Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *katvëh, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skadwaz (whence e.g. English shade, shadow). No cognates in the other Finnic languages are known.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑtʋeˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝t̪ʋe̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑtʋe
- Syllabification(key): kat‧ve
- Hyphenation(key): kat‧ve
Noun
katve
- shade, shadow (relative darkness caused by the interruption of light)
Istahdimme koivun katveeseen.- We sat down in the shade of a birchtree.
- (military) dead angle
- blind spot (location where radio reception is significantly poorer than in surrounding locations)
- shadow (area protected by an obstacle)
Vuoret sulkevat tien sateita tuovilta ilmamassoilta ja niiden taakse jää kuiva katve.- The mountains block the passage of rain-producing weather systems and cast a shadow of dryness behind them.
Declension
| Inflection of katve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
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| nominative
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katve
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katveet
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| genitive
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katveen
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katveiden
katveitten
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| partitive
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katvetta
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katveita
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| illative
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katveeseen
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katveisiin
katveihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
katve
|
katveet
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| accusative
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nom.
|
katve
|
katveet
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| gen.
|
katveen
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| genitive
|
katveen
|
katveiden
katveitten
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| partitive
|
katvetta
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katveita
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| inessive
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katveessa
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katveissa
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| elative
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katveesta
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katveista
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| illative
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katveeseen
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katveisiin
katveihin
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| adessive
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katveella
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katveilla
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| ablative
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katveelta
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katveilta
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| allative
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katveelle
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katveille
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| essive
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katveena
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katveina
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| translative
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katveeksi
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katveiksi
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| abessive
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katveetta
|
katveitta
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| instructive
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—
|
katvein
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| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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katveeni
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katveeni
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| accusative
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nom.
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katveeni
|
katveeni
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| gen.
|
katveeni
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| genitive
|
katveeni
|
katveideni
katveitteni
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| partitive
|
katvettani
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katveitani
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| inessive
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katveessani
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katveissani
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| elative
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katveestani
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katveistani
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| illative
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katveeseeni
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katveisiini
katveihini
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| adessive
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katveellani
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katveillani
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| ablative
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katveeltani
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katveiltani
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| allative
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katveelleni
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katveilleni
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| essive
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katveenani
|
katveinani
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| translative
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katveekseni
|
katveikseni
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| abessive
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katveettani
|
katveittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
katveineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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katveesi
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katveesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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katveesi
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katveesi
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| gen.
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katveesi
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| genitive
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katveesi
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katveidesi
katveittesi
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| partitive
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katvettasi
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katveitasi
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| inessive
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katveessasi
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katveissasi
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| elative
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katveestasi
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katveistasi
|
| illative
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katveeseesi
|
katveisiisi
katveihisi
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| adessive
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katveellasi
|
katveillasi
|
| ablative
|
katveeltasi
|
katveiltasi
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| allative
|
katveellesi
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katveillesi
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| essive
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katveenasi
|
katveinasi
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| translative
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katveeksesi
|
katveiksesi
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| abessive
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katveettasi
|
katveittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
katveinesi
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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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katveemme
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katveemme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
katveemme
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katveemme
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| gen.
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katveemme
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| genitive
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katveemme
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katveidemme
katveittemme
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| partitive
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katvettamme
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katveitamme
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| inessive
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katveessamme
|
katveissamme
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| elative
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katveestamme
|
katveistamme
|
| illative
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katveeseemme
|
katveisiimme
katveihimme
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| adessive
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katveellamme
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katveillamme
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| ablative
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katveeltamme
|
katveiltamme
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| allative
|
katveellemme
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katveillemme
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| essive
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katveenamme
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katveinamme
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| translative
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katveeksemme
|
katveiksemme
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| abessive
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katveettamme
|
katveittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
katveinemme
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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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katveenne
|
katveenne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
katveenne
|
katveenne
|
| gen.
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katveenne
|
| genitive
|
katveenne
|
katveidenne
katveittenne
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| partitive
|
katvettanne
|
katveitanne
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| inessive
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katveessanne
|
katveissanne
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| elative
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katveestanne
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katveistanne
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| illative
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katveeseenne
|
katveisiinne
katveihinne
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| adessive
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katveellanne
|
katveillanne
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| ablative
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katveeltanne
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katveiltanne
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| allative
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katveellenne
|
katveillenne
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| essive
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katveenanne
|
katveinanne
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| translative
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katveeksenne
|
katveiksenne
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| abessive
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katveettanne
|
katveittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
katveinenne
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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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katveensa
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katveensa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
katveensa
|
katveensa
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| gen.
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katveensa
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| genitive
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katveensa
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katveidensa
katveittensa
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| partitive
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katvettaan
katvettansa
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katveitaan
katveitansa
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| inessive
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katveessaan
katveessansa
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katveissaan
katveissansa
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| elative
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katveestaan
katveestansa
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katveistaan
katveistansa
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| illative
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katveeseensa
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katveisiinsa
katveihinsa
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| adessive
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katveellaan
katveellansa
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katveillaan
katveillansa
|
| ablative
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katveeltaan
katveeltansa
|
katveiltaan
katveiltansa
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| allative
|
katveelleen
katveellensa
|
katveilleen
katveillensa
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| essive
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katveenaan
katveenansa
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katveinaan
katveinansa
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| translative
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katveekseen
katveeksensa
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katveikseen
katveiksensa
|
| abessive
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katveettaan
katveettansa
|
katveittaan
katveittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
katveineen
katveinensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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