Finnish
Etymology
arpa + -iainen. Coined by Finnish teacher and linguist Gustaf Erik Eurén in 1860.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɑrpɑjɑi̯set/, [ˈɑ̝rpɑ̝ˌjɑ̝i̯s̠e̞t̪]
- Rhymes: -ɑiset
- Syllabification(key): ar‧pa‧jai‧set
- Hyphenation(key): ar‧pa‧jai‧set
Noun
arpajaiset pl
- lottery, draw, raffle
- (law) An activity in which the participants pay a fee and by that obtain a partially or fully random possibility to win a prize of monetary value.
Usage notes
The legal definition is understood broadly and it covers some activities which are not called arpajaiset in common language such as vedonlyönti (“betting”) and rahapelit (“gambling”).
Declension
| Inflection of arpajaiset (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
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| nominative
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arpajaiset
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| genitive
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arpajaisten
arpajaisien
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| partitive
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—
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arpajaisia
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| illative
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—
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arpajaisiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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—
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arpajaiset
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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arpajaiset
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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arpajaisten
arpajaisien
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| partitive
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arpajaisia
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| inessive
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arpajaisissa
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| elative
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arpajaisista
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| illative
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arpajaisiin
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| adessive
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arpajaisilla
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| ablative
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arpajaisilta
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| allative
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arpajaisille
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| essive
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arpajaisina
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| translative
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arpajaisiksi
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| abessive
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arpajaisitta
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| instructive
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arpajaisin
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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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arpajaiseni
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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arpajaiseni
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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arpajaisteni
arpajaisieni
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| partitive
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—
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arpajaisiani
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| inessive
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—
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arpajaisissani
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| elative
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—
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arpajaisistani
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| illative
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—
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arpajaisiini
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| adessive
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—
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arpajaisillani
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| ablative
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—
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arpajaisiltani
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| allative
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arpajaisilleni
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| essive
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—
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arpajaisinani
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| translative
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—
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arpajaisikseni
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| abessive
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—
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arpajaisittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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arpajaisineni
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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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—
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arpajaisesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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arpajaisesi
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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arpajaistesi
arpajaisiesi
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| partitive
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—
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arpajaisiasi
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| inessive
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—
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arpajaisissasi
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| elative
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—
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arpajaisistasi
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| illative
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—
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arpajaisiisi
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| adessive
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—
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arpajaisillasi
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| ablative
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—
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arpajaisiltasi
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| allative
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—
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arpajaisillesi
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| essive
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—
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arpajaisinasi
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| translative
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—
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arpajaisiksesi
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| abessive
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—
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arpajaisittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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arpajaisinesi
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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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—
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arpajaisemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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arpajaisemme
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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arpajaistemme
arpajaisiemme
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| partitive
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—
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arpajaisiamme
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| inessive
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—
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arpajaisissamme
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| elative
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—
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arpajaisistamme
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| illative
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—
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arpajaisiimme
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| adessive
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—
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arpajaisillamme
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| ablative
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—
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arpajaisiltamme
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| allative
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—
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arpajaisillemme
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| essive
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—
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arpajaisinamme
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| translative
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—
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arpajaisiksemme
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| abessive
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—
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arpajaisittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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arpajaisinemme
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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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—
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arpajaisenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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arpajaisenne
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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arpajaistenne
arpajaisienne
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| partitive
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—
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arpajaisianne
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| inessive
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—
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arpajaisissanne
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| elative
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—
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arpajaisistanne
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| illative
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—
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arpajaisiinne
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| adessive
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—
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arpajaisillanne
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| ablative
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—
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arpajaisiltanne
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| allative
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—
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arpajaisillenne
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| essive
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—
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arpajaisinanne
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| translative
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—
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arpajaisiksenne
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| abessive
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—
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arpajaisittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
arpajaisinenne
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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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—
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arpajaisensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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arpajaisensa
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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arpajaistensa
arpajaisiensa
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| partitive
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—
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arpajaisiaan
arpajaisiansa
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| inessive
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—
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arpajaisissaan
arpajaisissansa
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| elative
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—
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arpajaisistaan
arpajaisistansa
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| illative
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—
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arpajaisiinsa
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| adessive
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—
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arpajaisillaan
arpajaisillansa
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| ablative
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—
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arpajaisiltaan
arpajaisiltansa
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| allative
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—
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arpajaisilleen
arpajaisillensa
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| essive
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—
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arpajaisinaan
arpajaisinansa
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| translative
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—
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arpajaisikseen
arpajaisiksensa
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| abessive
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—
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arpajaisittaan
arpajaisittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
arpajaisineen
arpajaisinensa
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Derived terms
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