Finnish
Etymology
The term is believed to derive from a French wine, Pontet-Canet, which was popular among the Finnish bourgeoisie in the 1800s. When the common people distilled their own drink, they gave it a name that sounds roughly the same. Alternatively possibly from Pontac, with + -kka.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpontikːɑ/, [ˈpo̞n̪t̪ikːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ontikːɑ
- Syllabification(key): pon‧tik‧ka
- Hyphenation(key): pon‧tik‧ka
Noun
pontikka
- moonshine (illegal home-distilled liquor)
Declension
| Inflection of pontikka (Kotus type 14*A/solakka, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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pontikka
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pontikat
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| genitive
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pontikan
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pontikoiden
pontikoitten
pontikkojen
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| partitive
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pontikkaa
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pontikoita
pontikkoja
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| illative
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pontikkaan
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pontikoihin
pontikkoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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pontikka
|
pontikat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
pontikka
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pontikat
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| gen.
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pontikan
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| genitive
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pontikan
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pontikoiden
pontikoitten
pontikkojen
pontikkain rare
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| partitive
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pontikkaa
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pontikoita
pontikkoja
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| inessive
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pontikassa
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pontikoissa
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| elative
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pontikasta
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pontikoista
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| illative
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pontikkaan
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pontikoihin
pontikkoihin
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| adessive
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pontikalla
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pontikoilla
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| ablative
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pontikalta
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pontikoilta
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| allative
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pontikalle
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pontikoille
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| essive
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pontikkana
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pontikkoina
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| translative
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pontikaksi
|
pontikoiksi
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| abessive
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pontikatta
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pontikoitta
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| instructive
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—
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pontikoin
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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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pontikkani
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pontikkani
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| accusative
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nom.
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pontikkani
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pontikkani
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| gen.
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pontikkani
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| genitive
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pontikkani
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pontikoideni
pontikoitteni
pontikkojeni
pontikkaini rare
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| partitive
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pontikkaani
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pontikoitani
pontikkojani
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| inessive
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pontikassani
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pontikoissani
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| elative
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pontikastani
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pontikoistani
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| illative
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pontikkaani
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pontikoihini
pontikkoihini
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| adessive
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pontikallani
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pontikoillani
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| ablative
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pontikaltani
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pontikoiltani
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| allative
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pontikalleni
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pontikoilleni
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| essive
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pontikkanani
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pontikkoinani
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| translative
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pontikakseni
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pontikoikseni
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| abessive
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pontikattani
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pontikoittani
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
pontikkoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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pontikkasi
|
pontikkasi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
pontikkasi
|
pontikkasi
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| gen.
|
pontikkasi
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| genitive
|
pontikkasi
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pontikoidesi
pontikoittesi
pontikkojesi
pontikkaisi rare
|
| partitive
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pontikkaasi
|
pontikoitasi
pontikkojasi
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| inessive
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pontikassasi
|
pontikoissasi
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| elative
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pontikastasi
|
pontikoistasi
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| illative
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pontikkaasi
|
pontikoihisi
pontikkoihisi
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| adessive
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pontikallasi
|
pontikoillasi
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| ablative
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pontikaltasi
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pontikoiltasi
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| allative
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pontikallesi
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pontikoillesi
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| essive
|
pontikkanasi
|
pontikkoinasi
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| translative
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pontikaksesi
|
pontikoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
pontikattasi
|
pontikoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pontikkoinesi
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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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pontikkamme
|
pontikkamme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
pontikkamme
|
pontikkamme
|
| gen.
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pontikkamme
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| genitive
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pontikkamme
|
pontikoidemme
pontikoittemme
pontikkojemme
pontikkaimme rare
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| partitive
|
pontikkaamme
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pontikoitamme
pontikkojamme
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| inessive
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pontikassamme
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pontikoissamme
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| elative
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pontikastamme
|
pontikoistamme
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| illative
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pontikkaamme
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pontikoihimme
pontikkoihimme
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| adessive
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pontikallamme
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pontikoillamme
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| ablative
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pontikaltamme
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pontikoiltamme
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| allative
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pontikallemme
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pontikoillemme
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| essive
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pontikkanamme
|
pontikkoinamme
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| translative
|
pontikaksemme
|
pontikoiksemme
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| abessive
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pontikattamme
|
pontikoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pontikkoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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pontikkanne
|
pontikkanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
pontikkanne
|
pontikkanne
|
| gen.
|
pontikkanne
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| genitive
|
pontikkanne
|
pontikoidenne
pontikoittenne
pontikkojenne
pontikkainne rare
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| partitive
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pontikkaanne
|
pontikoitanne
pontikkojanne
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| inessive
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pontikassanne
|
pontikoissanne
|
| elative
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pontikastanne
|
pontikoistanne
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| illative
|
pontikkaanne
|
pontikoihinne
pontikkoihinne
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| adessive
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pontikallanne
|
pontikoillanne
|
| ablative
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pontikaltanne
|
pontikoiltanne
|
| allative
|
pontikallenne
|
pontikoillenne
|
| essive
|
pontikkananne
|
pontikkoinanne
|
| translative
|
pontikaksenne
|
pontikoiksenne
|
| abessive
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pontikattanne
|
pontikoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pontikkoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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pontikkansa
|
pontikkansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
pontikkansa
|
pontikkansa
|
| gen.
|
pontikkansa
|
| genitive
|
pontikkansa
|
pontikoidensa
pontikoittensa
pontikkojensa
pontikkainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
pontikkaansa
|
pontikoitaan
pontikkojaan
pontikoitansa
pontikkojansa
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| inessive
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pontikassaan
pontikassansa
|
pontikoissaan
pontikoissansa
|
| elative
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pontikastaan
pontikastansa
|
pontikoistaan
pontikoistansa
|
| illative
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pontikkaansa
|
pontikoihinsa
pontikkoihinsa
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| adessive
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pontikallaan
pontikallansa
|
pontikoillaan
pontikoillansa
|
| ablative
|
pontikaltaan
pontikaltansa
|
pontikoiltaan
pontikoiltansa
|
| allative
|
pontikalleen
pontikallensa
|
pontikoilleen
pontikoillensa
|
| essive
|
pontikkanaan
pontikkanansa
|
pontikkoinaan
pontikkoinansa
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| translative
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pontikakseen
pontikaksensa
|
pontikoikseen
pontikoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
pontikattaan
pontikattansa
|
pontikoittaan
pontikoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
pontikkoineen
pontikkoinensa
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