Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *nurja.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnurjɑ/, [ˈnurjɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -urjɑ
- Syllabification(key): nur‧ja
- Hyphenation(key): nur‧ja
Adjective
nurja (comparative nurjempi, superlative nurjin)
- wrong (designed to be worn or placed inward, such as of a side in clothing)
- Antonym: oikea
- (figuratively) bad, wrong, dark (e.g. 'dark side')
1981, Gösta Sundqvist, Bruno Korpela (arranger), “Sinisilmä mansikkasuu”, performed by Leevi and the Leavings:En välitä mä muista jos et minusta sä huoli
Ei mikään ole silloin enää kohdallaan
On elämästä näkyvissä pelkkä nurja puoli
Kun maailmalle askeleeni johtaa- I won't care about others if you won't care for me
Nothing would ever be right again
Only the wrong side of my life would be seen
As I head out to the wide world
- (figuratively) adverse, opposite, opposing (e.g. of people to one another)
Declension
| Inflection of nurja (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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nurja
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nurjat
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| genitive
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nurjan
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nurjien
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| partitive
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nurjaa
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nurjia
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| illative
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nurjaan
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nurjiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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nurja
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nurjat
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurja
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nurjat
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| gen.
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nurjan
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| genitive
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nurjan
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nurjien
nurjain rare
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| partitive
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nurjaa
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nurjia
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| inessive
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nurjassa
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nurjissa
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| elative
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nurjasta
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nurjista
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| illative
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nurjaan
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nurjiin
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| adessive
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nurjalla
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nurjilla
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| ablative
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nurjalta
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nurjilta
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| allative
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nurjalle
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nurjille
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| essive
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nurjana
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nurjina
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| translative
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nurjaksi
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nurjiksi
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| abessive
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nurjatta
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nurjitta
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| instructive
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—
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nurjin
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| comitative
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— |
nurjine
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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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nurjani
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nurjani
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurjani
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nurjani
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| gen.
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nurjani
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| genitive
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nurjani
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nurjieni
nurjaini rare
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| partitive
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nurjaani
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nurjiani
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| inessive
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nurjassani
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nurjissani
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| elative
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nurjastani
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nurjistani
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| illative
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nurjaani
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nurjiini
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| adessive
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nurjallani
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nurjillani
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| ablative
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nurjaltani
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nurjiltani
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| allative
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nurjalleni
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nurjilleni
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| essive
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nurjanani
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nurjinani
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| translative
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nurjakseni
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nurjikseni
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| abessive
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nurjattani
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nurjittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
nurjineni
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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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nurjasi
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nurjasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurjasi
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nurjasi
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| gen.
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nurjasi
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| genitive
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nurjasi
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nurjiesi
nurjaisi rare
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| partitive
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nurjaasi
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nurjiasi
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| inessive
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nurjassasi
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nurjissasi
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| elative
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nurjastasi
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nurjistasi
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| illative
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nurjaasi
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nurjiisi
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| adessive
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nurjallasi
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nurjillasi
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| ablative
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nurjaltasi
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nurjiltasi
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| allative
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nurjallesi
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nurjillesi
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| essive
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nurjanasi
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nurjinasi
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| translative
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nurjaksesi
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nurjiksesi
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| abessive
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nurjattasi
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nurjittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
nurjinesi
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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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nurjamme
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nurjamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurjamme
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nurjamme
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| gen.
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nurjamme
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| genitive
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nurjamme
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nurjiemme
nurjaimme rare
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| partitive
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nurjaamme
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nurjiamme
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| inessive
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nurjassamme
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nurjissamme
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| elative
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nurjastamme
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nurjistamme
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| illative
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nurjaamme
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nurjiimme
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| adessive
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nurjallamme
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nurjillamme
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| ablative
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nurjaltamme
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nurjiltamme
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| allative
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nurjallemme
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nurjillemme
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| essive
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nurjanamme
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nurjinamme
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| translative
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nurjaksemme
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nurjiksemme
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| abessive
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nurjattamme
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nurjittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
nurjinemme
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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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nurjanne
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nurjanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurjanne
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nurjanne
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| gen.
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nurjanne
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| genitive
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nurjanne
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nurjienne
nurjainne rare
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| partitive
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nurjaanne
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nurjianne
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| inessive
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nurjassanne
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nurjissanne
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| elative
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nurjastanne
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nurjistanne
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| illative
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nurjaanne
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nurjiinne
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| adessive
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nurjallanne
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nurjillanne
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| ablative
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nurjaltanne
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nurjiltanne
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| allative
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nurjallenne
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nurjillenne
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| essive
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nurjananne
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nurjinanne
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| translative
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nurjaksenne
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nurjiksenne
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| abessive
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nurjattanne
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nurjittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
nurjinenne
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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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nurjansa
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nurjansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurjansa
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nurjansa
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| gen.
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nurjansa
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| genitive
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nurjansa
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nurjiensa
nurjainsa rare
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| partitive
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nurjaansa
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nurjiaan
nurjiansa
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| inessive
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nurjassaan
nurjassansa
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nurjissaan
nurjissansa
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| elative
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nurjastaan
nurjastansa
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nurjistaan
nurjistansa
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| illative
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nurjaansa
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nurjiinsa
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| adessive
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nurjallaan
nurjallansa
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nurjillaan
nurjillansa
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| ablative
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nurjaltaan
nurjaltansa
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nurjiltaan
nurjiltansa
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| allative
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nurjalleen
nurjallensa
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nurjilleen
nurjillensa
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| essive
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nurjanaan
nurjanansa
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nurjinaan
nurjinansa
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| translative
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nurjakseen
nurjaksensa
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nurjikseen
nurjiksensa
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| abessive
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nurjattaan
nurjattansa
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nurjittaan
nurjittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
nurjineen
nurjinensa
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