Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish siel, siäl (“soul”) (compare modern Swedish själ, German Seele, English soul), from Old Saxon sēola, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *saiwalō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsie̯lu/, [ˈs̠ie̞̯lu]
- Rhymes: -ielu
- Syllabification(key): sie‧lu
- Hyphenation(key): sie‧lu
Noun
sielu
- soul (spirit or essence of a person or of a thing)
- (figuratively) moving spirit (one who provides significant impetus or guidance in a given venture, movement, enterprise etc.)
- core (part of a valve)
Declension
| Inflection of sielu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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sielu
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sielut
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| genitive
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sielun
|
sielujen
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| partitive
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sielua
|
sieluja
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| illative
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sieluun
|
sieluihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
sielu
|
sielut
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| accusative
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nom.
|
sielu
|
sielut
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| gen.
|
sielun
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| genitive
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sielun
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sielujen
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| partitive
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sielua
|
sieluja
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| inessive
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sielussa
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sieluissa
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| elative
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sielusta
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sieluista
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| illative
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sieluun
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sieluihin
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| adessive
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sielulla
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sieluilla
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| ablative
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sielulta
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sieluilta
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| allative
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sielulle
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sieluille
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| essive
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sieluna
|
sieluina
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| translative
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sieluksi
|
sieluiksi
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| abessive
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sielutta
|
sieluitta
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| instructive
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—
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sieluin
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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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sieluni
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sieluni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
sieluni
|
sieluni
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| gen.
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sieluni
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| genitive
|
sieluni
|
sielujeni
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| partitive
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sieluani
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sielujani
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| inessive
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sielussani
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sieluissani
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| elative
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sielustani
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sieluistani
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| illative
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sieluuni
|
sieluihini
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| adessive
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sielullani
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sieluillani
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| ablative
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sielultani
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sieluiltani
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| allative
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sielulleni
|
sieluilleni
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| essive
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sielunani
|
sieluinani
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| translative
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sielukseni
|
sieluikseni
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| abessive
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sieluttani
|
sieluittani
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
sieluineni
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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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sielusi
|
sielusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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sielusi
|
sielusi
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| gen.
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sielusi
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| genitive
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sielusi
|
sielujesi
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| partitive
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sieluasi
|
sielujasi
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| inessive
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sielussasi
|
sieluissasi
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| elative
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sielustasi
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sieluistasi
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| illative
|
sieluusi
|
sieluihisi
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| adessive
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sielullasi
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sieluillasi
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| ablative
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sielultasi
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sieluiltasi
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| allative
|
sielullesi
|
sieluillesi
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| essive
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sielunasi
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sieluinasi
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| translative
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sieluksesi
|
sieluiksesi
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| abessive
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sieluttasi
|
sieluittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sieluinesi
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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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sielumme
|
sielumme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
sielumme
|
sielumme
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| gen.
|
sielumme
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| genitive
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sielumme
|
sielujemme
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| partitive
|
sieluamme
|
sielujamme
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| inessive
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sielussamme
|
sieluissamme
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| elative
|
sielustamme
|
sieluistamme
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| illative
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sieluumme
|
sieluihimme
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| adessive
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sielullamme
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sieluillamme
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| ablative
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sielultamme
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sieluiltamme
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| allative
|
sielullemme
|
sieluillemme
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| essive
|
sielunamme
|
sieluinamme
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| translative
|
sieluksemme
|
sieluiksemme
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| abessive
|
sieluttamme
|
sieluittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
sieluinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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sielunne
|
sielunne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sielunne
|
sielunne
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| gen.
|
sielunne
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| genitive
|
sielunne
|
sielujenne
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| partitive
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sieluanne
|
sielujanne
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| inessive
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sielussanne
|
sieluissanne
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| elative
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sielustanne
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sieluistanne
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| illative
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sieluunne
|
sieluihinne
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| adessive
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sielullanne
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sieluillanne
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| ablative
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sielultanne
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sieluiltanne
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| allative
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sielullenne
|
sieluillenne
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| essive
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sielunanne
|
sieluinanne
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| translative
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sieluksenne
|
sieluiksenne
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| abessive
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sieluttanne
|
sieluittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
sieluinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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sielunsa
|
sielunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
sielunsa
|
sielunsa
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| gen.
|
sielunsa
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| genitive
|
sielunsa
|
sielujensa
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| partitive
|
sieluaan
sieluansa
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sielujaan
sielujansa
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| inessive
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sielussaan
sielussansa
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sieluissaan
sieluissansa
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| elative
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sielustaan
sielustansa
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sieluistaan
sieluistansa
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| illative
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sieluunsa
|
sieluihinsa
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| adessive
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sielullaan
sielullansa
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sieluillaan
sieluillansa
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| ablative
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sielultaan
sielultansa
|
sieluiltaan
sieluiltansa
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| allative
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sielulleen
sielullensa
|
sieluilleen
sieluillensa
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| essive
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sielunaan
sielunansa
|
sieluinaan
sieluinansa
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| translative
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sielukseen
sieluksensa
|
sieluikseen
sieluiksensa
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| abessive
|
sieluttaan
sieluttansa
|
sieluittaan
sieluittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
sieluineen
sieluinensa
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Derived terms
Further reading
Anagrams
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Noun
sielu
- accusative/genitive singular of siellu