Finnish
Etymology
From kelvata (“to be good enough”) + -o.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkelpo/, [ˈk̟e̞lpo̞]
- Rhymes: -elpo
- Syllabification(key): kel‧po
- Hyphenation(key): kel‧po
Adjective
kelpo (comparative kelvompi, superlative kelvoin) (rarely inflected or compared)
- decent, good, fine, proper
- Synonyms: see kelvollinen
Hän on kelpo poika.- He is a good boy.
Tämä on kelpo kahvia.- This is decent coffee.
- (of amount) much, good, plenty
- Synonyms: see kunnon
Declension
- The adjective is usually indeclinable, and is rarely inflected in congruence with the main word. The comparative and superlative forms are likewise rare.
| Inflection of kelpo (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
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| nominative
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kelpo
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kelvot
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| genitive
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kelvon
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kelpojen
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| partitive
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kelpoa
|
kelpoja
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| illative
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kelpoon
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kelpoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
kelpo
|
kelvot
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kelpo
|
kelvot
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| gen.
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kelvon
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| genitive
|
kelvon
|
kelpojen
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| partitive
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kelpoa
|
kelpoja
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| inessive
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kelvossa
|
kelvoissa
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| elative
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kelvosta
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kelvoista
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| illative
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kelpoon
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kelpoihin
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| adessive
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kelvolla
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kelvoilla
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| ablative
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kelvolta
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kelvoilta
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| allative
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kelvolle
|
kelvoille
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| essive
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kelpona
|
kelpoina
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| translative
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kelvoksi
|
kelvoiksi
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| abessive
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kelvotta
|
kelvoitta
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| instructive
|
—
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kelvoin
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| comitative
|
— |
kelpoine
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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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kelponi
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kelponi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kelponi
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kelponi
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| gen.
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kelponi
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| genitive
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kelponi
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kelpojeni
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| partitive
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kelpoani
|
kelpojani
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| inessive
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kelvossani
|
kelvoissani
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| elative
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kelvostani
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kelvoistani
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| illative
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kelpooni
|
kelpoihini
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| adessive
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kelvollani
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kelvoillani
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| ablative
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kelvoltani
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kelvoiltani
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| allative
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kelvolleni
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kelvoilleni
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| essive
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kelponani
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kelpoinani
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| translative
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kelvokseni
|
kelvoikseni
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| abessive
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kelvottani
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kelvoittani
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kelpoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kelposi
|
kelposi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kelposi
|
kelposi
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| gen.
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kelposi
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| genitive
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kelposi
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kelpojesi
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| partitive
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kelpoasi
|
kelpojasi
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| inessive
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kelvossasi
|
kelvoissasi
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| elative
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kelvostasi
|
kelvoistasi
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| illative
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kelpoosi
|
kelpoihisi
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| adessive
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kelvollasi
|
kelvoillasi
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| ablative
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kelvoltasi
|
kelvoiltasi
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| allative
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kelvollesi
|
kelvoillesi
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| essive
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kelponasi
|
kelpoinasi
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| translative
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kelvoksesi
|
kelvoiksesi
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| abessive
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kelvottasi
|
kelvoittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kelpoinesi
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| first-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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kelpomme
|
kelpomme
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| accusative
|
nom.
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kelpomme
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kelpomme
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| gen.
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kelpomme
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| genitive
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kelpomme
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kelpojemme
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| partitive
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kelpoamme
|
kelpojamme
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| inessive
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kelvossamme
|
kelvoissamme
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| elative
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kelvostamme
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kelvoistamme
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| illative
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kelpoomme
|
kelpoihimme
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| adessive
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kelvollamme
|
kelvoillamme
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| ablative
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kelvoltamme
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kelvoiltamme
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| allative
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kelvollemme
|
kelvoillemme
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| essive
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kelponamme
|
kelpoinamme
|
| translative
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kelvoksemme
|
kelvoiksemme
|
| abessive
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kelvottamme
|
kelvoittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kelpoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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kelponne
|
kelponne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kelponne
|
kelponne
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| gen.
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kelponne
|
| genitive
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kelponne
|
kelpojenne
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| partitive
|
kelpoanne
|
kelpojanne
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| inessive
|
kelvossanne
|
kelvoissanne
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| elative
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kelvostanne
|
kelvoistanne
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| illative
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kelpoonne
|
kelpoihinne
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| adessive
|
kelvollanne
|
kelvoillanne
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| ablative
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kelvoltanne
|
kelvoiltanne
|
| allative
|
kelvollenne
|
kelvoillenne
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| essive
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kelponanne
|
kelpoinanne
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| translative
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kelvoksenne
|
kelvoiksenne
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| abessive
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kelvottanne
|
kelvoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kelpoinenne
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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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kelponsa
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kelponsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kelponsa
|
kelponsa
|
| gen.
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kelponsa
|
| genitive
|
kelponsa
|
kelpojensa
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| partitive
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kelpoaan
kelpoansa
|
kelpojaan
kelpojansa
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| inessive
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kelvossaan
kelvossansa
|
kelvoissaan
kelvoissansa
|
| elative
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kelvostaan
kelvostansa
|
kelvoistaan
kelvoistansa
|
| illative
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kelpoonsa
|
kelpoihinsa
|
| adessive
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kelvollaan
kelvollansa
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kelvoillaan
kelvoillansa
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| ablative
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kelvoltaan
kelvoltansa
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kelvoiltaan
kelvoiltansa
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| allative
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kelvolleen
kelvollensa
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kelvoilleen
kelvoillensa
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| essive
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kelponaan
kelponansa
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kelpoinaan
kelpoinansa
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| translative
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kelvokseen
kelvoksensa
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kelvoikseen
kelvoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kelvottaan
kelvottansa
|
kelvoittaan
kelvoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kelpoineen
kelpoinensa
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