Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *salko, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śëlkaw, a loan from an early descendant of Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰalgʰ- (“slat”). Finno-Ugric cognates include Karelian šalko, Northern Sami čuolggu (“lever, crowbar”), Moksha сялго (sälgo, “stick”), Hungarian szál (“fiber”), Northern Mansi са̄гла (sāgla, “slat, splinter”); Indo-European cognates include Lithuanian žalgà, Armenian ձաղկ (jaġk), Proto-Germanic *galgô > English gallows.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsɑlko/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝lko̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑlko
- Syllabification(key): sal‧ko
- Hyphenation(key): sal‧ko
Noun
salko
- pole (long and slender piece of metal or especially wood, used for various construction or support purposes)
- flagpole, flagstaff
Declension
| Inflection of salko (Kotus type 1*D/valo, k-∅ gradation)
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| nominative
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salko
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salot
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| genitive
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salon
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salkojen
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| partitive
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salkoa
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salkoja
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| illative
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salkoon
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salkoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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salko
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salot
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| accusative
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nom.
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salko
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salot
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| gen.
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salon
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| genitive
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salon
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salkojen
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| partitive
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salkoa
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salkoja
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| inessive
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salossa
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saloissa
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| elative
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salosta
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saloista
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| illative
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salkoon
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salkoihin
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| adessive
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salolla
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saloilla
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| ablative
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salolta
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saloilta
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| allative
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salolle
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saloille
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| essive
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salkona
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salkoina
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| translative
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saloksi
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saloiksi
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| abessive
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salotta
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saloitta
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| instructive
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—
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saloin
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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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salkoni
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salkoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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salkoni
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salkoni
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| gen.
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salkoni
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| genitive
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salkoni
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salkojeni
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| partitive
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salkoani
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salkojani
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| inessive
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salossani
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saloissani
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| elative
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salostani
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saloistani
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| illative
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salkooni
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salkoihini
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| adessive
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salollani
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saloillani
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| ablative
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saloltani
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saloiltani
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| allative
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salolleni
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saloilleni
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| essive
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salkonani
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salkoinani
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| translative
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salokseni
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saloikseni
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| abessive
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salottani
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saloittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
salkoineni
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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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salkosi
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salkosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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salkosi
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salkosi
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| gen.
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salkosi
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| genitive
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salkosi
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salkojesi
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| partitive
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salkoasi
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salkojasi
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| inessive
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salossasi
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saloissasi
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| elative
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salostasi
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saloistasi
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| illative
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salkoosi
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salkoihisi
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| adessive
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salollasi
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saloillasi
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| ablative
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saloltasi
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saloiltasi
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| allative
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salollesi
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saloillesi
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| essive
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salkonasi
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salkoinasi
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| translative
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saloksesi
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saloiksesi
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| abessive
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salottasi
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saloittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
salkoinesi
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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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salkomme
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salkomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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salkomme
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salkomme
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| gen.
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salkomme
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| genitive
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salkomme
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salkojemme
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| partitive
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salkoamme
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salkojamme
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| inessive
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salossamme
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saloissamme
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| elative
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salostamme
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saloistamme
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| illative
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salkoomme
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salkoihimme
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| adessive
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salollamme
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saloillamme
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| ablative
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saloltamme
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saloiltamme
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| allative
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salollemme
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saloillemme
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| essive
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salkonamme
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salkoinamme
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| translative
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saloksemme
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saloiksemme
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| abessive
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salottamme
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saloittamme
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
salkoinemme
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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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salkonne
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salkonne
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| accusative
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nom.
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salkonne
|
salkonne
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| gen.
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salkonne
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| genitive
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salkonne
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salkojenne
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| partitive
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salkoanne
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salkojanne
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| inessive
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salossanne
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saloissanne
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| elative
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salostanne
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saloistanne
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| illative
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salkoonne
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salkoihinne
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| adessive
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salollanne
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saloillanne
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| ablative
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saloltanne
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saloiltanne
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| allative
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salollenne
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saloillenne
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| essive
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salkonanne
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salkoinanne
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| translative
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saloksenne
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saloiksenne
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| abessive
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salottanne
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saloittanne
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
salkoinenne
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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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salkonsa
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salkonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
salkonsa
|
salkonsa
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| gen.
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salkonsa
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| genitive
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salkonsa
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salkojensa
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| partitive
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salkoaan
salkoansa
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salkojaan
salkojansa
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| inessive
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salossaan
salossansa
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saloissaan
saloissansa
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| elative
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salostaan
salostansa
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saloistaan
saloistansa
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| illative
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salkoonsa
|
salkoihinsa
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| adessive
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salollaan
salollansa
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saloillaan
saloillansa
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| ablative
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saloltaan
saloltansa
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saloiltaan
saloiltansa
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| allative
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salolleen
salollensa
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saloilleen
saloillensa
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| essive
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salkonaan
salkonansa
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salkoinaan
salkoinansa
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| translative
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salokseen
saloksensa
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saloikseen
saloiksensa
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| abessive
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salottaan
salottansa
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saloittaan
saloittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
salkoineen
salkoinensa
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