Finnish
Etymology
kuningas (“king”) + -tar (“-ess”). Coined by Finnish explorer, historian and author Carl Axel Gottlund in 1828. The cooking sense originally from kuningatarhillo, making it a semantic loan from Swedish drottning (from drottningsylt)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkuniŋːɑtɑr/, [ˈkuniŋˌŋɑ̝t̪ɑ̝r]
- Rhymes: -ŋɑtɑr
- Syllabification(key): ku‧nin‧ga‧tar
- Hyphenation(key): ku‧nin‧ga‧tar
Noun
kuningatar
- queen (female monarch, or wife of a king)
- (figurative) queen (something or someone outstanding or supreme among its kind)
Matematiikka on tieteiden kuningatar.- Mathematics is the queen of the sciences.
- queen (reproductive female animal in a hive)
- (chess) queen
- (card games) queen
- (cooking, compounds) A flavour made of raspberries and bilberries; similar to English summer berries.
- kuningatarhillo ― bilberry-raspberry jam
- kuningatarhyytelö ― bilberry-raspberry jelly
- kuningatartorttu ― bilberry-raspberry tart
- kuningatarjogurtti ― bilberry-raspberry flavoured yoghurt
Declension
| Inflection of kuningatar (Kotus type 32*C/sisar, tt-t gradation)
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| nominative
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kuningatar
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kuningattaret
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| genitive
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kuningattaren
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kuningattarien
kuningatarten
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| partitive
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kuningatarta
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kuningattaria
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| illative
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kuningattareen
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kuningattariin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kuningatar
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kuningattaret
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuningatar
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kuningattaret
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| gen.
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kuningattaren
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| genitive
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kuningattaren
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kuningattarien
kuningatarten
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| partitive
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kuningatarta
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kuningattaria
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| inessive
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kuningattaressa
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kuningattarissa
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| elative
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kuningattaresta
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kuningattarista
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| illative
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kuningattareen
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kuningattariin
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| adessive
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kuningattarella
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kuningattarilla
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| ablative
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kuningattarelta
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kuningattarilta
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| allative
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kuningattarelle
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kuningattarille
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| essive
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kuningattarena
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kuningattarina
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| translative
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kuningattareksi
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kuningattariksi
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| abessive
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kuningattaretta
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kuningattaritta
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| instructive
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—
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kuningattarin
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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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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kuningattareni
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kuningattareni
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuningattareni
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kuningattareni
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| gen.
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kuningattareni
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| genitive
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kuningattareni
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kuningattarieni
kuningatarteni
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| partitive
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kuningatartani
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kuningattariani
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| inessive
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kuningattaressani
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kuningattarissani
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| elative
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kuningattarestani
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kuningattaristani
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| illative
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kuningattareeni
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kuningattariini
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| adessive
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kuningattarellani
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kuningattarillani
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| ablative
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kuningattareltani
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kuningattariltani
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| allative
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kuningattarelleni
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kuningattarilleni
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| essive
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kuningattarenani
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kuningattarinani
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| translative
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kuningattarekseni
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kuningattarikseni
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| abessive
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kuningattarettani
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kuningattarittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kuningattarineni
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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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kuningattaresi
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kuningattaresi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuningattaresi
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kuningattaresi
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| gen.
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kuningattaresi
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| genitive
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kuningattaresi
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kuningattariesi
kuningatartesi
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| partitive
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kuningatartasi
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kuningattariasi
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| inessive
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kuningattaressasi
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kuningattarissasi
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| elative
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kuningattarestasi
|
kuningattaristasi
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| illative
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kuningattareesi
|
kuningattariisi
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| adessive
|
kuningattarellasi
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kuningattarillasi
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| ablative
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kuningattareltasi
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kuningattariltasi
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| allative
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kuningattarellesi
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kuningattarillesi
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| essive
|
kuningattarenasi
|
kuningattarinasi
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| translative
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kuningattareksesi
|
kuningattariksesi
|
| abessive
|
kuningattarettasi
|
kuningattarittasi
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kuningattarinesi
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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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kuningattaremme
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kuningattaremme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuningattaremme
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kuningattaremme
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| gen.
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kuningattaremme
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| genitive
|
kuningattaremme
|
kuningattariemme
kuningatartemme
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| partitive
|
kuningatartamme
|
kuningattariamme
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| inessive
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kuningattaressamme
|
kuningattarissamme
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| elative
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kuningattarestamme
|
kuningattaristamme
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| illative
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kuningattareemme
|
kuningattariimme
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| adessive
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kuningattarellamme
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kuningattarillamme
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| ablative
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kuningattareltamme
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kuningattariltamme
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| allative
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kuningattarellemme
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kuningattarillemme
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| essive
|
kuningattarenamme
|
kuningattarinamme
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| translative
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kuningattareksemme
|
kuningattariksemme
|
| abessive
|
kuningattarettamme
|
kuningattarittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kuningattarinemme
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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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kuningattarenne
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kuningattarenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kuningattarenne
|
kuningattarenne
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| gen.
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kuningattarenne
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| genitive
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kuningattarenne
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kuningattarienne
kuningatartenne
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| partitive
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kuningatartanne
|
kuningattarianne
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| inessive
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kuningattaressanne
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kuningattarissanne
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| elative
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kuningattarestanne
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kuningattaristanne
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| illative
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kuningattareenne
|
kuningattariinne
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| adessive
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kuningattarellanne
|
kuningattarillanne
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| ablative
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kuningattareltanne
|
kuningattariltanne
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| allative
|
kuningattarellenne
|
kuningattarillenne
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| essive
|
kuningattarenanne
|
kuningattarinanne
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| translative
|
kuningattareksenne
|
kuningattariksenne
|
| abessive
|
kuningattarettanne
|
kuningattarittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kuningattarinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kuningattarensa
|
kuningattarensa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kuningattarensa
|
kuningattarensa
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| gen.
|
kuningattarensa
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| genitive
|
kuningattarensa
|
kuningattariensa
kuningatartensa
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| partitive
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kuningatartaan
kuningatartansa
|
kuningattariaan
kuningattariansa
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| inessive
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kuningattaressaan
kuningattaressansa
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kuningattarissaan
kuningattarissansa
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| elative
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kuningattarestaan
kuningattarestansa
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kuningattaristaan
kuningattaristansa
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| illative
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kuningattareensa
|
kuningattariinsa
|
| adessive
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kuningattarellaan
kuningattarellansa
|
kuningattarillaan
kuningattarillansa
|
| ablative
|
kuningattareltaan
kuningattareltansa
|
kuningattariltaan
kuningattariltansa
|
| allative
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kuningattarelleen
kuningattarellensa
|
kuningattarilleen
kuningattarillensa
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| essive
|
kuningattarenaan
kuningattarenansa
|
kuningattarinaan
kuningattarinansa
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| translative
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kuningattarekseen
kuningattareksensa
|
kuningattarikseen
kuningattariksensa
|
| abessive
|
kuningattarettaan
kuningattarettansa
|
kuningattarittaan
kuningattarittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
kuningattarineen
kuningattarinensa
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Synonyms
- (female monarch or wife of a king): naiskuningas (archaic), kuninkaanna (archaic), drotninki (obsolete, literary)
Derived terms
See also
References
- “kuningatar”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
- Ruppel, Klaas, editor (2021–2023), Suomen etymologinen sanakirja [Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 72)[2] (in Finnish), Kotimaisten kielten keskus, →ISSN