Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kalvo, possibly from Proto-Uralic *kaĺwɜ (“membrane”) (compare Hungarian hályog).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑlʋo/, [ˈkɑ̝lʋo̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑlʋo
- Syllabification(key): kal‧vo
- Hyphenation(key): kal‧vo
Noun
kalvo
- film, membrane, pellicle (thin layer)
- (anatomy) membrane (enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film)
- (anatomy) diaphragm (separating membrane or sheet of muscle)
- Hyponym: pallea (“(thoracic) diaphragm”)
- (mechanics) membrane, diaphragm (mechanical, thin, flat flexible part that can deform or vibrate)
- (acoustics) diaphragm (vibrating membrane in a speaker)
- (chemistry) diaphragm (permeable or semipermeable membrane)
- (dated or historical) ellipsis of piirtoheitinkalvo (“overhead projector sheet”)
- (photography) slide (transparent image for projecting)
- (computing) slide (page of a computer presentation or slideshow)
Declension
| Inflection of kalvo (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kalvo
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kalvot
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| genitive
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kalvon
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kalvojen
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| partitive
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kalvoa
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kalvoja
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| illative
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kalvoon
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kalvoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kalvo
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kalvot
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| accusative
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nom.
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kalvo
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kalvot
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| gen.
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kalvon
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| genitive
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kalvon
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kalvojen
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| partitive
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kalvoa
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kalvoja
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| inessive
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kalvossa
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kalvoissa
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| elative
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kalvosta
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kalvoista
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| illative
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kalvoon
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kalvoihin
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| adessive
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kalvolla
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kalvoilla
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| ablative
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kalvolta
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kalvoilta
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| allative
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kalvolle
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kalvoille
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| essive
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kalvona
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kalvoina
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| translative
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kalvoksi
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kalvoiksi
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| abessive
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kalvotta
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kalvoitta
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| instructive
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—
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kalvoin
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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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kalvoni
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kalvoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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kalvoni
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kalvoni
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| gen.
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kalvoni
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| genitive
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kalvoni
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kalvojeni
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| partitive
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kalvoani
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kalvojani
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| inessive
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kalvossani
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kalvoissani
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| elative
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kalvostani
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kalvoistani
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| illative
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kalvooni
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kalvoihini
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| adessive
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kalvollani
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kalvoillani
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| ablative
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kalvoltani
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kalvoiltani
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| allative
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kalvolleni
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kalvoilleni
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| essive
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kalvonani
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kalvoinani
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| translative
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kalvokseni
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kalvoikseni
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| abessive
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kalvottani
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kalvoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kalvoineni
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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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kalvosi
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kalvosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kalvosi
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kalvosi
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| gen.
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kalvosi
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| genitive
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kalvosi
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kalvojesi
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| partitive
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kalvoasi
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kalvojasi
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| inessive
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kalvossasi
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kalvoissasi
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| elative
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kalvostasi
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kalvoistasi
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| illative
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kalvoosi
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kalvoihisi
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| adessive
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kalvollasi
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kalvoillasi
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| ablative
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kalvoltasi
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kalvoiltasi
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| allative
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kalvollesi
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kalvoillesi
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| essive
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kalvonasi
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kalvoinasi
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| translative
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kalvoksesi
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kalvoiksesi
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| abessive
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kalvottasi
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kalvoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kalvoinesi
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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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kalvomme
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kalvomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kalvomme
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kalvomme
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| gen.
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kalvomme
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| genitive
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kalvomme
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kalvojemme
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| partitive
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kalvoamme
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kalvojamme
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| inessive
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kalvossamme
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kalvoissamme
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| elative
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kalvostamme
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kalvoistamme
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| illative
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kalvoomme
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kalvoihimme
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| adessive
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kalvollamme
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kalvoillamme
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| ablative
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kalvoltamme
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kalvoiltamme
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| allative
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kalvollemme
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kalvoillemme
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| essive
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kalvonamme
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kalvoinamme
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| translative
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kalvoksemme
|
kalvoiksemme
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| abessive
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kalvottamme
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kalvoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kalvoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kalvonne
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kalvonne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kalvonne
|
kalvonne
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| gen.
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kalvonne
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| genitive
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kalvonne
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kalvojenne
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| partitive
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kalvoanne
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kalvojanne
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| inessive
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kalvossanne
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kalvoissanne
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| elative
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kalvostanne
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kalvoistanne
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| illative
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kalvoonne
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kalvoihinne
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| adessive
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kalvollanne
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kalvoillanne
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| ablative
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kalvoltanne
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kalvoiltanne
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| allative
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kalvollenne
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kalvoillenne
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| essive
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kalvonanne
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kalvoinanne
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| translative
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kalvoksenne
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kalvoiksenne
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| abessive
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kalvottanne
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kalvoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kalvoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kalvonsa
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kalvonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kalvonsa
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kalvonsa
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| gen.
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kalvonsa
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| genitive
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kalvonsa
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kalvojensa
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| partitive
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kalvoaan
kalvoansa
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kalvojaan
kalvojansa
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| inessive
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kalvossaan
kalvossansa
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kalvoissaan
kalvoissansa
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| elative
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kalvostaan
kalvostansa
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kalvoistaan
kalvoistansa
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| illative
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kalvoonsa
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kalvoihinsa
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| adessive
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kalvollaan
kalvollansa
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kalvoillaan
kalvoillansa
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| ablative
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kalvoltaan
kalvoltansa
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kalvoiltaan
kalvoiltansa
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| allative
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kalvolleen
kalvollensa
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kalvoilleen
kalvoillensa
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| essive
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kalvonaan
kalvonansa
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kalvoinaan
kalvoinansa
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| translative
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kalvokseen
kalvoksensa
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kalvoikseen
kalvoiksensa
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| abessive
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kalvottaan
kalvottansa
|
kalvoittaan
kalvoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kalvoineen
kalvoinensa
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