Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *makëda, derived from *makjas (whence maajas).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑkeɑ/, [ˈmɑ̝k̟e̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑkeɑ
- Syllabification(key): ma‧ke‧a
- Hyphenation(key): ma‧kea
Adjective
makea (comparative makeampi, superlative makein)
- sweet (of taste, or figuratively)
- makea elämä ― high life
Ei makeaa mahan täydeltä! (adage)- Don't gorge on sweets!
- fresh (of water: without salt; not saline)
Declension
| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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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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makeani
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makeani
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| accusative
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nom.
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makeani
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makeani
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| gen.
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makeani
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| genitive
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makeani
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makeideni
makeitteni
makeaini rare
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| partitive
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makeaani
makeatani
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makeitani
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| inessive
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makeassani
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makeissani
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| elative
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makeastani
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makeistani
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| illative
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makeaani
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makeisiini
makeihini
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| adessive
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makeallani
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makeillani
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| ablative
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makealtani
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makeiltani
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| allative
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makealleni
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makeilleni
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| essive
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makeanani
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makeinani
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| translative
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makeakseni
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makeikseni
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| abessive
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makeattani
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makeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
makeineni
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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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makeasi
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makeasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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makeasi
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makeasi
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| gen.
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makeasi
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| genitive
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makeasi
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makeidesi
makeittesi
makeaisi rare
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| partitive
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makeaasi
makeatasi
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makeitasi
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| inessive
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makeassasi
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makeissasi
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| elative
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makeastasi
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makeistasi
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| illative
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makeaasi
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makeisiisi
makeihisi
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| adessive
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makeallasi
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makeillasi
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| ablative
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makealtasi
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makeiltasi
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| allative
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makeallesi
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makeillesi
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| essive
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makeanasi
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makeinasi
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| translative
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makeaksesi
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makeiksesi
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| abessive
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makeattasi
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makeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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makeinesi
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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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makeamme
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makeamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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makeamme
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makeamme
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| gen.
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makeamme
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| genitive
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makeamme
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makeidemme
makeittemme
makeaimme rare
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| partitive
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makeaamme
makeatamme
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makeitamme
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| inessive
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makeassamme
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makeissamme
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| elative
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makeastamme
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makeistamme
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| illative
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makeaamme
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makeisiimme
makeihimme
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| adessive
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makeallamme
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makeillamme
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| ablative
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makealtamme
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makeiltamme
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| allative
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makeallemme
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makeillemme
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| essive
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makeanamme
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makeinamme
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| translative
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makeaksemme
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makeiksemme
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| abessive
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makeattamme
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makeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
makeinemme
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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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makeanne
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makeanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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makeanne
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makeanne
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| gen.
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makeanne
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| genitive
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makeanne
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makeidenne
makeittenne
makeainne rare
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| partitive
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makeaanne
makeatanne
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makeitanne
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| inessive
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makeassanne
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makeissanne
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| elative
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makeastanne
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makeistanne
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| illative
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makeaanne
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makeisiinne
makeihinne
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| adessive
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makeallanne
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makeillanne
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| ablative
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makealtanne
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makeiltanne
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| allative
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makeallenne
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makeillenne
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| essive
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makeananne
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makeinanne
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| translative
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makeaksenne
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makeiksenne
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| abessive
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makeattanne
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makeittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
makeinenne
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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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makeansa
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makeansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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makeansa
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makeansa
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| gen.
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makeansa
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| genitive
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makeansa
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makeidensa
makeittensa
makeainsa rare
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| partitive
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makeataan
makeaansa
makeatansa
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makeitaan
makeitansa
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| inessive
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makeassaan
makeassansa
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makeissaan
makeissansa
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| elative
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makeastaan
makeastansa
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makeistaan
makeistansa
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| illative
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makeaansa
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makeisiinsa
makeihinsa
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| adessive
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makeallaan
makeallansa
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makeillaan
makeillansa
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| ablative
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makealtaan
makealtansa
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makeiltaan
makeiltansa
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| allative
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makealleen
makeallensa
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makeilleen
makeillensa
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| essive
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makeanaan
makeanansa
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makeinaan
makeinansa
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| translative
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makeakseen
makeaksensa
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makeikseen
makeiksensa
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| abessive
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makeattaan
makeattansa
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makeittaan
makeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
makeineen
makeinensa
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Derived terms
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