Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old Czech niva, from Proto-Slavic *ňiva. The cheese was named in reference to the similarity between its appearance and a meadow.
Pronunciation
Noun
niva f
- a type of blue cheese, a Czech equivalent of Roquefort
- floodplain
- (archaic) meadow
- Synonym: louka
Declension
Declension of niva (hard feminine)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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niva
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nivy
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| genitive
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nivy
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niv
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| dative
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nivě
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nivám
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| accusative
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nivu
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nivy
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| vocative
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nivo
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nivy
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| locative
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nivě
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nivách
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| instrumental
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nivou
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nivami
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Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Sami; compare Northern Sami njavvi (“small rapid, small river”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈniʋɑ/, [ˈniʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -iʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): ni‧va
- Hyphenation(key): ni‧va
Noun
niva (dialectal, North Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Westrobothnia, Kainuu)
- A small rapid in a river.
Declension
| Inflection of niva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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niva
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nivat
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| genitive
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nivan
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nivojen
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| partitive
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nivaa
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nivoja
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| illative
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nivaan
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nivoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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niva
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nivat
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| accusative
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nom.
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niva
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nivat
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| gen.
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nivan
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| genitive
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nivan
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nivojen
nivain rare
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| partitive
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nivaa
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nivoja
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| inessive
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nivassa
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nivoissa
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| elative
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nivasta
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nivoista
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| illative
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nivaan
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nivoihin
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| adessive
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nivalla
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nivoilla
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| ablative
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nivalta
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nivoilta
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| allative
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nivalle
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nivoille
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| essive
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nivana
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nivoina
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| translative
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nivaksi
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nivoiksi
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| abessive
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nivatta
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nivoitta
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| instructive
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—
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nivoin
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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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nivani
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nivani
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| accusative
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nom.
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nivani
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nivani
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| gen.
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nivani
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| genitive
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nivani
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nivojeni
nivaini rare
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| partitive
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nivaani
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nivojani
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| inessive
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nivassani
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nivoissani
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| elative
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nivastani
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nivoistani
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| illative
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nivaani
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nivoihini
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| adessive
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nivallani
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nivoillani
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| ablative
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nivaltani
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nivoiltani
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| allative
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nivalleni
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nivoilleni
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| essive
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nivanani
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nivoinani
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| translative
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nivakseni
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nivoikseni
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| abessive
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nivattani
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nivoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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nivoineni
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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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nivasi
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nivasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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nivasi
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nivasi
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| gen.
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nivasi
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| genitive
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nivasi
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nivojesi
nivaisi rare
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| partitive
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nivaasi
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nivojasi
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| inessive
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nivassasi
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nivoissasi
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| elative
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nivastasi
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nivoistasi
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| illative
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nivaasi
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nivoihisi
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| adessive
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nivallasi
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nivoillasi
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| ablative
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nivaltasi
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nivoiltasi
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| allative
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nivallesi
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nivoillesi
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| essive
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nivanasi
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nivoinasi
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| translative
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nivaksesi
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nivoiksesi
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| abessive
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nivattasi
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nivoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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nivoinesi
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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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nivamme
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nivamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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nivamme
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nivamme
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| gen.
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nivamme
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| genitive
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nivamme
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nivojemme
nivaimme rare
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| partitive
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nivaamme
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nivojamme
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| inessive
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nivassamme
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nivoissamme
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| elative
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nivastamme
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nivoistamme
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| illative
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nivaamme
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nivoihimme
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| adessive
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nivallamme
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nivoillamme
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| ablative
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nivaltamme
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nivoiltamme
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| allative
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nivallemme
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nivoillemme
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| essive
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nivanamme
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nivoinamme
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| translative
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nivaksemme
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nivoiksemme
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| abessive
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nivattamme
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nivoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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nivoinemme
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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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nivanne
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nivanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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nivanne
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nivanne
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| gen.
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nivanne
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| genitive
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nivanne
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nivojenne
nivainne rare
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| partitive
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nivaanne
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nivojanne
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| inessive
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nivassanne
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nivoissanne
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| elative
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nivastanne
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nivoistanne
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| illative
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nivaanne
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nivoihinne
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| adessive
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nivallanne
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nivoillanne
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| ablative
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nivaltanne
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nivoiltanne
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| allative
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nivallenne
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nivoillenne
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| essive
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nivananne
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nivoinanne
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| translative
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nivaksenne
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nivoiksenne
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| abessive
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nivattanne
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nivoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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nivoinenne
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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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nivansa
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nivansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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nivansa
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nivansa
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| gen.
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nivansa
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| genitive
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nivansa
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nivojensa
nivainsa rare
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| partitive
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nivaansa
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nivojaan
nivojansa
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| inessive
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nivassaan
nivassansa
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nivoissaan
nivoissansa
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| elative
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nivastaan
nivastansa
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nivoistaan
nivoistansa
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| illative
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nivaansa
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nivoihinsa
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| adessive
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nivallaan
nivallansa
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nivoillaan
nivoillansa
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| ablative
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nivaltaan
nivaltansa
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nivoiltaan
nivoiltansa
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| allative
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nivalleen
nivallensa
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nivoilleen
nivoillensa
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| essive
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nivanaan
nivanansa
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nivoinaan
nivoinansa
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| translative
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nivakseen
nivaksensa
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nivoikseen
nivoiksensa
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| abessive
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nivattaan
nivattansa
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nivoittaan
nivoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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nivoineen
nivoinensa
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