Finnish
Etymology
nurmi (“lawn, grass”) + lintu (“bird”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnurmiˌlintu/, [ˈnurmiˌlin̪t̪u]
- Rhymes: -intu
- Syllabification(key): nur‧mi‧lin‧tu
- Hyphenation(key): nurmi‧lintu
Noun
nurmilintu (rare, folk poetic)
- an endearing term for a child
Usage notes
Attestation is mostly restricted to a single well-known lullaby.
Declension
| Inflection of nurmilintu (Kotus type 1*J/valo, nt-nn gradation)
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| nominative
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nurmilintu
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nurmilinnut
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| genitive
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nurmilinnun
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nurmilintujen
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| partitive
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nurmilintua
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nurmilintuja
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| illative
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nurmilintuun
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nurmilintuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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nurmilintu
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nurmilinnut
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurmilintu
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nurmilinnut
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| gen.
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nurmilinnun
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| genitive
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nurmilinnun
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nurmilintujen
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| partitive
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nurmilintua
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nurmilintuja
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| inessive
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nurmilinnussa
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nurmilinnuissa
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| elative
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nurmilinnusta
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nurmilinnuista
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| illative
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nurmilintuun
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nurmilintuihin
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| adessive
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nurmilinnulla
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nurmilinnuilla
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| ablative
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nurmilinnulta
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nurmilinnuilta
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| allative
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nurmilinnulle
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nurmilinnuille
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| essive
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nurmilintuna
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nurmilintuina
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| translative
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nurmilinnuksi
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nurmilinnuiksi
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| abessive
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nurmilinnutta
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nurmilinnuitta
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| instructive
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—
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nurmilinnuin
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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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nurmilintuni
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nurmilintuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurmilintuni
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nurmilintuni
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| gen.
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nurmilintuni
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| genitive
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nurmilintuni
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nurmilintujeni
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| partitive
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nurmilintuani
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nurmilintujani
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| inessive
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nurmilinnussani
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nurmilinnuissani
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| elative
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nurmilinnustani
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nurmilinnuistani
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| illative
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nurmilintuuni
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nurmilintuihini
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| adessive
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nurmilinnullani
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nurmilinnuillani
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| ablative
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nurmilinnultani
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nurmilinnuiltani
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| allative
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nurmilinnulleni
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nurmilinnuilleni
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| essive
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nurmilintunani
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nurmilintuinani
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| translative
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nurmilinnukseni
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nurmilinnuikseni
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| abessive
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nurmilinnuttani
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nurmilinnuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
nurmilintuineni
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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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nurmilintusi
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nurmilintusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurmilintusi
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nurmilintusi
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| gen.
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nurmilintusi
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| genitive
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nurmilintusi
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nurmilintujesi
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| partitive
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nurmilintuasi
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nurmilintujasi
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| inessive
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nurmilinnussasi
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nurmilinnuissasi
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| elative
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nurmilinnustasi
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nurmilinnuistasi
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| illative
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nurmilintuusi
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nurmilintuihisi
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| adessive
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nurmilinnullasi
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nurmilinnuillasi
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| ablative
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nurmilinnultasi
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nurmilinnuiltasi
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| allative
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nurmilinnullesi
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nurmilinnuillesi
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| essive
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nurmilintunasi
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nurmilintuinasi
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| translative
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nurmilinnuksesi
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nurmilinnuiksesi
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| abessive
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nurmilinnuttasi
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nurmilinnuittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
nurmilintuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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nurmilintumme
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nurmilintumme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
nurmilintumme
|
nurmilintumme
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| gen.
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nurmilintumme
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| genitive
|
nurmilintumme
|
nurmilintujemme
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| partitive
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nurmilintuamme
|
nurmilintujamme
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| inessive
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nurmilinnussamme
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nurmilinnuissamme
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| elative
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nurmilinnustamme
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nurmilinnuistamme
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| illative
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nurmilintuumme
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nurmilintuihimme
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| adessive
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nurmilinnullamme
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nurmilinnuillamme
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| ablative
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nurmilinnultamme
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nurmilinnuiltamme
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| allative
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nurmilinnullemme
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nurmilinnuillemme
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| essive
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nurmilintunamme
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nurmilintuinamme
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| translative
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nurmilinnuksemme
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nurmilinnuiksemme
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| abessive
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nurmilinnuttamme
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nurmilinnuittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
nurmilintuinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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nurmilintunne
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nurmilintunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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nurmilintunne
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nurmilintunne
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| gen.
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nurmilintunne
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| genitive
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nurmilintunne
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nurmilintujenne
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| partitive
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nurmilintuanne
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nurmilintujanne
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| inessive
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nurmilinnussanne
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nurmilinnuissanne
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| elative
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nurmilinnustanne
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nurmilinnuistanne
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| illative
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nurmilintuunne
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nurmilintuihinne
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| adessive
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nurmilinnullanne
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nurmilinnuillanne
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| ablative
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nurmilinnultanne
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nurmilinnuiltanne
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| allative
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nurmilinnullenne
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nurmilinnuillenne
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| essive
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nurmilintunanne
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nurmilintuinanne
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| translative
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nurmilinnuksenne
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nurmilinnuiksenne
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| abessive
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nurmilinnuttanne
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nurmilinnuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
nurmilintuinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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nurmilintunsa
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nurmilintunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
nurmilintunsa
|
nurmilintunsa
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| gen.
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nurmilintunsa
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| genitive
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nurmilintunsa
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nurmilintujensa
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| partitive
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nurmilintuaan
nurmilintuansa
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nurmilintujaan
nurmilintujansa
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| inessive
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nurmilinnussaan
nurmilinnussansa
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nurmilinnuissaan
nurmilinnuissansa
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| elative
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nurmilinnustaan
nurmilinnustansa
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nurmilinnuistaan
nurmilinnuistansa
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| illative
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nurmilintuunsa
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nurmilintuihinsa
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| adessive
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nurmilinnullaan
nurmilinnullansa
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nurmilinnuillaan
nurmilinnuillansa
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| ablative
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nurmilinnultaan
nurmilinnultansa
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nurmilinnuiltaan
nurmilinnuiltansa
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| allative
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nurmilinnulleen
nurmilinnullensa
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nurmilinnuilleen
nurmilinnuillensa
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| essive
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nurmilintunaan
nurmilintunansa
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nurmilintuinaan
nurmilintuinansa
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| translative
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nurmilinnukseen
nurmilinnuksensa
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nurmilinnuikseen
nurmilinnuiksensa
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| abessive
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nurmilinnuttaan
nurmilinnuttansa
|
nurmilinnuittaan
nurmilinnuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
nurmilintuineen
nurmilintuinensa
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