Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kaima (compare Estonian kaim, Proto-Samic *kuojmē), borrowed from Proto-Baltic [Term?] (compare Lithuanian káimas, Latvian ciems). Northern Sami gaiˈbmât (“to adapt to a companion, to enjoy company”), from Proto-Samic *kājmē, is a later borrowing from Finnic.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑi̯mɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝i̯mɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑimɑ
- Syllabification(key): kai‧ma
- Hyphenation(key): kai‧ma
Noun
kaima
- namesake (a person with the same name as another person)
Declension
| Inflection of kaima (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kaima
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kaimat
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| genitive
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kaiman
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kaimojen
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| partitive
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kaimaa
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kaimoja
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| illative
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kaimaan
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kaimoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kaima
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kaimat
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| accusative
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nom.
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kaima
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kaimat
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| gen.
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kaiman
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| genitive
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kaiman
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kaimojen
kaimain rare
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| partitive
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kaimaa
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kaimoja
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| inessive
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kaimassa
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kaimoissa
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| elative
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kaimasta
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kaimoista
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| illative
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kaimaan
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kaimoihin
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| adessive
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kaimalla
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kaimoilla
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| ablative
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kaimalta
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kaimoilta
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| allative
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kaimalle
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kaimoille
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| essive
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kaimana
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kaimoina
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| translative
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kaimaksi
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kaimoiksi
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| abessive
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kaimatta
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kaimoitta
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| instructive
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—
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kaimoin
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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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kaimani
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kaimani
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| accusative
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nom.
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kaimani
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kaimani
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| gen.
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kaimani
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| genitive
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kaimani
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kaimojeni
kaimaini rare
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| partitive
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kaimaani
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kaimojani
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| inessive
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kaimassani
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kaimoissani
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| elative
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kaimastani
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kaimoistani
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| illative
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kaimaani
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kaimoihini
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| adessive
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kaimallani
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kaimoillani
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| ablative
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kaimaltani
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kaimoiltani
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| allative
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kaimalleni
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kaimoilleni
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| essive
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kaimanani
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kaimoinani
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| translative
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kaimakseni
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kaimoikseni
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| abessive
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kaimattani
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kaimoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kaimoineni
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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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kaimasi
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kaimasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kaimasi
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kaimasi
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| gen.
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kaimasi
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| genitive
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kaimasi
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kaimojesi
kaimaisi rare
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| partitive
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kaimaasi
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kaimojasi
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| inessive
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kaimassasi
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kaimoissasi
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| elative
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kaimastasi
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kaimoistasi
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| illative
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kaimaasi
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kaimoihisi
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| adessive
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kaimallasi
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kaimoillasi
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| ablative
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kaimaltasi
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kaimoiltasi
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| allative
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kaimallesi
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kaimoillesi
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| essive
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kaimanasi
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kaimoinasi
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| translative
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kaimaksesi
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kaimoiksesi
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| abessive
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kaimattasi
|
kaimoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kaimoinesi
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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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kaimamme
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kaimamme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kaimamme
|
kaimamme
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| gen.
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kaimamme
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| genitive
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kaimamme
|
kaimojemme
kaimaimme rare
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| partitive
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kaimaamme
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kaimojamme
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| inessive
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kaimassamme
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kaimoissamme
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| elative
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kaimastamme
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kaimoistamme
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| illative
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kaimaamme
|
kaimoihimme
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| adessive
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kaimallamme
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kaimoillamme
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| ablative
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kaimaltamme
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kaimoiltamme
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| allative
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kaimallemme
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kaimoillemme
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| essive
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kaimanamme
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kaimoinamme
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| translative
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kaimaksemme
|
kaimoiksemme
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| abessive
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kaimattamme
|
kaimoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kaimoinemme
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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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kaimanne
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kaimanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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kaimanne
|
kaimanne
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| gen.
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kaimanne
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| genitive
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kaimanne
|
kaimojenne
kaimainne rare
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| partitive
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kaimaanne
|
kaimojanne
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| inessive
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kaimassanne
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kaimoissanne
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| elative
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kaimastanne
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kaimoistanne
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| illative
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kaimaanne
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kaimoihinne
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| adessive
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kaimallanne
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kaimoillanne
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| ablative
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kaimaltanne
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kaimoiltanne
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| allative
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kaimallenne
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kaimoillenne
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| essive
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kaimananne
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kaimoinanne
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| translative
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kaimaksenne
|
kaimoiksenne
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| abessive
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kaimattanne
|
kaimoittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kaimoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kaimansa
|
kaimansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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kaimansa
|
kaimansa
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| gen.
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kaimansa
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| genitive
|
kaimansa
|
kaimojensa
kaimainsa rare
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| partitive
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kaimaansa
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kaimojaan
kaimojansa
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| inessive
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kaimassaan
kaimassansa
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kaimoissaan
kaimoissansa
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| elative
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kaimastaan
kaimastansa
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kaimoistaan
kaimoistansa
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| illative
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kaimaansa
|
kaimoihinsa
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| adessive
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kaimallaan
kaimallansa
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kaimoillaan
kaimoillansa
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| ablative
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kaimaltaan
kaimaltansa
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kaimoiltaan
kaimoiltansa
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| allative
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kaimalleen
kaimallensa
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kaimoilleen
kaimoillensa
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| essive
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kaimanaan
kaimanansa
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kaimoinaan
kaimoinansa
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| translative
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kaimakseen
kaimaksensa
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kaimoikseen
kaimoiksensa
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| abessive
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kaimattaan
kaimattansa
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kaimoittaan
kaimoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kaimoineen
kaimoinensa
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