Finnish
Etymology
From dialectal variant of Swedish fader (“father”). Compare also Finnish äijä (“old man”) and Finnish muija (“old woman, hag; wife, girlfriend; young woman, chick”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɑi̯jɑ/, [ˈfɑ̝i̯j(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑijɑ
- Syllabification(key): fai‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): fai‧ja
Noun
faija (colloquial)
- father
- Synonyms: isi, iskä, isä
Declension
| Inflection of faija (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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faija
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faijat
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| genitive
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faijan
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faijojen
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| partitive
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faijaa
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faijoja
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| illative
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faijaan
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faijoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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faija
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faijat
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| accusative
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nom.
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faija
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faijat
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| gen.
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faijan
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| genitive
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faijan
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faijojen
faijain rare
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| partitive
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faijaa
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faijoja
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| inessive
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faijassa
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faijoissa
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| elative
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faijasta
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faijoista
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| illative
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faijaan
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faijoihin
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| adessive
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faijalla
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faijoilla
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| ablative
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faijalta
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faijoilta
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| allative
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faijalle
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faijoille
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| essive
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faijana
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faijoina
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| translative
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faijaksi
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faijoiksi
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| abessive
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faijatta
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faijoitta
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| instructive
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—
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faijoin
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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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faijani
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faijani
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| accusative
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nom.
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faijani
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faijani
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| gen.
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faijani
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| genitive
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faijani
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faijojeni
faijaini rare
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| partitive
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faijaani
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faijojani
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| inessive
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faijassani
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faijoissani
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| elative
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faijastani
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faijoistani
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| illative
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faijaani
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faijoihini
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| adessive
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faijallani
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faijoillani
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| ablative
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faijaltani
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faijoiltani
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| allative
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faijalleni
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faijoilleni
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| essive
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faijanani
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faijoinani
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| translative
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faijakseni
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faijoikseni
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| abessive
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faijattani
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faijoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
faijoineni
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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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faijasi
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faijasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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faijasi
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faijasi
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| gen.
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faijasi
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| genitive
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faijasi
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faijojesi
faijaisi rare
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| partitive
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faijaasi
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faijojasi
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| inessive
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faijassasi
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faijoissasi
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| elative
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faijastasi
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faijoistasi
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| illative
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faijaasi
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faijoihisi
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| adessive
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faijallasi
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faijoillasi
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| ablative
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faijaltasi
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faijoiltasi
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| allative
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faijallesi
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faijoillesi
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| essive
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faijanasi
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faijoinasi
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| translative
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faijaksesi
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faijoiksesi
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| abessive
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faijattasi
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faijoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
faijoinesi
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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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faijamme
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faijamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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faijamme
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faijamme
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| gen.
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faijamme
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| genitive
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faijamme
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faijojemme
faijaimme rare
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| partitive
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faijaamme
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faijojamme
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| inessive
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faijassamme
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faijoissamme
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| elative
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faijastamme
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faijoistamme
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| illative
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faijaamme
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faijoihimme
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| adessive
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faijallamme
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faijoillamme
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| ablative
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faijaltamme
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faijoiltamme
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| allative
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faijallemme
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faijoillemme
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| essive
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faijanamme
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faijoinamme
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| translative
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faijaksemme
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faijoiksemme
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| abessive
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faijattamme
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faijoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
faijoinemme
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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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faijanne
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faijanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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faijanne
|
faijanne
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| gen.
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faijanne
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| genitive
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faijanne
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faijojenne
faijainne rare
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| partitive
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faijaanne
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faijojanne
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| inessive
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faijassanne
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faijoissanne
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| elative
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faijastanne
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faijoistanne
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| illative
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faijaanne
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faijoihinne
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| adessive
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faijallanne
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faijoillanne
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| ablative
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faijaltanne
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faijoiltanne
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| allative
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faijallenne
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faijoillenne
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| essive
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faijananne
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faijoinanne
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| translative
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faijaksenne
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faijoiksenne
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| abessive
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faijattanne
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faijoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
faijoinenne
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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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faijansa
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faijansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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faijansa
|
faijansa
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| gen.
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faijansa
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| genitive
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faijansa
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faijojensa
faijainsa rare
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| partitive
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faijaansa
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faijojaan
faijojansa
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| inessive
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faijassaan
faijassansa
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faijoissaan
faijoissansa
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| elative
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faijastaan
faijastansa
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faijoistaan
faijoistansa
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| illative
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faijaansa
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faijoihinsa
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| adessive
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faijallaan
faijallansa
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faijoillaan
faijoillansa
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| ablative
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faijaltaan
faijaltansa
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faijoiltaan
faijoiltansa
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| allative
|
faijalleen
faijallensa
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faijoilleen
faijoillensa
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| essive
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faijanaan
faijanansa
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faijoinaan
faijoinansa
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| translative
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faijakseen
faijaksensa
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faijoikseen
faijoiksensa
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| abessive
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faijattaan
faijattansa
|
faijoittaan
faijoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
faijoineen
faijoinensa
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Derived terms
See also
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