Finnish
Etymology
From earlier *laugantaki (compare dialectal lauvantaki), borrowed from North Germanic (compare Old Norse laugardagr).[1][2] Estonian laupäev, Votic laukopäive, Ingrian laukopäivä are from the same origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈlɑu̯.ɑntɑi̯/, [ˈlɑ̝u̯.ɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝i̯]
- Rhymes: -ɑuɑntɑi
- Syllabification(key): lau‧an‧tai
- Hyphenation(key): lau‧an‧tai
Noun
lauantai
- Saturday (day of the week; the sixth day of the week in Finland and in the ISO 8601 standard)
Usage notes
As with all days of the week in Finnish, the essive case (lauantaina) is usually used when talking about what will happen or happened on a Saturday.
Declension
| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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lauantaini
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lauantaini
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| accusative
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nom.
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lauantaini
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lauantaini
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| gen.
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lauantaini
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| genitive
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lauantaini
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lauantaideni
lauantaitteni
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| partitive
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lauantaitani
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lauantaitani
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| inessive
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lauantaissani
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lauantaissani
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| elative
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lauantaistani
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lauantaistani
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| illative
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lauantaihini
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lauantaihini
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| adessive
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lauantaillani
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lauantaillani
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| ablative
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lauantailtani
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lauantailtani
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| allative
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lauantailleni
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lauantailleni
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| essive
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lauantainani
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lauantainani
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| translative
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lauantaikseni
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lauantaikseni
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| abessive
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lauantaittani
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lauantaittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
lauantaineni
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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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lauantaisi
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lauantaisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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lauantaisi
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lauantaisi
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| gen.
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lauantaisi
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| genitive
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lauantaisi
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lauantaidesi
lauantaittesi
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| partitive
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lauantaitasi
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lauantaitasi
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| inessive
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lauantaissasi
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lauantaissasi
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| elative
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lauantaistasi
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lauantaistasi
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| illative
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lauantaihisi
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lauantaihisi
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| adessive
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lauantaillasi
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lauantaillasi
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| ablative
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lauantailtasi
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lauantailtasi
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| allative
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lauantaillesi
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lauantaillesi
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| essive
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lauantainasi
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lauantainasi
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| translative
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lauantaiksesi
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lauantaiksesi
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| abessive
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lauantaittasi
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lauantaittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
lauantainesi
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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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lauantaimme
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lauantaimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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lauantaimme
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lauantaimme
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| gen.
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lauantaimme
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| genitive
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lauantaimme
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lauantaidemme
lauantaittemme
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| partitive
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lauantaitamme
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lauantaitamme
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| inessive
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lauantaissamme
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lauantaissamme
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| elative
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lauantaistamme
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lauantaistamme
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| illative
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lauantaihimme
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lauantaihimme
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| adessive
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lauantaillamme
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lauantaillamme
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| ablative
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lauantailtamme
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lauantailtamme
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| allative
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lauantaillemme
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lauantaillemme
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| essive
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lauantainamme
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lauantainamme
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| translative
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lauantaiksemme
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lauantaiksemme
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| abessive
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lauantaittamme
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lauantaittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
lauantainemme
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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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lauantainne
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lauantainne
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| accusative
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nom.
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lauantainne
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lauantainne
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| gen.
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lauantainne
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| genitive
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lauantainne
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lauantaidenne
lauantaittenne
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| partitive
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lauantaitanne
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lauantaitanne
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| inessive
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lauantaissanne
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lauantaissanne
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| elative
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lauantaistanne
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lauantaistanne
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| illative
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lauantaihinne
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lauantaihinne
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| adessive
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lauantaillanne
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lauantaillanne
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| ablative
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lauantailtanne
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lauantailtanne
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| allative
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lauantaillenne
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lauantaillenne
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| essive
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lauantainanne
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lauantainanne
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| translative
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lauantaiksenne
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lauantaiksenne
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| abessive
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lauantaittanne
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lauantaittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
lauantainenne
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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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lauantainsa
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lauantainsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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lauantainsa
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lauantainsa
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| gen.
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lauantainsa
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| genitive
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lauantainsa
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lauantaidensa
lauantaittensa
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| partitive
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lauantaitaan
lauantaitansa
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lauantaitaan
lauantaitansa
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| inessive
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lauantaissaan
lauantaissansa
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lauantaissaan
lauantaissansa
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| elative
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lauantaistaan
lauantaistansa
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lauantaistaan
lauantaistansa
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| illative
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lauantaihinsa
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lauantaihinsa
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| adessive
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lauantaillaan
lauantaillansa
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lauantaillaan
lauantaillansa
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| ablative
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lauantailtaan
lauantailtansa
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lauantailtaan
lauantailtansa
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| allative
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lauantailleen
lauantaillensa
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lauantailleen
lauantaillensa
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| essive
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lauantainaan
lauantainansa
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lauantainaan
lauantainansa
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| translative
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lauantaikseen
lauantaiksensa
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lauantaikseen
lauantaiksensa
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| abessive
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lauantaittaan
lauantaittansa
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lauantaittaan
lauantaittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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lauantaineen
lauantainensa
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Derived terms
Descendants
See also
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
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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