Finnish
Etymology
From English bum, probably through Finglish (American Finnish).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpumːi/, [ˈpumːi]
- Rhymes: -umːi
- Syllabification(key): pum‧mi
- Hyphenation(key): pum‧mi
Noun
pummi (informal)
- (derogatory) bum, hobo, vagabond (homeless person)
- bum (person who doesn't do their share or lets others pay their part of a bill etc.)
- panhandler (urban beggar)
- miss (failure to hit a target)
Ammuin kolmannella ampumispaikalla kolme pummia ja menetin mahdollisuuteni voittoon.- I shot three misses on the third shooting round and lost my chances to win.
- When used adverbially in adessive singular indicates avoidance of a fee, such as a movie ticket, hotel bill or public transport fare.
Matkustan usein pummilla raitiovaunussa.- I often dodge the fare in a tram.
Söin eilen pummilla ruokalassa.- I skipped paying yesterday in the canteen.
Declension
| Inflection of pummi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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pummi
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pummit
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| genitive
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pummin
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pummien
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| partitive
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pummia
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pummeja
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| illative
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pummiin
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pummeihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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pummi
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pummit
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| accusative
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nom.
|
pummi
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pummit
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| gen.
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pummin
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| genitive
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pummin
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pummien
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| partitive
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pummia
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pummeja
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| inessive
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pummissa
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pummeissa
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| elative
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pummista
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pummeista
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| illative
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pummiin
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pummeihin
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| adessive
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pummilla
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pummeilla
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| ablative
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pummilta
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pummeilta
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| allative
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pummille
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pummeille
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| essive
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pummina
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pummeina
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| translative
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pummiksi
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pummeiksi
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| abessive
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pummitta
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pummeitta
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| instructive
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—
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pummein
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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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pummini
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pummini
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| accusative
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nom.
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pummini
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pummini
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| gen.
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pummini
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| genitive
|
pummini
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pummieni
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| partitive
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pummiani
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pummejani
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| inessive
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pummissani
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pummeissani
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| elative
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pummistani
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pummeistani
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| illative
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pummiini
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pummeihini
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| adessive
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pummillani
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pummeillani
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| ablative
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pummiltani
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pummeiltani
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| allative
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pummilleni
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pummeilleni
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| essive
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pumminani
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pummeinani
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| translative
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pummikseni
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pummeikseni
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| abessive
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pummittani
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pummeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
pummeineni
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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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pummisi
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pummisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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pummisi
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pummisi
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| gen.
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pummisi
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| genitive
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pummisi
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pummiesi
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| partitive
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pummiasi
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pummejasi
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| inessive
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pummissasi
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pummeissasi
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| elative
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pummistasi
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pummeistasi
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| illative
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pummiisi
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pummeihisi
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| adessive
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pummillasi
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pummeillasi
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| ablative
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pummiltasi
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pummeiltasi
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| allative
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pummillesi
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pummeillesi
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| essive
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pumminasi
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pummeinasi
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| translative
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pummiksesi
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pummeiksesi
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| abessive
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pummittasi
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pummeittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
pummeinesi
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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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pummimme
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pummimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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pummimme
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pummimme
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| gen.
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pummimme
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| genitive
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pummimme
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pummiemme
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| partitive
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pummiamme
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pummejamme
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| inessive
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pummissamme
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pummeissamme
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| elative
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pummistamme
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pummeistamme
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| illative
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pummiimme
|
pummeihimme
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| adessive
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pummillamme
|
pummeillamme
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| ablative
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pummiltamme
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pummeiltamme
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| allative
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pummillemme
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pummeillemme
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| essive
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pumminamme
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pummeinamme
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| translative
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pummiksemme
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pummeiksemme
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| abessive
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pummittamme
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pummeittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
pummeinemme
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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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pumminne
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pumminne
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| accusative
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nom.
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pumminne
|
pumminne
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| gen.
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pumminne
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| genitive
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pumminne
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pummienne
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| partitive
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pummianne
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pummejanne
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| inessive
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pummissanne
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pummeissanne
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| elative
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pummistanne
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pummeistanne
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| illative
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pummiinne
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pummeihinne
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| adessive
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pummillanne
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pummeillanne
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| ablative
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pummiltanne
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pummeiltanne
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| allative
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pummillenne
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pummeillenne
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| essive
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pumminanne
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pummeinanne
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| translative
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pummiksenne
|
pummeiksenne
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| abessive
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pummittanne
|
pummeittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
pummeinenne
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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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pumminsa
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pumminsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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pumminsa
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pumminsa
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| gen.
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pumminsa
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| genitive
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pumminsa
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pummiensa
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| partitive
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pummiaan
pummiansa
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pummejaan
pummejansa
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| inessive
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pummissaan
pummissansa
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pummeissaan
pummeissansa
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| elative
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pummistaan
pummistansa
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pummeistaan
pummeistansa
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| illative
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pummiinsa
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pummeihinsa
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| adessive
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pummillaan
pummillansa
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pummeillaan
pummeillansa
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| ablative
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pummiltaan
pummiltansa
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pummeiltaan
pummeiltansa
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| allative
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pummilleen
pummillensa
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pummeilleen
pummeillensa
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| essive
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pumminaan
pumminansa
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pummeinaan
pummeinansa
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| translative
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pummikseen
pummiksensa
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pummeikseen
pummeiksensa
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| abessive
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pummittaan
pummittansa
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pummeittaan
pummeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
pummeineen
pummeinensa
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