Finnish
Etymology
heittää (“to throw”) + -o
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhei̯tːo/, [ˈhe̞i̯t̪ːo̞]
- Rhymes: -eitːo
- Syllabification(key): heit‧to
- Hyphenation(key): heit‧to
Noun
heitto
- throw, cast, shy (act of throwing)
- toss (throw with an initial upward direction, particularly with a lack of care)
- (basketball) shot
- kolmen pisteen heitto ― three-point shot
- caprice (impulsive, seemingly unmotivated notion)
- retort, riposte (quick response)
- runout (deviation of the axis of rotation)
- (informal) imprecision, inaccuracy
Tässä mittarissa on aika paljon heittoa.- This meter is quite a bit off.
- (informal) conjecture (statement or an idea which is unproven, but is thought to be true; a guess)
Declension
| Inflection of heitto (Kotus type 1*C/valo, tt-t gradation)
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| nominative
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heitto
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heitot
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| genitive
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heiton
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heittojen
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| partitive
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heittoa
|
heittoja
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| illative
|
heittoon
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heittoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
heitto
|
heitot
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| accusative
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nom.
|
heitto
|
heitot
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| gen.
|
heiton
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| genitive
|
heiton
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heittojen
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| partitive
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heittoa
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heittoja
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| inessive
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heitossa
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heitoissa
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| elative
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heitosta
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heitoista
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| illative
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heittoon
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heittoihin
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| adessive
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heitolla
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heitoilla
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| ablative
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heitolta
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heitoilta
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| allative
|
heitolle
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heitoille
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| essive
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heittona
|
heittoina
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| translative
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heitoksi
|
heitoiksi
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| abessive
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heitotta
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heitoitta
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| instructive
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—
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heitoin
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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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heittoni
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heittoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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heittoni
|
heittoni
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| gen.
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heittoni
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| genitive
|
heittoni
|
heittojeni
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| partitive
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heittoani
|
heittojani
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| inessive
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heitossani
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heitoissani
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| elative
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heitostani
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heitoistani
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| illative
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heittooni
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heittoihini
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| adessive
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heitollani
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heitoillani
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| ablative
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heitoltani
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heitoiltani
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| allative
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heitolleni
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heitoilleni
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| essive
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heittonani
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heittoinani
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| translative
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heitokseni
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heitoikseni
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| abessive
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heitottani
|
heitoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
heittoineni
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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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heittosi
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heittosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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heittosi
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heittosi
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| gen.
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heittosi
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| genitive
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heittosi
|
heittojesi
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| partitive
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heittoasi
|
heittojasi
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| inessive
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heitossasi
|
heitoissasi
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| elative
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heitostasi
|
heitoistasi
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| illative
|
heittoosi
|
heittoihisi
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| adessive
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heitollasi
|
heitoillasi
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| ablative
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heitoltasi
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heitoiltasi
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| allative
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heitollesi
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heitoillesi
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| essive
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heittonasi
|
heittoinasi
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| translative
|
heitoksesi
|
heitoiksesi
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| abessive
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heitottasi
|
heitoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
heittoinesi
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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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heittomme
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heittomme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
heittomme
|
heittomme
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| gen.
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heittomme
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| genitive
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heittomme
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heittojemme
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| partitive
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heittoamme
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heittojamme
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| inessive
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heitossamme
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heitoissamme
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| elative
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heitostamme
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heitoistamme
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| illative
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heittoomme
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heittoihimme
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| adessive
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heitollamme
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heitoillamme
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| ablative
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heitoltamme
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heitoiltamme
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| allative
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heitollemme
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heitoillemme
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| essive
|
heittonamme
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heittoinamme
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| translative
|
heitoksemme
|
heitoiksemme
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| abessive
|
heitottamme
|
heitoittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
heittoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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heittonne
|
heittonne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
heittonne
|
heittonne
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| gen.
|
heittonne
|
| genitive
|
heittonne
|
heittojenne
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| partitive
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heittoanne
|
heittojanne
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| inessive
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heitossanne
|
heitoissanne
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| elative
|
heitostanne
|
heitoistanne
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| illative
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heittoonne
|
heittoihinne
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| adessive
|
heitollanne
|
heitoillanne
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| ablative
|
heitoltanne
|
heitoiltanne
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| allative
|
heitollenne
|
heitoillenne
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| essive
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heittonanne
|
heittoinanne
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| translative
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heitoksenne
|
heitoiksenne
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| abessive
|
heitottanne
|
heitoittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
heittoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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heittonsa
|
heittonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
heittonsa
|
heittonsa
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| gen.
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heittonsa
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| genitive
|
heittonsa
|
heittojensa
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| partitive
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heittoaan
heittoansa
|
heittojaan
heittojansa
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| inessive
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heitossaan
heitossansa
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heitoissaan
heitoissansa
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| elative
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heitostaan
heitostansa
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heitoistaan
heitoistansa
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| illative
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heittoonsa
|
heittoihinsa
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| adessive
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heitollaan
heitollansa
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heitoillaan
heitoillansa
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| ablative
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heitoltaan
heitoltansa
|
heitoiltaan
heitoiltansa
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| allative
|
heitolleen
heitollensa
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heitoilleen
heitoillensa
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| essive
|
heittonaan
heittonansa
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heittoinaan
heittoinansa
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| translative
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heitokseen
heitoksensa
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heitoikseen
heitoiksensa
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| abessive
|
heitottaan
heitottansa
|
heitoittaan
heitoittansa
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
heittoineen
heittoinensa
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