Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *neelu. Equivalent to niellä (“to swallow”) + -u.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnie̯lu/, [ˈnie̞̯lu]
- Rhymes: -ielu
- Syllabification(key): nie‧lu
- Hyphenation(key): nie‧lu
Noun
nielu
- (anatomy) pharynx (part of the throat; the part between the oral cavity and the esophageus and the trachea)
- (fishing) funnel (in a fyke net)
- sink (the opposite of a source; that which absorbs something; target or destination)
- Antonym: lähde
- (botany) throat (orifice of a tubular organ)
- (electronics) drain (of a field effect transistor)
Declension
| Inflection of nielu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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nielu
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nielut
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| genitive
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nielun
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nielujen
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| partitive
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nielua
|
nieluja
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| illative
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nieluun
|
nieluihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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nielu
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nielut
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| accusative
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nom.
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nielu
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nielut
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| gen.
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nielun
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| genitive
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nielun
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nielujen
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| partitive
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nielua
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nieluja
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| inessive
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nielussa
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nieluissa
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| elative
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nielusta
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nieluista
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| illative
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nieluun
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nieluihin
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| adessive
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nielulla
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nieluilla
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| ablative
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nielulta
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nieluilta
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| allative
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nielulle
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nieluille
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| essive
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nieluna
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nieluina
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| translative
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nieluksi
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nieluiksi
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| abessive
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nielutta
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nieluitta
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| instructive
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—
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nieluin
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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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nieluni
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nieluni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
nieluni
|
nieluni
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| gen.
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nieluni
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| genitive
|
nieluni
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nielujeni
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| partitive
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nieluani
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nielujani
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| inessive
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nielussani
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nieluissani
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| elative
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nielustani
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nieluistani
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| illative
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nieluuni
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nieluihini
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| adessive
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nielullani
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nieluillani
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| ablative
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nielultani
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nieluiltani
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| allative
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nielulleni
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nieluilleni
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| essive
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nielunani
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nieluinani
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| translative
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nielukseni
|
nieluikseni
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| abessive
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nieluttani
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nieluittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
nieluineni
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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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nielusi
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nielusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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nielusi
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nielusi
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| gen.
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nielusi
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| genitive
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nielusi
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nielujesi
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| partitive
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nieluasi
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nielujasi
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| inessive
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nielussasi
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nieluissasi
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| elative
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nielustasi
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nieluistasi
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| illative
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nieluusi
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nieluihisi
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| adessive
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nielullasi
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nieluillasi
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| ablative
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nielultasi
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nieluiltasi
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| allative
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nielullesi
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nieluillesi
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| essive
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nielunasi
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nieluinasi
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| translative
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nieluksesi
|
nieluiksesi
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| abessive
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nieluttasi
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nieluittasi
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
nieluinesi
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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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nielumme
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nielumme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
nielumme
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nielumme
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| gen.
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nielumme
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| genitive
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nielumme
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nielujemme
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| partitive
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nieluamme
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nielujamme
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| inessive
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nielussamme
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nieluissamme
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| elative
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nielustamme
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nieluistamme
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| illative
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nieluumme
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nieluihimme
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| adessive
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nielullamme
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nieluillamme
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| ablative
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nielultamme
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nieluiltamme
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| allative
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nielullemme
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nieluillemme
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| essive
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nielunamme
|
nieluinamme
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| translative
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nieluksemme
|
nieluiksemme
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| abessive
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nieluttamme
|
nieluittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
nieluinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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nielunne
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nielunne
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| accusative
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nom.
|
nielunne
|
nielunne
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| gen.
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nielunne
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| genitive
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nielunne
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nielujenne
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| partitive
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nieluanne
|
nielujanne
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| inessive
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nielussanne
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nieluissanne
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| elative
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nielustanne
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nieluistanne
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| illative
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nieluunne
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nieluihinne
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| adessive
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nielullanne
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nieluillanne
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| ablative
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nielultanne
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nieluiltanne
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| allative
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nielullenne
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nieluillenne
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| essive
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nielunanne
|
nieluinanne
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| translative
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nieluksenne
|
nieluiksenne
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| abessive
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nieluttanne
|
nieluittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
nieluinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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nielunsa
|
nielunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
nielunsa
|
nielunsa
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| gen.
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nielunsa
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| genitive
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nielunsa
|
nielujensa
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| partitive
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nieluaan
nieluansa
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nielujaan
nielujansa
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| inessive
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nielussaan
nielussansa
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nieluissaan
nieluissansa
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| elative
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nielustaan
nielustansa
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nieluistaan
nieluistansa
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| illative
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nieluunsa
|
nieluihinsa
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| adessive
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nielullaan
nielullansa
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nieluillaan
nieluillansa
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| ablative
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nielultaan
nielultansa
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nieluiltaan
nieluiltansa
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| allative
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nielulleen
nielullensa
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nieluilleen
nieluillensa
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| essive
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nielunaan
nielunansa
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nieluinaan
nieluinansa
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| translative
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nielukseen
nieluksensa
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nieluikseen
nieluiksensa
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| abessive
|
nieluttaan
nieluttansa
|
nieluittaan
nieluittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
nieluineen
nieluinensa
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