Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkitu/, [ˈk̟it̪u]
- Rhymes: -itu
- Syllabification(key): ki‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): ki‧tu
Noun
kitu (dialectal)
- alternative form of kitku
Declension
| Inflection of kitu (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation)
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| nominative
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kitu
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kidut
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| genitive
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kidun
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kitujen
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| partitive
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kitua
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kituja
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| illative
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kituun
|
kituihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kitu
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kidut
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| accusative
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nom.
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kitu
|
kidut
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| gen.
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kidun
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| genitive
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kidun
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kitujen
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| partitive
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kitua
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kituja
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| inessive
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kidussa
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kiduissa
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| elative
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kidusta
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kiduista
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| illative
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kituun
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kituihin
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| adessive
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kidulla
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kiduilla
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| ablative
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kidulta
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kiduilta
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| allative
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kidulle
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kiduille
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| essive
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kituna
|
kituina
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| translative
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kiduksi
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kiduiksi
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| abessive
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kidutta
|
kiduitta
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| instructive
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—
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kiduin
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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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kituni
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kituni
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| accusative
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nom.
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kituni
|
kituni
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| gen.
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kituni
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| genitive
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kituni
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kitujeni
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| partitive
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kituani
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kitujani
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| inessive
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kidussani
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kiduissani
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| elative
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kidustani
|
kiduistani
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| illative
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kituuni
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kituihini
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| adessive
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kidullani
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kiduillani
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| ablative
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kidultani
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kiduiltani
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| allative
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kidulleni
|
kiduilleni
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| essive
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kitunani
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kituinani
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| translative
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kidukseni
|
kiduikseni
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| abessive
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kiduttani
|
kiduittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kituineni
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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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kitusi
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kitusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kitusi
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kitusi
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| gen.
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kitusi
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| genitive
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kitusi
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kitujesi
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| partitive
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kituasi
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kitujasi
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| inessive
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kidussasi
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kiduissasi
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| elative
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kidustasi
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kiduistasi
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| illative
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kituusi
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kituihisi
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| adessive
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kidullasi
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kiduillasi
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| ablative
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kidultasi
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kiduiltasi
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| allative
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kidullesi
|
kiduillesi
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| essive
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kitunasi
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kituinasi
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| translative
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kiduksesi
|
kiduiksesi
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| abessive
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kiduttasi
|
kiduittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kituinesi
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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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kitumme
|
kitumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kitumme
|
kitumme
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| gen.
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kitumme
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| genitive
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kitumme
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kitujemme
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| partitive
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kituamme
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kitujamme
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| inessive
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kidussamme
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kiduissamme
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| elative
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kidustamme
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kiduistamme
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| illative
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kituumme
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kituihimme
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| adessive
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kidullamme
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kiduillamme
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| ablative
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kidultamme
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kiduiltamme
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| allative
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kidullemme
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kiduillemme
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| essive
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kitunamme
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kituinamme
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| translative
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kiduksemme
|
kiduiksemme
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| abessive
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kiduttamme
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kiduittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kituinemme
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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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kitunne
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kitunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kitunne
|
kitunne
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| gen.
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kitunne
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| genitive
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kitunne
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kitujenne
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| partitive
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kituanne
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kitujanne
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| inessive
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kidussanne
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kiduissanne
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| elative
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kidustanne
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kiduistanne
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| illative
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kituunne
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kituihinne
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| adessive
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kidullanne
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kiduillanne
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| ablative
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kidultanne
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kiduiltanne
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| allative
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kidullenne
|
kiduillenne
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| essive
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kitunanne
|
kituinanne
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| translative
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kiduksenne
|
kiduiksenne
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| abessive
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kiduttanne
|
kiduittanne
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kituinenne
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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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kitunsa
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kitunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kitunsa
|
kitunsa
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| gen.
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kitunsa
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| genitive
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kitunsa
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kitujensa
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| partitive
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kituaan
kituansa
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kitujaan
kitujansa
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| inessive
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kidussaan
kidussansa
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kiduissaan
kiduissansa
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| elative
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kidustaan
kidustansa
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kiduistaan
kiduistansa
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| illative
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kituunsa
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kituihinsa
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| adessive
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kidullaan
kidullansa
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kiduillaan
kiduillansa
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| ablative
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kidultaan
kidultansa
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kiduiltaan
kiduiltansa
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| allative
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kidulleen
kidullensa
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kiduilleen
kiduillensa
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| essive
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kitunaan
kitunansa
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kituinaan
kituinansa
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| translative
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kidukseen
kiduksensa
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kiduikseen
kiduiksensa
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| abessive
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kiduttaan
kiduttansa
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kiduittaan
kiduittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kituineen
kituinensa
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Derived terms
Anagrams
Ibanag
Noun
kitu
- dog
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈki.tu/
- Rhymes: -itu
- Syllabification: ki‧tu
Noun
kitu m inan
- genitive singular of kit
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
kitu (Cyrillic spelling киту)
- accusative singular of kita
Swahili
Etymology
From Proto-Bantu *kɪ̀ntʊ̀.
Pronunciation
- (Unguja standard) IPA(key): /ˈki.tu/
- (Kimvita) IPA(key): /ˈkʰi.tu/
According to Frankl (1991)[1] the etymologically expected pronunciation /ˈki.tʰu/ was still the norm “in Mombasa some two generations ago”.
Noun
kitu class VII (plural vitu class VIII)
- thing (a separate entity)
See also
- jambo (used for abstract things)
References
- ^ P. J. L. Frankl (1991) “The nature of aspiration in Swahili”, in Zeitschrift der Deutschen Morgenländischen Gesellschaft[1], volume 141, number 2, pages 366–375
Yámana
Pronoun
kitu
- he/she/it