Finnish
Etymology
maa (“earth, ground, soil”) + orava (“squirrel”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːˌorɑʋɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝ːˌo̞rɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -orɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): maa‧o‧ra‧va
- Hyphenation(key): maa‧ora‧va
Noun
maaorava
- (zoology) chipmunk (rodent of the genera Tamias, Neotamias or Eutamias, formerly all classified under Tamias)
- Synonym: tikutaku
Usage notes
- The English verbatim translation ground squirrel, together with a modifier, may refer to a number of both Old and New World genera in the family Sciuridae. It's used without a modifier of the genus Spermophilus, the individual species of which are called siiseli or suslikki in Finnish.
- The term maaorava is more widely used than tikutaku, the term coined by a committee as a replacement for maaorava.
Declension
| Inflection of maaorava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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maaorava
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maaoravat
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| genitive
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maaoravan
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maaoravien
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| partitive
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maaoravaa
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maaoravia
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| illative
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maaoravaan
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maaoraviin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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maaorava
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maaoravat
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| accusative
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nom.
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maaorava
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maaoravat
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| gen.
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maaoravan
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| genitive
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maaoravan
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maaoravien
maaoravain rare
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| partitive
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maaoravaa
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maaoravia
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| inessive
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maaoravassa
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maaoravissa
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| elative
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maaoravasta
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maaoravista
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| illative
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maaoravaan
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maaoraviin
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| adessive
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maaoravalla
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maaoravilla
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| ablative
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maaoravalta
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maaoravilta
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| allative
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maaoravalle
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maaoraville
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| essive
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maaoravana
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maaoravina
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| translative
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maaoravaksi
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maaoraviksi
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| abessive
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maaoravatta
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maaoravitta
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| instructive
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—
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maaoravin
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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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maaoravani
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maaoravani
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| accusative
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nom.
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maaoravani
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maaoravani
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| gen.
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maaoravani
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| genitive
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maaoravani
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maaoravieni
maaoravaini rare
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| partitive
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maaoravaani
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maaoraviani
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| inessive
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maaoravassani
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maaoravissani
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| elative
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maaoravastani
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maaoravistani
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| illative
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maaoravaani
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maaoraviini
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| adessive
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maaoravallani
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maaoravillani
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| ablative
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maaoravaltani
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maaoraviltani
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| allative
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maaoravalleni
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maaoravilleni
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| essive
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maaoravanani
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maaoravinani
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| translative
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maaoravakseni
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maaoravikseni
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| abessive
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maaoravattani
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maaoravittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maaoravineni
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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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maaoravasi
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maaoravasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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maaoravasi
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maaoravasi
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| gen.
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maaoravasi
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| genitive
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maaoravasi
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maaoraviesi
maaoravaisi rare
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| partitive
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maaoravaasi
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maaoraviasi
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| inessive
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maaoravassasi
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maaoravissasi
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| elative
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maaoravastasi
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maaoravistasi
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| illative
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maaoravaasi
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maaoraviisi
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| adessive
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maaoravallasi
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maaoravillasi
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| ablative
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maaoravaltasi
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maaoraviltasi
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| allative
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maaoravallesi
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maaoravillesi
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| essive
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maaoravanasi
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maaoravinasi
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| translative
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maaoravaksesi
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maaoraviksesi
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| abessive
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maaoravattasi
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maaoravittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maaoravinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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maaoravamme
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maaoravamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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maaoravamme
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maaoravamme
|
| gen.
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maaoravamme
|
| genitive
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maaoravamme
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maaoraviemme
maaoravaimme rare
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| partitive
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maaoravaamme
|
maaoraviamme
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| inessive
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maaoravassamme
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maaoravissamme
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| elative
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maaoravastamme
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maaoravistamme
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| illative
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maaoravaamme
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maaoraviimme
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| adessive
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maaoravallamme
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maaoravillamme
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| ablative
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maaoravaltamme
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maaoraviltamme
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| allative
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maaoravallemme
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maaoravillemme
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| essive
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maaoravanamme
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maaoravinamme
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| translative
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maaoravaksemme
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maaoraviksemme
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| abessive
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maaoravattamme
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maaoravittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maaoravinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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maaoravanne
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maaoravanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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maaoravanne
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maaoravanne
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| gen.
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maaoravanne
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| genitive
|
maaoravanne
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maaoravienne
maaoravainne rare
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| partitive
|
maaoravaanne
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maaoravianne
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| inessive
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maaoravassanne
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maaoravissanne
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| elative
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maaoravastanne
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maaoravistanne
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| illative
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maaoravaanne
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maaoraviinne
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| adessive
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maaoravallanne
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maaoravillanne
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| ablative
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maaoravaltanne
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maaoraviltanne
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| allative
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maaoravallenne
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maaoravillenne
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| essive
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maaoravananne
|
maaoravinanne
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| translative
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maaoravaksenne
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maaoraviksenne
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| abessive
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maaoravattanne
|
maaoravittanne
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maaoravinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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maaoravansa
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maaoravansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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maaoravansa
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maaoravansa
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| gen.
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maaoravansa
|
| genitive
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maaoravansa
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maaoraviensa
maaoravainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
maaoravaansa
|
maaoraviaan
maaoraviansa
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| inessive
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maaoravassaan
maaoravassansa
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maaoravissaan
maaoravissansa
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| elative
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maaoravastaan
maaoravastansa
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maaoravistaan
maaoravistansa
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| illative
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maaoravaansa
|
maaoraviinsa
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| adessive
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maaoravallaan
maaoravallansa
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maaoravillaan
maaoravillansa
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| ablative
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maaoravaltaan
maaoravaltansa
|
maaoraviltaan
maaoraviltansa
|
| allative
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maaoravalleen
maaoravallensa
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maaoravilleen
maaoravillensa
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| essive
|
maaoravanaan
maaoravanansa
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maaoravinaan
maaoravinansa
|
| translative
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maaoravakseen
maaoravaksensa
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maaoravikseen
maaoraviksensa
|
| abessive
|
maaoravattaan
maaoravattansa
|
maaoravittaan
maaoravittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
maaoravineen
maaoravinensa
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Derived terms
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