Finnish
Etymology
polvi (“knee”) + housut (“trousers”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpolʋiˌhou̯sut/, [ˈpo̞lʋiˌho̞u̯s̠ut̪]
- Rhymes: -ousut
- Syllabification(key): pol‧vi‧hou‧sut
- Hyphenation(key): polvi‧housut
Noun
polvihousut
- breeches (tight-fitting knee-length trousers worn by men until early 19th century)
- knickerbockers (baggy knee-length trousers worn by men and boys in 20th century)
Declension
| Inflection of polvihousut (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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polvihousut
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| genitive
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—
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polvihousujen
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| partitive
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—
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polvihousuja
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| illative
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—
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polvihousuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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—
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polvihousut
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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polvihousut
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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polvihousujen
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| partitive
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—
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polvihousuja
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| inessive
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—
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polvihousuissa
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| elative
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—
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polvihousuista
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| illative
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—
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polvihousuihin
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| adessive
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—
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polvihousuilla
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| ablative
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—
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polvihousuilta
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| allative
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—
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polvihousuille
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| essive
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—
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polvihousuina
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| translative
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—
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polvihousuiksi
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| abessive
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—
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polvihousuitta
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| instructive
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—
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polvihousuin
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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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—
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polvihousuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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polvihousuni
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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polvihousujeni
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| partitive
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—
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polvihousujani
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| inessive
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—
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polvihousuissani
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| elative
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—
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polvihousuistani
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| illative
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—
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polvihousuihini
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| adessive
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—
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polvihousuillani
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| ablative
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—
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polvihousuiltani
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| allative
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—
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polvihousuilleni
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| essive
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—
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polvihousuinani
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| translative
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—
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polvihousuikseni
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| abessive
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—
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polvihousuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
polvihousuineni
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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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—
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polvihoususi
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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polvihoususi
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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polvihousujesi
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| partitive
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—
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polvihousujasi
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| inessive
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—
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polvihousuissasi
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| elative
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—
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polvihousuistasi
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| illative
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—
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polvihousuihisi
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| adessive
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—
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polvihousuillasi
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| ablative
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—
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polvihousuiltasi
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| allative
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—
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polvihousuillesi
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| essive
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—
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polvihousuinasi
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| translative
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—
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polvihousuiksesi
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| abessive
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—
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polvihousuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
polvihousuinesi
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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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—
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polvihousumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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polvihousumme
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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polvihousujemme
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| partitive
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—
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polvihousujamme
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| inessive
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—
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polvihousuissamme
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| elative
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—
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polvihousuistamme
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| illative
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—
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polvihousuihimme
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| adessive
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—
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polvihousuillamme
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| ablative
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—
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polvihousuiltamme
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| allative
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—
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polvihousuillemme
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| essive
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—
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polvihousuinamme
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| translative
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—
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polvihousuiksemme
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| abessive
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—
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polvihousuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
polvihousuinemme
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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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—
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polvihousunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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polvihousunne
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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polvihousujenne
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| partitive
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—
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polvihousujanne
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| inessive
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—
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polvihousuissanne
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| elative
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—
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polvihousuistanne
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| illative
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—
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polvihousuihinne
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| adessive
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—
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polvihousuillanne
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| ablative
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—
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polvihousuiltanne
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| allative
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—
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polvihousuillenne
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| essive
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—
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polvihousuinanne
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| translative
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—
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polvihousuiksenne
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| abessive
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—
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polvihousuittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
polvihousuinenne
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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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—
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polvihousunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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—
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polvihousunsa
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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polvihousujensa
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| partitive
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—
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polvihousujaan
polvihousujansa
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| inessive
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—
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polvihousuissaan
polvihousuissansa
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| elative
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—
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polvihousuistaan
polvihousuistansa
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| illative
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—
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polvihousuihinsa
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| adessive
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—
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polvihousuillaan
polvihousuillansa
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| ablative
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—
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polvihousuiltaan
polvihousuiltansa
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| allative
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—
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polvihousuilleen
polvihousuillensa
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| essive
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—
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polvihousuinaan
polvihousuinansa
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| translative
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—
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polvihousuikseen
polvihousuiksensa
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| abessive
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—
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polvihousuittaan
polvihousuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
polvihousuineen
polvihousuinensa
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