Finnish
Etymology
Originally a synonym (or rather a dialectal variant) of mursu (“walrus”) (see it for more).[1] Before detailed information about the elephant spread to Finland, it was only known as a big, thick-skinned animal with handsome tusks, hence the initial confusion. The meanings diverged around 18th century.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnorsu/, [ˈno̞rs̠u]
- Rhymes: -orsu
- Syllabification(key): nor‧su
- Hyphenation(key): nor‧su
Noun
norsu
- elephant
Declension
| Inflection of norsu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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norsu
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norsut
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| genitive
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norsun
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norsujen
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| partitive
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norsua
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norsuja
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| illative
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norsuun
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norsuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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norsu
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norsut
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| accusative
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nom.
|
norsu
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norsut
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| gen.
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norsun
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| genitive
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norsun
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norsujen
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| partitive
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norsua
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norsuja
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| inessive
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norsussa
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norsuissa
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| elative
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norsusta
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norsuista
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| illative
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norsuun
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norsuihin
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| adessive
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norsulla
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norsuilla
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| ablative
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norsulta
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norsuilta
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| allative
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norsulle
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norsuille
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| essive
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norsuna
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norsuina
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| translative
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norsuksi
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norsuiksi
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| abessive
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norsutta
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norsuitta
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| instructive
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—
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norsuin
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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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norsuni
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norsuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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norsuni
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norsuni
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| gen.
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norsuni
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| genitive
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norsuni
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norsujeni
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| partitive
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norsuani
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norsujani
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| inessive
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norsussani
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norsuissani
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| elative
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norsustani
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norsuistani
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| illative
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norsuuni
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norsuihini
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| adessive
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norsullani
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norsuillani
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| ablative
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norsultani
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norsuiltani
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| allative
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norsulleni
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norsuilleni
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| essive
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norsunani
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norsuinani
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| translative
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norsukseni
|
norsuikseni
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| abessive
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norsuttani
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norsuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
norsuineni
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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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norsusi
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norsusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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norsusi
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norsusi
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| gen.
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norsusi
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| genitive
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norsusi
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norsujesi
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| partitive
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norsuasi
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norsujasi
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| inessive
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norsussasi
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norsuissasi
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| elative
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norsustasi
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norsuistasi
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| illative
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norsuusi
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norsuihisi
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| adessive
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norsullasi
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norsuillasi
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| ablative
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norsultasi
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norsuiltasi
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| allative
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norsullesi
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norsuillesi
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| essive
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norsunasi
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norsuinasi
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| translative
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norsuksesi
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norsuiksesi
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| abessive
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norsuttasi
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norsuittasi
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
norsuinesi
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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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norsumme
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norsumme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
norsumme
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norsumme
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| gen.
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norsumme
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| genitive
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norsumme
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norsujemme
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| partitive
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norsuamme
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norsujamme
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| inessive
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norsussamme
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norsuissamme
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| elative
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norsustamme
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norsuistamme
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| illative
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norsuumme
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norsuihimme
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| adessive
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norsullamme
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norsuillamme
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| ablative
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norsultamme
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norsuiltamme
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| allative
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norsullemme
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norsuillemme
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| essive
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norsunamme
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norsuinamme
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| translative
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norsuksemme
|
norsuiksemme
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| abessive
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norsuttamme
|
norsuittamme
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
norsuinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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norsunne
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norsunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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norsunne
|
norsunne
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| gen.
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norsunne
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| genitive
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norsunne
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norsujenne
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| partitive
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norsuanne
|
norsujanne
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| inessive
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norsussanne
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norsuissanne
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| elative
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norsustanne
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norsuistanne
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| illative
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norsuunne
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norsuihinne
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| adessive
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norsullanne
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norsuillanne
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| ablative
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norsultanne
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norsuiltanne
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| allative
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norsullenne
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norsuillenne
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| essive
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norsunanne
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norsuinanne
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| translative
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norsuksenne
|
norsuiksenne
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| abessive
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norsuttanne
|
norsuittanne
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
norsuinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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norsunsa
|
norsunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
norsunsa
|
norsunsa
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| gen.
|
norsunsa
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| genitive
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norsunsa
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norsujensa
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| partitive
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norsuaan
norsuansa
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norsujaan
norsujansa
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| inessive
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norsussaan
norsussansa
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norsuissaan
norsuissansa
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| elative
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norsustaan
norsustansa
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norsuistaan
norsuistansa
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| illative
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norsuunsa
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norsuihinsa
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| adessive
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norsullaan
norsullansa
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norsuillaan
norsuillansa
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| ablative
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norsultaan
norsultansa
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norsuiltaan
norsuiltansa
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| allative
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norsulleen
norsullensa
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norsuilleen
norsuillensa
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| essive
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norsunaan
norsunansa
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norsuinaan
norsuinansa
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| translative
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norsukseen
norsuksensa
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norsuikseen
norsuiksensa
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| abessive
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norsuttaan
norsuttansa
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norsuittaan
norsuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
norsuineen
norsuinensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
References
- ^ Kaisa Häkkinen: "Mursun ja norsun jäljillä", Virittäjä 4/2007 pp. 482–500
Further reading