Finnish
Etymology
koi (“moth”) + -ska, from the ancient belief that cancer is caused by a worm that eats the body from inside in the same way as the larvae of moth eat the clothes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkoi̯skɑ/, [ˈko̞i̯s̠kɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -oiskɑ
- Syllabification(key): kois‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): kois‧ka
Noun
koiska (archaic)
- (pathology) cancer
Declension
| Inflection of koiska (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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koiska
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koiskat
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| genitive
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koiskan
|
koiskien
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| partitive
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koiskaa
|
koiskia
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| illative
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koiskaan
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koiskiin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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koiska
|
koiskat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
koiska
|
koiskat
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| gen.
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koiskan
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| genitive
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koiskan
|
koiskien
koiskain rare
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| partitive
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koiskaa
|
koiskia
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| inessive
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koiskassa
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koiskissa
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| elative
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koiskasta
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koiskista
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| illative
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koiskaan
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koiskiin
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| adessive
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koiskalla
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koiskilla
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| ablative
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koiskalta
|
koiskilta
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| allative
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koiskalle
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koiskille
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| essive
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koiskana
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koiskina
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| translative
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koiskaksi
|
koiskiksi
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| abessive
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koiskatta
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koiskitta
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| instructive
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—
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koiskin
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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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koiskani
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koiskani
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| accusative
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nom.
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koiskani
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koiskani
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| gen.
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koiskani
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| genitive
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koiskani
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koiskieni
koiskaini rare
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| partitive
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koiskaani
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koiskiani
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| inessive
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koiskassani
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koiskissani
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| elative
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koiskastani
|
koiskistani
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| illative
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koiskaani
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koiskiini
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| adessive
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koiskallani
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koiskillani
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| ablative
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koiskaltani
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koiskiltani
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| allative
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koiskalleni
|
koiskilleni
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| essive
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koiskanani
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koiskinani
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| translative
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koiskakseni
|
koiskikseni
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| abessive
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koiskattani
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koiskittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
koiskineni
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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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koiskasi
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koiskasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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koiskasi
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koiskasi
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| gen.
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koiskasi
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| genitive
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koiskasi
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koiskiesi
koiskaisi rare
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| partitive
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koiskaasi
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koiskiasi
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| inessive
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koiskassasi
|
koiskissasi
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| elative
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koiskastasi
|
koiskistasi
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| illative
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koiskaasi
|
koiskiisi
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| adessive
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koiskallasi
|
koiskillasi
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| ablative
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koiskaltasi
|
koiskiltasi
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| allative
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koiskallesi
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koiskillesi
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| essive
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koiskanasi
|
koiskinasi
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| translative
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koiskaksesi
|
koiskiksesi
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| abessive
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koiskattasi
|
koiskittasi
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
koiskinesi
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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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koiskamme
|
koiskamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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koiskamme
|
koiskamme
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| gen.
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koiskamme
|
| genitive
|
koiskamme
|
koiskiemme
koiskaimme rare
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| partitive
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koiskaamme
|
koiskiamme
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| inessive
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koiskassamme
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koiskissamme
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| elative
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koiskastamme
|
koiskistamme
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| illative
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koiskaamme
|
koiskiimme
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| adessive
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koiskallamme
|
koiskillamme
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| ablative
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koiskaltamme
|
koiskiltamme
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| allative
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koiskallemme
|
koiskillemme
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| essive
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koiskanamme
|
koiskinamme
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| translative
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koiskaksemme
|
koiskiksemme
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| abessive
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koiskattamme
|
koiskittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
koiskinemme
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| second-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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koiskanne
|
koiskanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
koiskanne
|
koiskanne
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| gen.
|
koiskanne
|
| genitive
|
koiskanne
|
koiskienne
koiskainne rare
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| partitive
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koiskaanne
|
koiskianne
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| inessive
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koiskassanne
|
koiskissanne
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| elative
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koiskastanne
|
koiskistanne
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| illative
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koiskaanne
|
koiskiinne
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| adessive
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koiskallanne
|
koiskillanne
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| ablative
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koiskaltanne
|
koiskiltanne
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| allative
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koiskallenne
|
koiskillenne
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| essive
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koiskananne
|
koiskinanne
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| translative
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koiskaksenne
|
koiskiksenne
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| abessive
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koiskattanne
|
koiskittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
koiskinenne
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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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koiskansa
|
koiskansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
koiskansa
|
koiskansa
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| gen.
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koiskansa
|
| genitive
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koiskansa
|
koiskiensa
koiskainsa rare
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| partitive
|
koiskaansa
|
koiskiaan
koiskiansa
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| inessive
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koiskassaan
koiskassansa
|
koiskissaan
koiskissansa
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| elative
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koiskastaan
koiskastansa
|
koiskistaan
koiskistansa
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| illative
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koiskaansa
|
koiskiinsa
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| adessive
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koiskallaan
koiskallansa
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koiskillaan
koiskillansa
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| ablative
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koiskaltaan
koiskaltansa
|
koiskiltaan
koiskiltansa
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| allative
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koiskalleen
koiskallensa
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koiskilleen
koiskillensa
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| essive
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koiskanaan
koiskanansa
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koiskinaan
koiskinansa
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| translative
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koiskakseen
koiskaksensa
|
koiskikseen
koiskiksensa
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| abessive
|
koiskattaan
koiskattansa
|
koiskittaan
koiskittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
koiskineen
koiskinensa
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