Finnish
Etymology
By assimilation from dialectal minlainen, from min(kä) (“of which”) + -lainen (“kind of”). Cognate with Estonian milline (“what, what kind of”) and Ingrian millain, miltain, milläin (“what kind of”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmilːɑi̯nen/, [ˈmilːɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ilːɑinen
- Syllabification(key): mil‧lai‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): mil‧lai‧nen
Adjective
millainen (not comparable)
- what, what kind of, what...like
Millainen sää huomenna on?- What's the weather like tomorrow?
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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millaiseni
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millaiseni
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| accusative
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nom.
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millaiseni
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millaiseni
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| gen.
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millaiseni
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| genitive
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millaiseni
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millaisteni
millaisieni
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| partitive
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millaistani
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millaisiani
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| inessive
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millaisessani
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millaisissani
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| elative
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millaisestani
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millaisistani
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| illative
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millaiseeni
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millaisiini
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| adessive
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millaisellani
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millaisillani
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| ablative
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millaiseltani
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millaisiltani
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| allative
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millaiselleni
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millaisilleni
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| essive
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millaisenani
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millaisinani
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| translative
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millaisekseni
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millaisikseni
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| abessive
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millaisettani
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millaisittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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millaisineni
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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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millaisesi
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millaisesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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millaisesi
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millaisesi
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| gen.
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millaisesi
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| genitive
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millaisesi
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millaistesi
millaisiesi
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| partitive
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millaistasi
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millaisiasi
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| inessive
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millaisessasi
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millaisissasi
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| elative
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millaisestasi
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millaisistasi
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| illative
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millaiseesi
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millaisiisi
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| adessive
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millaisellasi
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millaisillasi
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| ablative
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millaiseltasi
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millaisiltasi
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| allative
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millaisellesi
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millaisillesi
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| essive
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millaisenasi
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millaisinasi
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| translative
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millaiseksesi
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millaisiksesi
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| abessive
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millaisettasi
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millaisittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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millaisinesi
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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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millaisemme
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millaisemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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millaisemme
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millaisemme
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| gen.
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millaisemme
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| genitive
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millaisemme
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millaistemme
millaisiemme
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| partitive
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millaistamme
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millaisiamme
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| inessive
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millaisessamme
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millaisissamme
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| elative
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millaisestamme
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millaisistamme
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| illative
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millaiseemme
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millaisiimme
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| adessive
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millaisellamme
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millaisillamme
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| ablative
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millaiseltamme
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millaisiltamme
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| allative
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millaisellemme
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millaisillemme
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| essive
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millaisenamme
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millaisinamme
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| translative
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millaiseksemme
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millaisiksemme
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| abessive
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millaisettamme
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millaisittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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millaisinemme
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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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millaisenne
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millaisenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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millaisenne
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millaisenne
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| gen.
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millaisenne
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| genitive
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millaisenne
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millaistenne
millaisienne
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| partitive
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millaistanne
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millaisianne
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| inessive
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millaisessanne
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millaisissanne
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| elative
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millaisestanne
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millaisistanne
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| illative
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millaiseenne
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millaisiinne
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| adessive
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millaisellanne
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millaisillanne
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| ablative
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millaiseltanne
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millaisiltanne
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| allative
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millaisellenne
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millaisillenne
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| essive
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millaisenanne
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millaisinanne
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| translative
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millaiseksenne
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millaisiksenne
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| abessive
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millaisettanne
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millaisittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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millaisinenne
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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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millaisensa
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millaisensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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millaisensa
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millaisensa
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| gen.
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millaisensa
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| genitive
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millaisensa
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millaistensa
millaisiensa
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| partitive
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millaistaan
millaistansa
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millaisiaan
millaisiansa
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| inessive
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millaisessaan
millaisessansa
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millaisissaan
millaisissansa
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| elative
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millaisestaan
millaisestansa
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millaisistaan
millaisistansa
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| illative
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millaiseensa
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millaisiinsa
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| adessive
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millaisellaan
millaisellansa
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millaisillaan
millaisillansa
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| ablative
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millaiseltaan
millaiseltansa
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millaisiltaan
millaisiltansa
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| allative
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millaiselleen
millaisellensa
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millaisilleen
millaisillensa
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| essive
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millaisenaan
millaisenansa
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millaisinaan
millaisinansa
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| translative
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millaisekseen
millaiseksensa
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millaisikseen
millaisiksensa
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| abessive
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millaisettaan
millaisettansa
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millaisittaan
millaisittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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millaisineen
millaisinensa
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Synonyms
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