Estonian
Etymology
Borrowed from Finnish romu. Until the late 20th century, the word was restricted to colloquial speech.
Noun
romu (genitive romu, partitive romu)
- an especially old, rusted, or otherwise bad car
- scrap, junk, any old or rusted metal object
Declension
| Declension of romu (ÕS type 17/elu, no gradation)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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romu
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romud
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| accusative
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nom.
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| gen.
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romu
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| genitive
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romude
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| partitive
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romu
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romusid
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| illative
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rommu
romusse
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romudesse
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| inessive
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romus
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romudes
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| elative
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romust
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romudest
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| allative
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romule
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romudele
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| adessive
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romul
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romudel
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| ablative
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romult
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romudelt
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| translative
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romuks
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romudeks
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| terminative
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romuni
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romudeni
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| essive
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romuna
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romudena
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| abessive
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romuta
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romudeta
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| comitative
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romuga
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romudega
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Finnish
Etymology
romista (“to crash, make a crashing sound”) + -u
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈromu/, [ˈro̞mu]
- Rhymes: -omu
- Syllabification(key): ro‧mu
- Hyphenation(key): ro‧mu
Noun
romu
- scrap, junk, especially one that consists of metal objects.
- wreck, wreckage
Declension
| Inflection of romu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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romu
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romut
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| genitive
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romun
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romujen
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| partitive
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romua
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romuja
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| illative
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romuun
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romuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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romu
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romut
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| accusative
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nom.
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romu
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romut
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| gen.
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romun
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| genitive
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romun
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romujen
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| partitive
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romua
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romuja
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| inessive
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romussa
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romuissa
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| elative
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romusta
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romuista
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| illative
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romuun
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romuihin
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| adessive
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romulla
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romuilla
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| ablative
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romulta
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romuilta
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| allative
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romulle
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romuille
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| essive
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romuna
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romuina
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| translative
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romuksi
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romuiksi
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| abessive
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romutta
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romuitta
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| instructive
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—
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romuin
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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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romuni
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romuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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romuni
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romuni
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| gen.
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romuni
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| genitive
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romuni
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romujeni
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| partitive
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romuani
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romujani
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| inessive
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romussani
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romuissani
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| elative
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romustani
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romuistani
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| illative
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romuuni
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romuihini
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| adessive
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romullani
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romuillani
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| ablative
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romultani
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romuiltani
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| allative
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romulleni
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romuilleni
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| essive
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romunani
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romuinani
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| translative
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romukseni
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romuikseni
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| abessive
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romuttani
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romuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
romuineni
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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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romusi
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romusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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romusi
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romusi
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| gen.
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romusi
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| genitive
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romusi
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romujesi
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| partitive
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romuasi
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romujasi
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| inessive
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romussasi
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romuissasi
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| elative
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romustasi
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romuistasi
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| illative
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romuusi
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romuihisi
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| adessive
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romullasi
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romuillasi
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| ablative
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romultasi
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romuiltasi
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| allative
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romullesi
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romuillesi
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| essive
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romunasi
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romuinasi
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| translative
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romuksesi
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romuiksesi
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| abessive
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romuttasi
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romuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
romuinesi
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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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romumme
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romumme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
romumme
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romumme
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| gen.
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romumme
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| genitive
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romumme
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romujemme
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| partitive
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romuamme
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romujamme
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| inessive
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romussamme
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romuissamme
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| elative
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romustamme
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romuistamme
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| illative
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romuumme
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romuihimme
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| adessive
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romullamme
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romuillamme
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| ablative
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romultamme
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romuiltamme
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| allative
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romullemme
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romuillemme
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| essive
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romunamme
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romuinamme
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| translative
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romuksemme
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romuiksemme
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| abessive
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romuttamme
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romuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
romuinemme
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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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romunne
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romunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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romunne
|
romunne
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| gen.
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romunne
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| genitive
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romunne
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romujenne
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| partitive
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romuanne
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romujanne
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| inessive
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romussanne
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romuissanne
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| elative
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romustanne
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romuistanne
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| illative
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romuunne
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romuihinne
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| adessive
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romullanne
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romuillanne
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| ablative
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romultanne
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romuiltanne
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| allative
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romullenne
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romuillenne
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| essive
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romunanne
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romuinanne
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| translative
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romuksenne
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romuiksenne
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| abessive
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romuttanne
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romuittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
romuinenne
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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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romunsa
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romunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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romunsa
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romunsa
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| gen.
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romunsa
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| genitive
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romunsa
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romujensa
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| partitive
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romuaan
romuansa
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romujaan
romujansa
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| inessive
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romussaan
romussansa
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romuissaan
romuissansa
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| elative
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romustaan
romustansa
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romuistaan
romuistansa
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| illative
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romuunsa
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romuihinsa
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| adessive
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romullaan
romullansa
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romuillaan
romuillansa
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| ablative
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romultaan
romultansa
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romuiltaan
romuiltansa
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| allative
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romulleen
romullensa
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romuilleen
romuillensa
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| essive
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romunaan
romunansa
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romuinaan
romuinansa
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| translative
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romukseen
romuksensa
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romuikseen
romuiksensa
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| abessive
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romuttaan
romuttansa
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romuittaan
romuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
romuineen
romuinensa
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Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Japanese
Romanization
romu
- Rōmaji transcription of ロム