Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *muikëda. Related to Karelian muikie, Veps muiged, and with another vowel also Votic maikõa.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmui̯keɑ/, [ˈmui̯k̟e̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -uikeɑ
- Syllabification(key): mui‧ke‧a
- Hyphenation(key): mui‧kea
Adjective
muikea (comparative muikeampi, superlative muikein)
- tart, sour
- Synonyms: kirpeä, hapan
- (figuratively) sugary
- Synonym: imelä
- (figuratively) smug (of a facial expression)
Declension
| Inflection of muikea (Kotus type 15/korkea, no gradation)
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| nominative
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muikea
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muikeat
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| genitive
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muikean
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muikeiden
muikeitten
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| partitive
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muikeaa
muikeata
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muikeita
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| illative
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muikeaan
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muikeisiin
muikeihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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muikea
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muikeat
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikea
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muikeat
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| gen.
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muikean
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| genitive
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muikean
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muikeiden
muikeitten
muikeain rare
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| partitive
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muikeaa
muikeata
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muikeita
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| inessive
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muikeassa
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muikeissa
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| elative
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muikeasta
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muikeista
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| illative
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muikeaan
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muikeisiin
muikeihin
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| adessive
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muikealla
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muikeilla
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| ablative
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muikealta
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muikeilta
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| allative
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muikealle
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muikeille
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| essive
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muikeana
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muikeina
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| translative
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muikeaksi
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muikeiksi
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| abessive
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muikeatta
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muikeitta
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| instructive
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—
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muikein
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| comitative
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— |
muikeine
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| 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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muikeani
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muikeani
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikeani
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muikeani
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| gen.
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muikeani
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| genitive
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muikeani
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muikeideni
muikeitteni
muikeaini rare
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| partitive
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muikeaani
muikeatani
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muikeitani
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| inessive
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muikeassani
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muikeissani
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| elative
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muikeastani
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muikeistani
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| illative
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muikeaani
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muikeisiini
muikeihini
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| adessive
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muikeallani
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muikeillani
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| ablative
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muikealtani
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muikeiltani
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| allative
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muikealleni
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muikeilleni
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| essive
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muikeanani
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muikeinani
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| translative
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muikeakseni
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muikeikseni
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| abessive
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muikeattani
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muikeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
muikeineni
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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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muikeasi
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muikeasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikeasi
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muikeasi
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| gen.
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muikeasi
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| genitive
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muikeasi
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muikeidesi
muikeittesi
muikeaisi rare
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| partitive
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muikeaasi
muikeatasi
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muikeitasi
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| inessive
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muikeassasi
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muikeissasi
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| elative
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muikeastasi
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muikeistasi
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| illative
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muikeaasi
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muikeisiisi
muikeihisi
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| adessive
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muikeallasi
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muikeillasi
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| ablative
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muikealtasi
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muikeiltasi
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| allative
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muikeallesi
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muikeillesi
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| essive
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muikeanasi
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muikeinasi
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| translative
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muikeaksesi
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muikeiksesi
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| abessive
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muikeattasi
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muikeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
muikeinesi
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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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muikeamme
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muikeamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikeamme
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muikeamme
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| gen.
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muikeamme
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| genitive
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muikeamme
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muikeidemme
muikeittemme
muikeaimme rare
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| partitive
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muikeaamme
muikeatamme
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muikeitamme
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| inessive
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muikeassamme
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muikeissamme
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| elative
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muikeastamme
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muikeistamme
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| illative
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muikeaamme
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muikeisiimme
muikeihimme
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| adessive
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muikeallamme
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muikeillamme
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| ablative
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muikealtamme
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muikeiltamme
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| allative
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muikeallemme
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muikeillemme
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| essive
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muikeanamme
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muikeinamme
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| translative
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muikeaksemme
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muikeiksemme
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| abessive
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muikeattamme
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muikeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
muikeinemme
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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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muikeanne
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muikeanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikeanne
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muikeanne
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| gen.
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muikeanne
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| genitive
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muikeanne
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muikeidenne
muikeittenne
muikeainne rare
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| partitive
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muikeaanne
muikeatanne
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muikeitanne
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| inessive
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muikeassanne
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muikeissanne
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| elative
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muikeastanne
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muikeistanne
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| illative
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muikeaanne
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muikeisiinne
muikeihinne
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| adessive
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muikeallanne
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muikeillanne
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| ablative
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muikealtanne
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muikeiltanne
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| allative
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muikeallenne
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muikeillenne
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| essive
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muikeananne
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muikeinanne
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| translative
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muikeaksenne
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muikeiksenne
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| abessive
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muikeattanne
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muikeittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
muikeinenne
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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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muikeansa
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muikeansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikeansa
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muikeansa
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| gen.
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muikeansa
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| genitive
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muikeansa
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muikeidensa
muikeittensa
muikeainsa rare
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| partitive
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muikeataan
muikeaansa
muikeatansa
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muikeitaan
muikeitansa
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| inessive
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muikeassaan
muikeassansa
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muikeissaan
muikeissansa
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| elative
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muikeastaan
muikeastansa
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muikeistaan
muikeistansa
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| illative
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muikeaansa
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muikeisiinsa
muikeihinsa
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| adessive
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muikeallaan
muikeallansa
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muikeillaan
muikeillansa
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| ablative
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muikealtaan
muikealtansa
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muikeiltaan
muikeiltansa
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| allative
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muikealleen
muikeallensa
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muikeilleen
muikeillensa
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| essive
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muikeanaan
muikeanansa
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muikeinaan
muikeinansa
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| translative
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muikeakseen
muikeaksensa
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muikeikseen
muikeiksensa
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| abessive
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muikeattaan
muikeattansa
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muikeittaan
muikeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
muikeineen
muikeinensa
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Derived terms
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