Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrʋɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝s̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑs
- Syllabification(key): kar‧vas
- Hyphenation(key): kar‧vas
Etymology 1
From Proto-Finnic *karvas, probably borrowed from Proto-Germanic *harwaz (compare Middle High German hare, German herb)[1] or (less likely) derived from Proto-Uralic *karwa. Finnic cognates include Livonian kōraz. If the word is Uralic, other cognates include Udmurt курыт (kuryt), Komi-Permyak курыт (kuryt), Komi-Zyrian курыд (kuryd), and Eastern Khanty корәг (korəg).
Adjective
karvas (comparative karvaampi, superlative karvain)
- bitter (having an acrid taste)
- (figuratively) bitter, stinging (leaving someone feeling bitter or disappointed)
- Synonym: katkera
- karvas tappio ― a bitter defeat
Usage notes
In the literal sense, used of "bitter" as one of the conventional primary or basic flavours. In the figurative sense, used of events or experiences, not of persons. The synonym katkera is used both of persons and events.
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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karvaani
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karvaani
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaani
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karvaani
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| gen.
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karvaani
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| genitive
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karvaani
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karvaideni
karvaitteni
karvasteni rare
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| partitive
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karvastani
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karvaitani
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| inessive
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karvaassani
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karvaissani
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| elative
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karvaastani
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karvaistani
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| illative
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karvaaseeni
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karvaisiini
karvaihini rare
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| adessive
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karvaallani
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karvaillani
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| ablative
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karvaaltani
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karvailtani
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| allative
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karvaalleni
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karvailleni
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| essive
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karvaanani
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karvainani
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| translative
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karvaakseni
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karvaikseni
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| abessive
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karvaattani
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karvaittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karvaineni
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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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karvaasi
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karvaasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaasi
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karvaasi
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| gen.
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karvaasi
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| genitive
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karvaasi
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karvaidesi
karvaittesi
karvastesi rare
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| partitive
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karvastasi
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karvaitasi
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| inessive
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karvaassasi
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karvaissasi
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| elative
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karvaastasi
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karvaistasi
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| illative
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karvaaseesi
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karvaisiisi
karvaihisi rare
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| adessive
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karvaallasi
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karvaillasi
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| ablative
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karvaaltasi
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karvailtasi
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| allative
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karvaallesi
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karvaillesi
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| essive
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karvaanasi
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karvainasi
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| translative
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karvaaksesi
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karvaiksesi
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| abessive
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karvaattasi
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karvaittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karvainesi
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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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karvaamme
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karvaamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaamme
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karvaamme
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| gen.
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karvaamme
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| genitive
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karvaamme
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karvaidemme
karvaittemme
karvastemme rare
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| partitive
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karvastamme
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karvaitamme
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| inessive
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karvaassamme
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karvaissamme
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| elative
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karvaastamme
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karvaistamme
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| illative
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karvaaseemme
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karvaisiimme
karvaihimme rare
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| adessive
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karvaallamme
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karvaillamme
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| ablative
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karvaaltamme
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karvailtamme
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| allative
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karvaallemme
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karvaillemme
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| essive
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karvaanamme
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karvainamme
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| translative
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karvaaksemme
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karvaiksemme
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| abessive
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karvaattamme
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karvaittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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karvainemme
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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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karvaanne
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karvaanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaanne
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karvaanne
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| gen.
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karvaanne
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| genitive
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karvaanne
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karvaidenne
karvaittenne
karvastenne rare
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| partitive
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karvastanne
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karvaitanne
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| inessive
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karvaassanne
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karvaissanne
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| elative
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karvaastanne
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karvaistanne
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| illative
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karvaaseenne
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karvaisiinne
karvaihinne rare
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| adessive
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karvaallanne
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karvaillanne
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| ablative
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karvaaltanne
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karvailtanne
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| allative
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karvaallenne
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karvaillenne
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| essive
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karvaananne
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karvainanne
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| translative
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karvaaksenne
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karvaiksenne
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| abessive
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karvaattanne
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karvaittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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karvainenne
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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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karvaansa
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karvaansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaansa
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karvaansa
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| gen.
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karvaansa
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| genitive
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karvaansa
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karvaidensa
karvaittensa
karvastensa rare
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| partitive
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karvastaan
karvastansa
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karvaitaan
karvaitansa
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| inessive
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karvaassaan
karvaassansa
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karvaissaan
karvaissansa
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| elative
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karvaastaan
karvaastansa
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karvaistaan
karvaistansa
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| illative
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karvaaseensa
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karvaisiinsa
karvaihinsa rare
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| adessive
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karvaallaan
karvaallansa
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karvaillaan
karvaillansa
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| ablative
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karvaaltaan
karvaaltansa
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karvailtaan
karvailtansa
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| allative
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karvaalleen
karvaallensa
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karvailleen
karvaillensa
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| essive
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karvaanaan
karvaanansa
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karvainaan
karvainansa
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| translative
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karvaakseen
karvaaksensa
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karvaikseen
karvaiksensa
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| abessive
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karvaattaan
karvaattansa
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karvaittaan
karvaittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karvaineen
karvainensa
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Junttila, Santeri, Kallio, Petri, Holopainen, Sampsa, Kuokkala, Juha, Pystynen, Juho, editors (2020–), “karvas”, in Suomen vanhimman sanaston etymologinen verkkosanakirja[1] (in Finnish), retrieved 1 January 2024
Further reading
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *karbas, borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse karfi). Alternatively and less likely from Baltic (compare Lithuanian kãrbas).
Noun
karvas
- a type of boat used to drag a seine
Declension
| Inflection of karvas (Kotus type 41*E/vieras, p-v gradation)
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| nominative
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karvas
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karpaat
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| genitive
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karpaan
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karpaiden
karpaitten
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| partitive
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karvasta
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karpaita
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| illative
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karpaaseen
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karpaisiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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karvas
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karpaat
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvas
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karpaat
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| gen.
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karpaan
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| genitive
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karpaan
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karpaiden
karpaitten
karvasten rare
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| partitive
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karvasta
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karpaita
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| inessive
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karpaassa
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karpaissa
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| elative
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karpaasta
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karpaista
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| illative
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karpaaseen
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karpaisiin
karpaihin rare
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| adessive
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karpaalla
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karpailla
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| ablative
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karpaalta
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karpailta
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| allative
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karpaalle
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karpaille
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| essive
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karpaana
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karpaina
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| translative
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karpaaksi
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karpaiksi
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| abessive
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karpaatta
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karpaitta
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| instructive
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—
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karpain
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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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karpaani
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karpaani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
karpaani
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karpaani
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| gen.
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karpaani
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| genitive
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karpaani
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karpaideni
karpaitteni
karvasteni rare
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| partitive
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karvastani
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karpaitani
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| inessive
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karpaassani
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karpaissani
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| elative
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karpaastani
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karpaistani
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| illative
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karpaaseeni
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karpaisiini
karpaihini rare
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| adessive
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karpaallani
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karpaillani
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| ablative
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karpaaltani
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karpailtani
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| allative
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karpaalleni
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karpailleni
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| essive
|
karpaanani
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karpainani
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| translative
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karpaakseni
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karpaikseni
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| abessive
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karpaattani
|
karpaittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karpaineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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karpaasi
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karpaasi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
karpaasi
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karpaasi
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| gen.
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karpaasi
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| genitive
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karpaasi
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karpaidesi
karpaittesi
karvastesi rare
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| partitive
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karvastasi
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karpaitasi
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| inessive
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karpaassasi
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karpaissasi
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| elative
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karpaastasi
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karpaistasi
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| illative
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karpaaseesi
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karpaisiisi
karpaihisi rare
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| adessive
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karpaallasi
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karpaillasi
|
| ablative
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karpaaltasi
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karpailtasi
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| allative
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karpaallesi
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karpaillesi
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| essive
|
karpaanasi
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karpainasi
|
| translative
|
karpaaksesi
|
karpaiksesi
|
| abessive
|
karpaattasi
|
karpaittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
|
— |
karpainesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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karpaamme
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karpaamme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
karpaamme
|
karpaamme
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| gen.
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karpaamme
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| genitive
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karpaamme
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karpaidemme
karpaittemme
karvastemme rare
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| partitive
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karvastamme
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karpaitamme
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| inessive
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karpaassamme
|
karpaissamme
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| elative
|
karpaastamme
|
karpaistamme
|
| illative
|
karpaaseemme
|
karpaisiimme
karpaihimme rare
|
| adessive
|
karpaallamme
|
karpaillamme
|
| ablative
|
karpaaltamme
|
karpailtamme
|
| allative
|
karpaallemme
|
karpaillemme
|
| essive
|
karpaanamme
|
karpainamme
|
| translative
|
karpaaksemme
|
karpaiksemme
|
| abessive
|
karpaattamme
|
karpaittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
karpainemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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karpaanne
|
karpaanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
karpaanne
|
karpaanne
|
| gen.
|
karpaanne
|
| genitive
|
karpaanne
|
karpaidenne
karpaittenne
karvastenne rare
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| partitive
|
karvastanne
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karpaitanne
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| inessive
|
karpaassanne
|
karpaissanne
|
| elative
|
karpaastanne
|
karpaistanne
|
| illative
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karpaaseenne
|
karpaisiinne
karpaihinne rare
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| adessive
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karpaallanne
|
karpaillanne
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| ablative
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karpaaltanne
|
karpailtanne
|
| allative
|
karpaallenne
|
karpaillenne
|
| essive
|
karpaananne
|
karpainanne
|
| translative
|
karpaaksenne
|
karpaiksenne
|
| abessive
|
karpaattanne
|
karpaittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karpainenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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karpaansa
|
karpaansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
karpaansa
|
karpaansa
|
| gen.
|
karpaansa
|
| genitive
|
karpaansa
|
karpaidensa
karpaittensa
karvastensa rare
|
| partitive
|
karvastaan
karvastansa
|
karpaitaan
karpaitansa
|
| inessive
|
karpaassaan
karpaassansa
|
karpaissaan
karpaissansa
|
| elative
|
karpaastaan
karpaastansa
|
karpaistaan
karpaistansa
|
| illative
|
karpaaseensa
|
karpaisiinsa
karpaihinsa rare
|
| adessive
|
karpaallaan
karpaallansa
|
karpaillaan
karpaillansa
|
| ablative
|
karpaaltaan
karpaaltansa
|
karpailtaan
karpailtansa
|
| allative
|
karpaalleen
karpaallensa
|
karpailleen
karpaillensa
|
| essive
|
karpaanaan
karpaanansa
|
karpainaan
karpainansa
|
| translative
|
karpaakseen
karpaaksensa
|
karpaikseen
karpaiksensa
|
| abessive
|
karpaattaan
karpaattansa
|
karpaittaan
karpaittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
|
— |
karpaineen
karpainensa
|
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