adessive
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Teemullasi
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Teemuillasi
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| ablative
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Teemultasi
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Teemuiltasi
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| allative
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Teemullesi
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Teemuillesi
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| essive
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Teemunasi
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Teemuinasi
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| translative
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Teemuksesi
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Teemuiksesi
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| abessive
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Teemuttasi
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Teemuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Teemuinesi
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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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Teemumme
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Teemumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Teemumme
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Teemumme
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| gen.
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Teemumme
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| genitive
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Teemumme
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Teemujemme
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| partitive
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Teemuamme
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Teemujamme
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| inessive
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Teemussamme
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Teemuissamme
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| elative
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Teemustamme
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Teemuistamme
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| illative
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Teemuumme
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Teemuihimme
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| adessive
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Teemullamme
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Teemuillamme
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| ablative
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Teemultamme
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Teemuiltamme
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| allative
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Teemullemme
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Teemuillemme
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| essive
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Teemunamme
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Teemuinamme
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| translative
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Teemuksemme
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Teemuiksemme
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| abessive
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Teemuttamme
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Teemuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Teemuinemme
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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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Teemunne
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Teemunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Teemunne
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Teemunne
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| gen.
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Teemunne
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| genitive
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Teemunne
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Teemujenne
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| partitive
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Teemuanne
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Teemujanne
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| inessive
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Teemussanne
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Teemuissanne
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| elative
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Teemustanne
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Teemuistanne
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| illative
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Teemuunne
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Teemuihinne
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| adessive
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Teemullanne
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Teemuillanne
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| ablative
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Teemultanne
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Teemuiltanne
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| allative
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Teemullenne
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Teemuillenne
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| essive
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Teemunanne
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Teemuinanne
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| translative
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Teemuksenne
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Teemuiksenne
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| abessive
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Teemuttanne
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Teemuittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Teemuinenne
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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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Teemunsa
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Teemunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Teemunsa
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Teemunsa
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| gen.
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Teemunsa
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| genitive
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Teemunsa
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Teemujensa
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| partitive
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Teemuaan
Teemuansa
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Teemujaan
Teemujansa
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| inessive
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Teemussaan
Teemussansa
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Teemuissaan
Teemuissansa
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| elative
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Teemustaan
Teemustansa
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Teemuistaan
Teemuistansa
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| illative
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Teemuunsa
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Teemuihinsa
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| adessive
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Teemullaan
Teemullansa
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Teemuillaan
Teemuillansa
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| ablative
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Teemultaan
Teemultansa
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Teemuiltaan
Teemuiltansa
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| allative
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Teemulleen
Teemullensa
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Teemuilleen
Teemuillensa
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| essive
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Teemunaan
Teemunansa
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Teemuinaan
Teemuinansa
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| translative
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Teemukseen
Teemuksensa
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Teemuikseen
Teemuiksensa
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| abessive
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Teemuttaan
Teemuttansa
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Teemuittaan
Teemuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Teemuineen
Teemuinensa
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Statistics
- Teemu is the 23rd most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 20,202 male individuals (and as a middle name to 1,446 more), and also belongs to 5 female individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.