Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish bulvan, from Latvian bulvāns.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbulʋɑːni/, [ˈbulʋɑ̝ːni]
- Rhymes: -ulʋɑːni
- Syllabification(key): bul‧vaa‧ni
- Hyphenation(key): bul‧vaa‧ni
Noun
bulvaani
- (figuratively) front, front organization, straw man, paper man, dummy (public face of covert organisation)
- (hunting) decoy
Declension
| Inflection of bulvaani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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bulvaani
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bulvaanit
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| genitive
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bulvaanin
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bulvaanien
bulvaaneiden
bulvaaneitten
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| partitive
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bulvaania
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bulvaaneita
bulvaaneja
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| illative
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bulvaaniin
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bulvaaneihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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bulvaani
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bulvaanit
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| accusative
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nom.
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bulvaani
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bulvaanit
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| gen.
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bulvaanin
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| genitive
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bulvaanin
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bulvaanien
bulvaaneiden
bulvaaneitten
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| partitive
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bulvaania
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bulvaaneita
bulvaaneja
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| inessive
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bulvaanissa
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bulvaaneissa
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| elative
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bulvaanista
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bulvaaneista
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| illative
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bulvaaniin
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bulvaaneihin
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| adessive
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bulvaanilla
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bulvaaneilla
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| ablative
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bulvaanilta
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bulvaaneilta
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| allative
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bulvaanille
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bulvaaneille
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| essive
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bulvaanina
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bulvaaneina
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| translative
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bulvaaniksi
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bulvaaneiksi
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| abessive
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bulvaanitta
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bulvaaneitta
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| instructive
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—
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bulvaanein
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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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bulvaanini
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bulvaanini
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| accusative
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nom.
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bulvaanini
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bulvaanini
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| gen.
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bulvaanini
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| genitive
|
bulvaanini
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bulvaanieni
bulvaaneideni
bulvaaneitteni
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| partitive
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bulvaaniani
|
bulvaaneitani
bulvaanejani
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| inessive
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bulvaanissani
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bulvaaneissani
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| elative
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bulvaanistani
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bulvaaneistani
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| illative
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bulvaaniini
|
bulvaaneihini
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| adessive
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bulvaanillani
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bulvaaneillani
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| ablative
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bulvaaniltani
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bulvaaneiltani
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| allative
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bulvaanilleni
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bulvaaneilleni
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| essive
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bulvaaninani
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bulvaaneinani
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| translative
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bulvaanikseni
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bulvaaneikseni
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| abessive
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bulvaanittani
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bulvaaneittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
bulvaaneineni
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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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bulvaanisi
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bulvaanisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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bulvaanisi
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bulvaanisi
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| gen.
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bulvaanisi
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| genitive
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bulvaanisi
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bulvaaniesi
bulvaaneidesi
bulvaaneittesi
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| partitive
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bulvaaniasi
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bulvaaneitasi
bulvaanejasi
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| inessive
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bulvaanissasi
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bulvaaneissasi
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| elative
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bulvaanistasi
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bulvaaneistasi
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| illative
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bulvaaniisi
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bulvaaneihisi
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| adessive
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bulvaanillasi
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bulvaaneillasi
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| ablative
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bulvaaniltasi
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bulvaaneiltasi
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| allative
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bulvaanillesi
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bulvaaneillesi
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| essive
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bulvaaninasi
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bulvaaneinasi
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| translative
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bulvaaniksesi
|
bulvaaneiksesi
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| abessive
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bulvaanittasi
|
bulvaaneittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
bulvaaneinesi
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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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bulvaanimme
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bulvaanimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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bulvaanimme
|
bulvaanimme
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| gen.
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bulvaanimme
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| genitive
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bulvaanimme
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bulvaaniemme
bulvaaneidemme
bulvaaneittemme
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| partitive
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bulvaaniamme
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bulvaaneitamme
bulvaanejamme
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| inessive
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bulvaanissamme
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bulvaaneissamme
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| elative
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bulvaanistamme
|
bulvaaneistamme
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| illative
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bulvaaniimme
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bulvaaneihimme
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| adessive
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bulvaanillamme
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bulvaaneillamme
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| ablative
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bulvaaniltamme
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bulvaaneiltamme
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| allative
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bulvaanillemme
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bulvaaneillemme
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| essive
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bulvaaninamme
|
bulvaaneinamme
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| translative
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bulvaaniksemme
|
bulvaaneiksemme
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| abessive
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bulvaanittamme
|
bulvaaneittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
bulvaaneinemme
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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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bulvaaninne
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bulvaaninne
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| accusative
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nom.
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bulvaaninne
|
bulvaaninne
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| gen.
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bulvaaninne
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| genitive
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bulvaaninne
|
bulvaanienne
bulvaaneidenne
bulvaaneittenne
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| partitive
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bulvaanianne
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bulvaaneitanne
bulvaanejanne
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| inessive
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bulvaanissanne
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bulvaaneissanne
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| elative
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bulvaanistanne
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bulvaaneistanne
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| illative
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bulvaaniinne
|
bulvaaneihinne
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| adessive
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bulvaanillanne
|
bulvaaneillanne
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| ablative
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bulvaaniltanne
|
bulvaaneiltanne
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| allative
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bulvaanillenne
|
bulvaaneillenne
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| essive
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bulvaaninanne
|
bulvaaneinanne
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| translative
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bulvaaniksenne
|
bulvaaneiksenne
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| abessive
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bulvaanittanne
|
bulvaaneittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
bulvaaneinenne
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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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bulvaaninsa
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bulvaaninsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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bulvaaninsa
|
bulvaaninsa
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| gen.
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bulvaaninsa
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| genitive
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bulvaaninsa
|
bulvaaniensa
bulvaaneidensa
bulvaaneittensa
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| partitive
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bulvaaniaan
bulvaaniansa
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bulvaaneitaan
bulvaanejaan
bulvaaneitansa
bulvaanejansa
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| inessive
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bulvaanissaan
bulvaanissansa
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bulvaaneissaan
bulvaaneissansa
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| elative
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bulvaanistaan
bulvaanistansa
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bulvaaneistaan
bulvaaneistansa
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| illative
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bulvaaniinsa
|
bulvaaneihinsa
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| adessive
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bulvaanillaan
bulvaanillansa
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bulvaaneillaan
bulvaaneillansa
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| ablative
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bulvaaniltaan
bulvaaniltansa
|
bulvaaneiltaan
bulvaaneiltansa
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| allative
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bulvaanilleen
bulvaanillensa
|
bulvaaneilleen
bulvaaneillensa
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| essive
|
bulvaaninaan
bulvaaninansa
|
bulvaaneinaan
bulvaaneinansa
|
| translative
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bulvaanikseen
bulvaaniksensa
|
bulvaaneikseen
bulvaaneiksensa
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| abessive
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bulvaanittaan
bulvaanittansa
|
bulvaaneittaan
bulvaaneittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
bulvaaneineen
bulvaaneinensa
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Derived terms
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