Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kapëda. Cognate to Estonian kabe (“lively, brisk”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑpeɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝pe̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑpeɑ
- Syllabification(key): ka‧pe‧a
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧pea
Adjective
kapea (comparative kapeampi, superlative kapein)
- narrow (having small width)
- Synonym: kaita
- Antonym: leveä
- (figuratively) narrow (of little extent)
- Antonym: laaja
Declension
| 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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kapeani
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kapeani
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| accusative
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nom.
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kapeani
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kapeani
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| gen.
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kapeani
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| genitive
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kapeani
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kapeideni
kapeitteni
kapeaini rare
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| partitive
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kapeaani
kapeatani
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kapeitani
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| inessive
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kapeassani
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kapeissani
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| elative
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kapeastani
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kapeistani
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| illative
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kapeaani
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kapeisiini
kapeihini
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| adessive
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kapeallani
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kapeillani
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| ablative
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kapealtani
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kapeiltani
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| allative
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kapealleni
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kapeilleni
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| essive
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kapeanani
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kapeinani
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| translative
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kapeakseni
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kapeikseni
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| abessive
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kapeattani
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kapeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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kapeineni
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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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kapeasi
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kapeasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kapeasi
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kapeasi
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| gen.
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kapeasi
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| genitive
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kapeasi
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kapeidesi
kapeittesi
kapeaisi rare
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| partitive
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kapeaasi
kapeatasi
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kapeitasi
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| inessive
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kapeassasi
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kapeissasi
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| elative
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kapeastasi
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kapeistasi
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| illative
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kapeaasi
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kapeisiisi
kapeihisi
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| adessive
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kapeallasi
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kapeillasi
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| ablative
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kapealtasi
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kapeiltasi
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| allative
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kapeallesi
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kapeillesi
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| essive
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kapeanasi
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kapeinasi
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| translative
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kapeaksesi
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kapeiksesi
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| abessive
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kapeattasi
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kapeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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kapeinesi
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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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kapeamme
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kapeamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kapeamme
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kapeamme
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| gen.
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kapeamme
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| genitive
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kapeamme
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kapeidemme
kapeittemme
kapeaimme rare
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| partitive
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kapeaamme
kapeatamme
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kapeitamme
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| inessive
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kapeassamme
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kapeissamme
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| elative
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kapeastamme
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kapeistamme
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| illative
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kapeaamme
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kapeisiimme
kapeihimme
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| adessive
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kapeallamme
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kapeillamme
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| ablative
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kapealtamme
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kapeiltamme
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| allative
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kapeallemme
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kapeillemme
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| essive
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kapeanamme
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kapeinamme
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| translative
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kapeaksemme
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kapeiksemme
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| abessive
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kapeattamme
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kapeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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kapeinemme
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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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kapeanne
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kapeanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kapeanne
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kapeanne
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| gen.
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kapeanne
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| genitive
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kapeanne
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kapeidenne
kapeittenne
kapeainne rare
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| partitive
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kapeaanne
kapeatanne
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kapeitanne
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| inessive
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kapeassanne
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kapeissanne
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| elative
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kapeastanne
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kapeistanne
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| illative
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kapeaanne
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kapeisiinne
kapeihinne
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| adessive
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kapeallanne
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kapeillanne
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| ablative
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kapealtanne
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kapeiltanne
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| allative
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kapeallenne
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kapeillenne
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| essive
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kapeananne
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kapeinanne
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| translative
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kapeaksenne
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kapeiksenne
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| abessive
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kapeattanne
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kapeittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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kapeinenne
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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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kapeansa
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kapeansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kapeansa
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kapeansa
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| gen.
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kapeansa
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| genitive
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kapeansa
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kapeidensa
kapeittensa
kapeainsa rare
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| partitive
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kapeataan
kapeaansa
kapeatansa
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kapeitaan
kapeitansa
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| inessive
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kapeassaan
kapeassansa
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kapeissaan
kapeissansa
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| elative
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kapeastaan
kapeastansa
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kapeistaan
kapeistansa
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| illative
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kapeaansa
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kapeisiinsa
kapeihinsa
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| adessive
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kapeallaan
kapeallansa
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kapeillaan
kapeillansa
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| ablative
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kapealtaan
kapealtansa
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kapeiltaan
kapeiltansa
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| allative
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kapealleen
kapeallensa
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kapeilleen
kapeillensa
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| essive
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kapeanaan
kapeanansa
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kapeinaan
kapeinansa
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| translative
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kapeakseen
kapeaksensa
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kapeikseen
kapeiksensa
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| abessive
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kapeattaan
kapeattansa
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kapeittaan
kapeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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kapeineen
kapeinensa
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Derived terms
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