Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋkeɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋk̟e̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkeɑ
- Syllabification(key): kan‧ke‧a
- Hyphenation(key): kan‧kea
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *kankëda, possibly from Proto-Uralic *kënka-, *kënke-, whence Erzya канкстомомс (kankstomoms, “to stiffen; to get numb”).
Adjective
kankea (comparative kankeampi, superlative kankein)
- stiff (rigid, hard to bend, inflexible; e.g. of body parts that are more rigid than usual)
- (figuratively) stiff (not flexible, e.g. of policies and rules and their application and enforcement; overtly formal, stilted)
- (figuratively) awkward, clumsy, stilted (of speech, etc.)
Declension
| Inflection of kankea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kankea
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kankeat
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| genitive
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kankean
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kankeiden
kankeitten
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| partitive
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kankeaa
kankeata
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kankeita
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| illative
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kankeaan
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kankeisiin
kankeihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kankea
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kankeat
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| accusative
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nom.
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kankea
|
kankeat
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| gen.
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kankean
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| genitive
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kankean
|
kankeiden
kankeitten
kankeain rare
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| partitive
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kankeaa
kankeata
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kankeita
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| inessive
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kankeassa
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kankeissa
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| elative
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kankeasta
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kankeista
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| illative
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kankeaan
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kankeisiin
kankeihin
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| adessive
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kankealla
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kankeilla
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| ablative
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kankealta
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kankeilta
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| allative
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kankealle
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kankeille
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| essive
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kankeana
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kankeina
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| translative
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kankeaksi
|
kankeiksi
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| abessive
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kankeatta
|
kankeitta
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| instructive
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—
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kankein
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| comitative
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— |
kankeine
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| 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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kankeani
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kankeani
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| accusative
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nom.
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kankeani
|
kankeani
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| gen.
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kankeani
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| genitive
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kankeani
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kankeideni
kankeitteni
kankeaini rare
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| partitive
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kankeaani
kankeatani
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kankeitani
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| inessive
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kankeassani
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kankeissani
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| elative
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kankeastani
|
kankeistani
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| illative
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kankeaani
|
kankeisiini
kankeihini
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| adessive
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kankeallani
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kankeillani
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| ablative
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kankealtani
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kankeiltani
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| allative
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kankealleni
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kankeilleni
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| essive
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kankeanani
|
kankeinani
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| translative
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kankeakseni
|
kankeikseni
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| abessive
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kankeattani
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kankeittani
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kankeineni
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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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kankeasi
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kankeasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kankeasi
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kankeasi
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| gen.
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kankeasi
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| genitive
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kankeasi
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kankeidesi
kankeittesi
kankeaisi rare
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| partitive
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kankeaasi
kankeatasi
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kankeitasi
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| inessive
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kankeassasi
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kankeissasi
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| elative
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kankeastasi
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kankeistasi
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| illative
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kankeaasi
|
kankeisiisi
kankeihisi
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| adessive
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kankeallasi
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kankeillasi
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| ablative
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kankealtasi
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kankeiltasi
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| allative
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kankeallesi
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kankeillesi
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| essive
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kankeanasi
|
kankeinasi
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| translative
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kankeaksesi
|
kankeiksesi
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| abessive
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kankeattasi
|
kankeittasi
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kankeinesi
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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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kankeamme
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kankeamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kankeamme
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kankeamme
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| gen.
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kankeamme
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| genitive
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kankeamme
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kankeidemme
kankeittemme
kankeaimme rare
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| partitive
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kankeaamme
kankeatamme
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kankeitamme
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| inessive
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kankeassamme
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kankeissamme
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| elative
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kankeastamme
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kankeistamme
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| illative
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kankeaamme
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kankeisiimme
kankeihimme
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| adessive
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kankeallamme
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kankeillamme
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| ablative
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kankealtamme
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kankeiltamme
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| allative
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kankeallemme
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kankeillemme
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| essive
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kankeanamme
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kankeinamme
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| translative
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kankeaksemme
|
kankeiksemme
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| abessive
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kankeattamme
|
kankeittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kankeinemme
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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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kankeanne
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kankeanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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kankeanne
|
kankeanne
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| gen.
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kankeanne
|
| genitive
|
kankeanne
|
kankeidenne
kankeittenne
kankeainne rare
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| partitive
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kankeaanne
kankeatanne
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kankeitanne
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| inessive
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kankeassanne
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kankeissanne
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| elative
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kankeastanne
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kankeistanne
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| illative
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kankeaanne
|
kankeisiinne
kankeihinne
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| adessive
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kankeallanne
|
kankeillanne
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| ablative
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kankealtanne
|
kankeiltanne
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| allative
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kankeallenne
|
kankeillenne
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| essive
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kankeananne
|
kankeinanne
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| translative
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kankeaksenne
|
kankeiksenne
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| abessive
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kankeattanne
|
kankeittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kankeinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kankeansa
|
kankeansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kankeansa
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kankeansa
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| gen.
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kankeansa
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| genitive
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kankeansa
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kankeidensa
kankeittensa
kankeainsa rare
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| partitive
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kankeataan
kankeaansa
kankeatansa
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kankeitaan
kankeitansa
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| inessive
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kankeassaan
kankeassansa
|
kankeissaan
kankeissansa
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| elative
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kankeastaan
kankeastansa
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kankeistaan
kankeistansa
|
| illative
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kankeaansa
|
kankeisiinsa
kankeihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kankeallaan
kankeallansa
|
kankeillaan
kankeillansa
|
| ablative
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kankealtaan
kankealtansa
|
kankeiltaan
kankeiltansa
|
| allative
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kankealleen
kankeallensa
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kankeilleen
kankeillensa
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| essive
|
kankeanaan
kankeanansa
|
kankeinaan
kankeinansa
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| translative
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kankeakseen
kankeaksensa
|
kankeikseen
kankeiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kankeattaan
kankeattansa
|
kankeittaan
kankeittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kankeineen
kankeinensa
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Derived terms
Further reading
Etymology 2
Noun
kankea
- partitive singular of kanki