Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *halpa; see there for more. Cognate with Estonian halb (“bad”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhɑlpɑ/, [ˈhɑ̝lpɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlpɑ
- Syllabification(key): hal‧pa
- Hyphenation(key): hal‧pa
Adjective
halpa (comparative halvempi, superlative halvin)
- cheap, inexpensive, low-end (low in price)
- Synonyms: edullinen, huokea
- halpatuonti ― cheap imports
Niin, jos ostat halvalla, niin mitä odotat?- Well, if you buy things on the cheap what do you expect?
- cheap, cheesy, low-end, tacky (low in quality)
- (as modifier) discount, budget
- halpakauppa ― discount store
- halpalentoyhtiö ― budget airline
Declension
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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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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halpani
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halpani
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| accusative
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nom.
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halpani
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halpani
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| gen.
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halpani
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| genitive
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halpani
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halpojeni
halpaini rare
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| partitive
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halpaani
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halpojani
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| inessive
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halvassani
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halvoissani
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| elative
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halvastani
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halvoistani
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| illative
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halpaani
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halpoihini
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| adessive
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halvallani
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halvoillani
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| ablative
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halvaltani
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halvoiltani
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| allative
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halvalleni
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halvoilleni
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| essive
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halpanani
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halpoinani
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| translative
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halvakseni
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halvoikseni
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| abessive
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halvattani
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halvoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
halpoineni
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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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halpasi
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halpasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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halpasi
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halpasi
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| gen.
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halpasi
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| genitive
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halpasi
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halpojesi
halpaisi rare
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| partitive
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halpaasi
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halpojasi
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| inessive
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halvassasi
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halvoissasi
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| elative
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halvastasi
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halvoistasi
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| illative
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halpaasi
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halpoihisi
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| adessive
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halvallasi
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halvoillasi
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| ablative
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halvaltasi
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halvoiltasi
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| allative
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halvallesi
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halvoillesi
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| essive
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halpanasi
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halpoinasi
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| translative
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halvaksesi
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halvoiksesi
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| abessive
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halvattasi
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halvoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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halpoinesi
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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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halpamme
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halpamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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halpamme
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halpamme
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| gen.
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halpamme
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| genitive
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halpamme
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halpojemme
halpaimme rare
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| partitive
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halpaamme
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halpojamme
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| inessive
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halvassamme
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halvoissamme
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| elative
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halvastamme
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halvoistamme
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| illative
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halpaamme
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halpoihimme
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| adessive
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halvallamme
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halvoillamme
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| ablative
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halvaltamme
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halvoiltamme
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| allative
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halvallemme
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halvoillemme
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| essive
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halpanamme
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halpoinamme
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| translative
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halvaksemme
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halvoiksemme
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| abessive
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halvattamme
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halvoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
halpoinemme
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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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halpanne
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halpanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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halpanne
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halpanne
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| gen.
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halpanne
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| genitive
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halpanne
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halpojenne
halpainne rare
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| partitive
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halpaanne
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halpojanne
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| inessive
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halvassanne
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halvoissanne
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| elative
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halvastanne
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halvoistanne
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| illative
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halpaanne
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halpoihinne
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| adessive
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halvallanne
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halvoillanne
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| ablative
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halvaltanne
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halvoiltanne
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| allative
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halvallenne
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halvoillenne
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| essive
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halpananne
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halpoinanne
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| translative
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halvaksenne
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halvoiksenne
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| abessive
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halvattanne
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halvoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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halpoinenne
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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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halpansa
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halpansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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halpansa
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halpansa
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| gen.
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halpansa
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| genitive
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halpansa
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halpojensa
halpainsa rare
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| partitive
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halpaansa
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halpojaan
halpojansa
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| inessive
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halvassaan
halvassansa
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halvoissaan
halvoissansa
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| elative
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halvastaan
halvastansa
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halvoistaan
halvoistansa
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| illative
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halpaansa
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halpoihinsa
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| adessive
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halvallaan
halvallansa
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halvoillaan
halvoillansa
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| ablative
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halvaltaan
halvaltansa
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halvoiltaan
halvoiltansa
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| allative
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halvalleen
halvallensa
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halvoilleen
halvoillensa
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| essive
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halpanaan
halpanansa
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halpoinaan
halpoinansa
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| translative
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halvakseen
halvaksensa
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halvoikseen
halvoiksensa
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| abessive
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halvattaan
halvattansa
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halvoittaan
halvoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
halpoineen
halpoinensa
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Antonyms
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Noun
halpa m
- h-prothesized form of alpa