Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Low German vrouwe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrou̯ʋɑ/, [ˈro̞u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ouʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): rou‧va
- Hyphenation(key): rou‧va
Noun
rouva
- Mrs (title of a married woman)
- rouva Virtanen ― Mrs Virtanen
- madam (form of address for a married woman, a ranking female individual, or a not young female stranger)
- rouva puheenjohtaja ― madam speaker
Anteeksi, rouva! Unohditte sateenvarjonne!- Excuse me, madam! You forgot your umbrella!
- lady (a respectful word for a not young woman)
Viereisessä pöydässä istui kaksi tyylikästä rouvaa.- Two elegant ladies were sitting at the next table.
- (informal) wife
Hän oli elokuvissa rouvansa kanssa.- He was at the cinema with his wife.
- (card games) queen
- Synonyms: kuningatar, akka
Declension
| Inflection of rouva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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rouva
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rouvat
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| genitive
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rouvan
|
rouvien
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| partitive
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rouvaa
|
rouvia
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| illative
|
rouvaan
|
rouviin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
rouva
|
rouvat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
rouva
|
rouvat
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| gen.
|
rouvan
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| genitive
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rouvan
|
rouvien
rouvain rare
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| partitive
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rouvaa
|
rouvia
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| inessive
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rouvassa
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rouvissa
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| elative
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rouvasta
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rouvista
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| illative
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rouvaan
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rouviin
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| adessive
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rouvalla
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rouvilla
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| ablative
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rouvalta
|
rouvilta
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| allative
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rouvalle
|
rouville
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| essive
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rouvana
|
rouvina
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| translative
|
rouvaksi
|
rouviksi
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| abessive
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rouvatta
|
rouvitta
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| instructive
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—
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rouvin
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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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rouvani
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rouvani
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| accusative
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nom.
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rouvani
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rouvani
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| gen.
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rouvani
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| genitive
|
rouvani
|
rouvieni
rouvaini rare
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| partitive
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rouvaani
|
rouviani
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| inessive
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rouvassani
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rouvissani
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| elative
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rouvastani
|
rouvistani
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| illative
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rouvaani
|
rouviini
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| adessive
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rouvallani
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rouvillani
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| ablative
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rouvaltani
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rouviltani
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| allative
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rouvalleni
|
rouvilleni
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| essive
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rouvanani
|
rouvinani
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| translative
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rouvakseni
|
rouvikseni
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| abessive
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rouvattani
|
rouvittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
rouvineni
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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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rouvasi
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rouvasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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rouvasi
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rouvasi
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| gen.
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rouvasi
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| genitive
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rouvasi
|
rouviesi
rouvaisi rare
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| partitive
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rouvaasi
|
rouviasi
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| inessive
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rouvassasi
|
rouvissasi
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| elative
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rouvastasi
|
rouvistasi
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| illative
|
rouvaasi
|
rouviisi
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| adessive
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rouvallasi
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rouvillasi
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| ablative
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rouvaltasi
|
rouviltasi
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| allative
|
rouvallesi
|
rouvillesi
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| essive
|
rouvanasi
|
rouvinasi
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| translative
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rouvaksesi
|
rouviksesi
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| abessive
|
rouvattasi
|
rouvittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
rouvinesi
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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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rouvamme
|
rouvamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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rouvamme
|
rouvamme
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| gen.
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rouvamme
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| genitive
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rouvamme
|
rouviemme
rouvaimme rare
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| partitive
|
rouvaamme
|
rouviamme
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| inessive
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rouvassamme
|
rouvissamme
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| elative
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rouvastamme
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rouvistamme
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| illative
|
rouvaamme
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rouviimme
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| adessive
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rouvallamme
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rouvillamme
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| ablative
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rouvaltamme
|
rouviltamme
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| allative
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rouvallemme
|
rouvillemme
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| essive
|
rouvanamme
|
rouvinamme
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| translative
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rouvaksemme
|
rouviksemme
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| abessive
|
rouvattamme
|
rouvittamme
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
rouvinemme
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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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rouvanne
|
rouvanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
rouvanne
|
rouvanne
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| gen.
|
rouvanne
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| genitive
|
rouvanne
|
rouvienne
rouvainne rare
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| partitive
|
rouvaanne
|
rouvianne
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| inessive
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rouvassanne
|
rouvissanne
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| elative
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rouvastanne
|
rouvistanne
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| illative
|
rouvaanne
|
rouviinne
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| adessive
|
rouvallanne
|
rouvillanne
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| ablative
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rouvaltanne
|
rouviltanne
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| allative
|
rouvallenne
|
rouvillenne
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| essive
|
rouvananne
|
rouvinanne
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| translative
|
rouvaksenne
|
rouviksenne
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| abessive
|
rouvattanne
|
rouvittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
rouvinenne
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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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rouvansa
|
rouvansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
rouvansa
|
rouvansa
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| gen.
|
rouvansa
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| genitive
|
rouvansa
|
rouviensa
rouvainsa rare
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| partitive
|
rouvaansa
|
rouviaan
rouviansa
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| inessive
|
rouvassaan
rouvassansa
|
rouvissaan
rouvissansa
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| elative
|
rouvastaan
rouvastansa
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rouvistaan
rouvistansa
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| illative
|
rouvaansa
|
rouviinsa
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| adessive
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rouvallaan
rouvallansa
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rouvillaan
rouvillansa
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| ablative
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rouvaltaan
rouvaltansa
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rouviltaan
rouviltansa
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| allative
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rouvalleen
rouvallensa
|
rouvilleen
rouvillensa
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| essive
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rouvanaan
rouvanansa
|
rouvinaan
rouvinansa
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| translative
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rouvakseen
rouvaksensa
|
rouvikseen
rouviksensa
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| abessive
|
rouvattaan
rouvattansa
|
rouvittaan
rouvittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
rouvineen
rouvinensa
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Derived terms
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