See also: Karibu
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from French caribou.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑribu/, [ˈkɑ̝ribu]
- Rhymes: -ɑribu
- Syllabification(key): ka‧ri‧bu
- Hyphenation(key): ka‧ri‧bu
Noun
karibu
- caribou (wild North American reindeer)
- Hypernym: poro
Declension
| Inflection of karibu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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karibu
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karibut
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| genitive
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karibun
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karibujen
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| partitive
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karibua
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karibuja
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| illative
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karibuun
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karibuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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karibu
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karibut
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| accusative
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nom.
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karibu
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karibut
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| gen.
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karibun
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| genitive
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karibun
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karibujen
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| partitive
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karibua
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karibuja
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| inessive
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karibussa
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karibuissa
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| elative
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karibusta
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karibuista
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| illative
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karibuun
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karibuihin
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| adessive
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karibulla
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karibuilla
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| ablative
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karibulta
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karibuilta
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| allative
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karibulle
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karibuille
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| essive
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karibuna
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karibuina
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| translative
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karibuksi
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karibuiksi
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| abessive
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kaributta
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karibuitta
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| instructive
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—
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karibuin
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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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karibuni
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karibuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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karibuni
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karibuni
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| gen.
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karibuni
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| genitive
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karibuni
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karibujeni
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| partitive
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karibuani
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karibujani
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| inessive
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karibussani
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karibuissani
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| elative
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karibustani
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karibuistani
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| illative
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karibuuni
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karibuihini
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| adessive
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karibullani
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karibuillani
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| ablative
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karibultani
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karibuiltani
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| allative
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karibulleni
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karibuilleni
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| essive
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karibunani
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karibuinani
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| translative
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karibukseni
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karibuikseni
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| abessive
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kaributtani
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karibuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karibuineni
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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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karibusi
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karibusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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karibusi
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karibusi
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| gen.
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karibusi
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| genitive
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karibusi
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karibujesi
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| partitive
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karibuasi
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karibujasi
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| inessive
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karibussasi
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karibuissasi
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| elative
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karibustasi
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karibuistasi
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| illative
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karibuusi
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karibuihisi
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| adessive
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karibullasi
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karibuillasi
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| ablative
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karibultasi
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karibuiltasi
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| allative
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karibullesi
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karibuillesi
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| essive
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karibunasi
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karibuinasi
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| translative
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karibuksesi
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karibuiksesi
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| abessive
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kaributtasi
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karibuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karibuinesi
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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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karibumme
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karibumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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karibumme
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karibumme
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| gen.
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karibumme
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| genitive
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karibumme
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karibujemme
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| partitive
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karibuamme
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karibujamme
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| inessive
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karibussamme
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karibuissamme
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| elative
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karibustamme
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karibuistamme
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| illative
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karibuumme
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karibuihimme
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| adessive
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karibullamme
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karibuillamme
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| ablative
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karibultamme
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karibuiltamme
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| allative
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karibullemme
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karibuillemme
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| essive
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karibunamme
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karibuinamme
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| translative
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karibuksemme
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karibuiksemme
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| abessive
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kaributtamme
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karibuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karibuinemme
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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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karibunne
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karibunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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karibunne
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karibunne
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| gen.
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karibunne
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| genitive
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karibunne
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karibujenne
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| partitive
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karibuanne
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karibujanne
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| inessive
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karibussanne
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karibuissanne
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| elative
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karibustanne
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karibuistanne
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| illative
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karibuunne
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karibuihinne
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| adessive
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karibullanne
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karibuillanne
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| ablative
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karibultanne
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karibuiltanne
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| allative
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karibullenne
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karibuillenne
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| essive
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karibunanne
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karibuinanne
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| translative
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karibuksenne
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karibuiksenne
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| abessive
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kaributtanne
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karibuittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karibuinenne
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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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karibunsa
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karibunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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karibunsa
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karibunsa
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| gen.
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karibunsa
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| genitive
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karibunsa
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karibujensa
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| partitive
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karibuaan
karibuansa
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karibujaan
karibujansa
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| inessive
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karibussaan
karibussansa
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karibuissaan
karibuissansa
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| elative
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karibustaan
karibustansa
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karibuistaan
karibuistansa
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| illative
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karibuunsa
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karibuihinsa
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| adessive
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karibullaan
karibullansa
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karibuillaan
karibuillansa
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| ablative
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karibultaan
karibultansa
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karibuiltaan
karibuiltansa
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| allative
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karibulleen
karibullensa
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karibuilleen
karibuillensa
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| essive
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karibunaan
karibunansa
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karibuinaan
karibuinansa
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| translative
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karibukseen
karibuksensa
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karibuikseen
karibuiksensa
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| abessive
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kaributtaan
kaributtansa
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karibuittaan
karibuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karibuineen
karibuinensa
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Further reading
Polish
Etymology
Borrowed from English caribou.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kaˈri.bu/
- Rhymes: -ibu
- Syllabification: ka‧ri‧bu
Noun
karibu m animal or n (indeclinable)
- caribou, reindeer (Arctic and Subarctic-dwelling deer)
- Synonyms: ren, renifer, renifer tundrowy
Further reading
- karibu in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- karibu in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Swahili
Etymology
From Arabic قَرِيب (qarīb, “nearby”), also used to welcome a visitor in Omani Arabic. The sense "you're welcome" is a calque of English you're welcome.
Pronunciation
Interjection
karibu (plural karibuni)
- welcome!
- come in!
- you're welcome! (response to being thanked)
Derived terms
See also
Adverb
karibu na or karibu ya
- near
Antonyms