Finnish
Etymology
From kantaa + -va.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑntɑʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑntɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): kan‧ta‧va
- Hyphenation(key): kan‧ta‧va
Adjective
kantava (comparative kantavampi, superlative kantavin)
- supporting
- bearing, load-bearing
Kantava seinä on seinä, joka tukee pystysuoraa kuormaa.- A bearing wall is a wall that supports a vertical load.
- gravid, pregnant (animal)
- booming (of sound, loud and resonant)
- Synonym: kuuluva
Declension
| Inflection of kantava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kantava
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kantavat
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| genitive
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kantavan
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kantavien
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| partitive
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kantavaa
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kantavia
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| illative
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kantavaan
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kantaviin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kantava
|
kantavat
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| accusative
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nom.
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kantava
|
kantavat
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| gen.
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kantavan
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| genitive
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kantavan
|
kantavien
kantavain rare
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| partitive
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kantavaa
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kantavia
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| inessive
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kantavassa
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kantavissa
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| elative
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kantavasta
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kantavista
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| illative
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kantavaan
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kantaviin
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| adessive
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kantavalla
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kantavilla
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| ablative
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kantavalta
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kantavilta
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| allative
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kantavalle
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kantaville
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| essive
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kantavana
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kantavina
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| translative
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kantavaksi
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kantaviksi
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| abessive
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kantavatta
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kantavitta
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| instructive
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—
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kantavin
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| comitative
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— |
kantavine
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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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kantavani
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kantavani
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| accusative
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nom.
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kantavani
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kantavani
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| gen.
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kantavani
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| genitive
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kantavani
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kantavieni
kantavaini rare
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| partitive
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kantavaani
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kantaviani
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| inessive
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kantavassani
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kantavissani
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| elative
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kantavastani
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kantavistani
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| illative
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kantavaani
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kantaviini
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| adessive
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kantavallani
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kantavillani
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| ablative
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kantavaltani
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kantaviltani
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| allative
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kantavalleni
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kantavilleni
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| essive
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kantavanani
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kantavinani
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| translative
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kantavakseni
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kantavikseni
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| abessive
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kantavattani
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kantavittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kantavineni
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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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kantavasi
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kantavasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kantavasi
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kantavasi
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| gen.
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kantavasi
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| genitive
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kantavasi
|
kantaviesi
kantavaisi rare
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| partitive
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kantavaasi
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kantaviasi
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| inessive
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kantavassasi
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kantavissasi
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| elative
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kantavastasi
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kantavistasi
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| illative
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kantavaasi
|
kantaviisi
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| adessive
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kantavallasi
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kantavillasi
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| ablative
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kantavaltasi
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kantaviltasi
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| allative
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kantavallesi
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kantavillesi
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| essive
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kantavanasi
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kantavinasi
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| translative
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kantavaksesi
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kantaviksesi
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| abessive
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kantavattasi
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kantavittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kantavinesi
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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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kantavamme
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kantavamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kantavamme
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kantavamme
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| gen.
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kantavamme
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| genitive
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kantavamme
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kantaviemme
kantavaimme rare
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| partitive
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kantavaamme
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kantaviamme
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| inessive
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kantavassamme
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kantavissamme
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| elative
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kantavastamme
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kantavistamme
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| illative
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kantavaamme
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kantaviimme
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| adessive
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kantavallamme
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kantavillamme
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| ablative
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kantavaltamme
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kantaviltamme
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| allative
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kantavallemme
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kantavillemme
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| essive
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kantavanamme
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kantavinamme
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| translative
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kantavaksemme
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kantaviksemme
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| abessive
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kantavattamme
|
kantavittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kantavinemme
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| second-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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kantavanne
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kantavanne
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kantavanne
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kantavanne
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| gen.
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kantavanne
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| genitive
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kantavanne
|
kantavienne
kantavainne rare
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| partitive
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kantavaanne
|
kantavianne
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| inessive
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kantavassanne
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kantavissanne
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| elative
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kantavastanne
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kantavistanne
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| illative
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kantavaanne
|
kantaviinne
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| adessive
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kantavallanne
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kantavillanne
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| ablative
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kantavaltanne
|
kantaviltanne
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| allative
|
kantavallenne
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kantavillenne
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| essive
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kantavananne
|
kantavinanne
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| translative
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kantavaksenne
|
kantaviksenne
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| abessive
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kantavattanne
|
kantavittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kantavinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kantavansa
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kantavansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kantavansa
|
kantavansa
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| gen.
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kantavansa
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| genitive
|
kantavansa
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kantaviensa
kantavainsa rare
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| partitive
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kantavaansa
|
kantaviaan
kantaviansa
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| inessive
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kantavassaan
kantavassansa
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kantavissaan
kantavissansa
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| elative
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kantavastaan
kantavastansa
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kantavistaan
kantavistansa
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| illative
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kantavaansa
|
kantaviinsa
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| adessive
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kantavallaan
kantavallansa
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kantavillaan
kantavillansa
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| ablative
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kantavaltaan
kantavaltansa
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kantaviltaan
kantaviltansa
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| allative
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kantavalleen
kantavallensa
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kantavilleen
kantavillensa
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| essive
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kantavanaan
kantavanansa
|
kantavinaan
kantavinansa
|
| translative
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kantavakseen
kantavaksensa
|
kantavikseen
kantaviksensa
|
| abessive
|
kantavattaan
kantavattansa
|
kantavittaan
kantavittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kantavineen
kantavinensa
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Derived terms
Participle
kantava
- present active participle of kantaa
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