Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *haiva-, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hawją (“hay”) (whence e.g. Swedish hö, English hay); modern form and meaning via contamination by haven (“hair”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑi̯ʋen/, [ˈhɑ̝i̯ʋe̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑiʋen
- Syllabification(key): hai‧ven
- Hyphenation(key): hai‧ven
Noun
haiven
- A single, usually thin hair or fiber.
Pojan parta ei vielä kasvanut kunnolla, leuassa näkyi vain muutamia valkoisia haivenia.- The boy's beard did not grow properly yet, only a few white hairs were visible in the chin.
Declension
| Inflection of haiven (Kotus type 32/sisar, no gradation)
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| nominative
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haiven
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haivenet
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| genitive
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haivenen
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haivenien haiventen
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| partitive
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haiventa
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haivenia
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| illative
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haiveneen
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haiveniin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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haiven
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haivenet
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| accusative
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nom.
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haiven
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haivenet
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| gen.
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haivenen
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| genitive
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haivenen
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haivenien haiventen
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| partitive
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haiventa
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haivenia
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| inessive
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haivenessa
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haivenissa
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| elative
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haivenesta
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haivenista
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| illative
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haiveneen
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haiveniin
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| adessive
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haivenella
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haivenilla
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| ablative
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haivenelta
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haivenilta
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| allative
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haivenelle
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haivenille
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| essive
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haivenena
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haivenina
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| translative
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haiveneksi
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haiveniksi
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| abessive
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haivenetta
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haivenitta
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| instructive
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—
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haivenin
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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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haiveneni
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haiveneni
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| accusative
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nom.
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haiveneni
|
haiveneni
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| gen.
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haiveneni
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| genitive
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haiveneni
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haivenieni haiventeni
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| partitive
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haiventani
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haiveniani
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| inessive
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haivenessani
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haivenissani
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| elative
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haivenestani
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haivenistani
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| illative
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haiveneeni
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haiveniini
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| adessive
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haivenellani
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haivenillani
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| ablative
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haiveneltani
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haiveniltani
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| allative
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haivenelleni
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haivenilleni
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| essive
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haivenenani
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haiveninani
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| translative
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haivenekseni
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haivenikseni
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| abessive
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haivenettani
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haivenittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
haivenineni
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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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haivenesi
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haivenesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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haivenesi
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haivenesi
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| gen.
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haivenesi
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| genitive
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haivenesi
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haiveniesi haiventesi
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| partitive
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haiventasi
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haiveniasi
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| inessive
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haivenessasi
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haivenissasi
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| elative
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haivenestasi
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haivenistasi
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| illative
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haiveneesi
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haiveniisi
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| adessive
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haivenellasi
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haivenillasi
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| ablative
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haiveneltasi
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haiveniltasi
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| allative
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haivenellesi
|
haivenillesi
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| essive
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haivenenasi
|
haiveninasi
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| translative
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haiveneksesi
|
haiveniksesi
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| abessive
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haivenettasi
|
haivenittasi
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
haiveninesi
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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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haivenemme
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haivenemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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haivenemme
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haivenemme
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| gen.
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haivenemme
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| genitive
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haivenemme
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haiveniemme haiventemme
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| partitive
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haiventamme
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haiveniamme
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| inessive
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haivenessamme
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haivenissamme
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| elative
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haivenestamme
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haivenistamme
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| illative
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haiveneemme
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haiveniimme
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| adessive
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haivenellamme
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haivenillamme
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| ablative
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haiveneltamme
|
haiveniltamme
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| allative
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haivenellemme
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haivenillemme
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| essive
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haivenenamme
|
haiveninamme
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| translative
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haiveneksemme
|
haiveniksemme
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| abessive
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haivenettamme
|
haivenittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
haiveninemme
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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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haivenenne
|
haivenenne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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haivenenne
|
haivenenne
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| gen.
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haivenenne
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| genitive
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haivenenne
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haivenienne haiventenne
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| partitive
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haiventanne
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haivenianne
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| inessive
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haivenessanne
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haivenissanne
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| elative
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haivenestanne
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haivenistanne
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| illative
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haiveneenne
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haiveniinne
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| adessive
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haivenellanne
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haivenillanne
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| ablative
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haiveneltanne
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haiveniltanne
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| allative
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haivenellenne
|
haivenillenne
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| essive
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haivenenanne
|
haiveninanne
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| translative
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haiveneksenne
|
haiveniksenne
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| abessive
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haivenettanne
|
haivenittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
haiveninenne
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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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haivenensa
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haivenensa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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haivenensa
|
haivenensa
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| gen.
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haivenensa
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| genitive
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haivenensa
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haiveniensa haiventensa
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| partitive
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haiventaan haiventansa
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haiveniaan haiveniansa
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| inessive
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haivenessaan haivenessansa
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haivenissaan haivenissansa
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| elative
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haivenestaan haivenestansa
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haivenistaan haivenistansa
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| illative
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haiveneensa
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haiveniinsa
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| adessive
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haivenellaan haivenellansa
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haivenillaan haivenillansa
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| ablative
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haiveneltaan haiveneltansa
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haiveniltaan haiveniltansa
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| allative
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haivenelleen haivenellensa
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haivenilleen haivenillensa
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| essive
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haivenenaan haivenenansa
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haiveninaan haiveninansa
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| translative
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haivenekseen haiveneksensa
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haivenikseen haiveniksensa
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| abessive
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haivenettaan haivenettansa
|
haivenittaan haivenittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
|
— |
haivenineen haiveninensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
References
- Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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