Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from English yams (plural), ultimately from a West African language (probably Wolof ñàmbi).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjɑmsːi/, [ˈjɑ̝ms̠ːi]
- Rhymes: -ɑmsːi
- Syllabification(key): jams‧si
- Hyphenation(key): jams‧si
Noun
jamssi
- yam
Declension
| Inflection of jamssi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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jamssi
|
jamssit
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| genitive
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jamssin
|
jamssien
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| partitive
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jamssia
|
jamsseja
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| illative
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jamssiin
|
jamsseihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jamssi
|
jamssit
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| accusative
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nom.
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jamssi
|
jamssit
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| gen.
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jamssin
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| genitive
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jamssin
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jamssien
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| partitive
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jamssia
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jamsseja
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| inessive
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jamssissa
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jamsseissa
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| elative
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jamssista
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jamsseista
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| illative
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jamssiin
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jamsseihin
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| adessive
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jamssilla
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jamsseilla
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| ablative
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jamssilta
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jamsseilta
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| allative
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jamssille
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jamsseille
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| essive
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jamssina
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jamsseina
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| translative
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jamssiksi
|
jamsseiksi
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| abessive
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jamssitta
|
jamsseitta
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| instructive
|
—
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jamssein
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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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jamssini
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jamssini
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| accusative
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nom.
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jamssini
|
jamssini
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| gen.
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jamssini
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| genitive
|
jamssini
|
jamssieni
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| partitive
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jamssiani
|
jamssejani
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| inessive
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jamssissani
|
jamsseissani
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| elative
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jamssistani
|
jamsseistani
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| illative
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jamssiini
|
jamsseihini
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| adessive
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jamssillani
|
jamsseillani
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| ablative
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jamssiltani
|
jamsseiltani
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| allative
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jamssilleni
|
jamsseilleni
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| essive
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jamssinani
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jamsseinani
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| translative
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jamssikseni
|
jamsseikseni
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| abessive
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jamssittani
|
jamsseittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
jamsseineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jamssisi
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jamssisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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jamssisi
|
jamssisi
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| gen.
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jamssisi
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| genitive
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jamssisi
|
jamssiesi
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| partitive
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jamssiasi
|
jamssejasi
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| inessive
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jamssissasi
|
jamsseissasi
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| elative
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jamssistasi
|
jamsseistasi
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| illative
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jamssiisi
|
jamsseihisi
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| adessive
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jamssillasi
|
jamsseillasi
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| ablative
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jamssiltasi
|
jamsseiltasi
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| allative
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jamssillesi
|
jamsseillesi
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| essive
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jamssinasi
|
jamsseinasi
|
| translative
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jamssiksesi
|
jamsseiksesi
|
| abessive
|
jamssittasi
|
jamsseittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
jamsseinesi
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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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jamssimme
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jamssimme
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| accusative
|
nom.
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jamssimme
|
jamssimme
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| gen.
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jamssimme
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| genitive
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jamssimme
|
jamssiemme
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| partitive
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jamssiamme
|
jamssejamme
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| inessive
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jamssissamme
|
jamsseissamme
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| elative
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jamssistamme
|
jamsseistamme
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| illative
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jamssiimme
|
jamsseihimme
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| adessive
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jamssillamme
|
jamsseillamme
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| ablative
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jamssiltamme
|
jamsseiltamme
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| allative
|
jamssillemme
|
jamsseillemme
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| essive
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jamssinamme
|
jamsseinamme
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| translative
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jamssiksemme
|
jamsseiksemme
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| abessive
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jamssittamme
|
jamsseittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
jamsseinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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jamssinne
|
jamssinne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
jamssinne
|
jamssinne
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| gen.
|
jamssinne
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| genitive
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jamssinne
|
jamssienne
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| partitive
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jamssianne
|
jamssejanne
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| inessive
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jamssissanne
|
jamsseissanne
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| elative
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jamssistanne
|
jamsseistanne
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| illative
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jamssiinne
|
jamsseihinne
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| adessive
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jamssillanne
|
jamsseillanne
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| ablative
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jamssiltanne
|
jamsseiltanne
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| allative
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jamssillenne
|
jamsseillenne
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| essive
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jamssinanne
|
jamsseinanne
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| translative
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jamssiksenne
|
jamsseiksenne
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| abessive
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jamssittanne
|
jamsseittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
jamsseinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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jamssinsa
|
jamssinsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
jamssinsa
|
jamssinsa
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| gen.
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jamssinsa
|
| genitive
|
jamssinsa
|
jamssiensa
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| partitive
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jamssiaan
jamssiansa
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jamssejaan
jamssejansa
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| inessive
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jamssissaan
jamssissansa
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jamsseissaan
jamsseissansa
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| elative
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jamssistaan
jamssistansa
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jamsseistaan
jamsseistansa
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| illative
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jamssiinsa
|
jamsseihinsa
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| adessive
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jamssillaan
jamssillansa
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jamsseillaan
jamsseillansa
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| ablative
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jamssiltaan
jamssiltansa
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jamsseiltaan
jamsseiltansa
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| allative
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jamssilleen
jamssillensa
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jamsseilleen
jamsseillensa
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| essive
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jamssinaan
jamssinansa
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jamsseinaan
jamsseinansa
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| translative
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jamssikseen
jamssiksensa
|
jamsseikseen
jamsseiksensa
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| abessive
|
jamssittaan
jamssittansa
|
jamsseittaan
jamsseittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
jamsseineen
jamsseinensa
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Derived terms
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