Finnish
Etymology
From kekäle (“ember”), once used in slang to refer to knives (through the meaning "hot").[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈskeɡlu/, [ˈs̠k̟e̞ɡlu]
- Rhymes: -eɡlu
- Syllabification(key): skeg‧lu
- Hyphenation(key): skeg‧lu
Noun
skeglu
- (Helsinki slang) A puukko (Nordic hunting knife).
Declension
| Inflection of skeglu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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skeglu
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skeglut
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| genitive
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skeglun
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skeglujen
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| partitive
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skeglua
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skegluja
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| illative
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skegluun
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skegluihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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skeglu
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skeglut
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| accusative
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nom.
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skeglu
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skeglut
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| gen.
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skeglun
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| genitive
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skeglun
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skeglujen
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| partitive
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skeglua
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skegluja
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| inessive
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skeglussa
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skegluissa
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| elative
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skeglusta
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skegluista
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| illative
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skegluun
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skegluihin
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| adessive
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skeglulla
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skegluilla
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| ablative
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skeglulta
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skegluilta
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| allative
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skeglulle
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skegluille
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| essive
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skegluna
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skegluina
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| translative
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skegluksi
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skegluiksi
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| abessive
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skeglutta
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skegluitta
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| instructive
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—
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skegluin
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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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skegluni
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skegluni
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| accusative
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nom.
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skegluni
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skegluni
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| gen.
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skegluni
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| genitive
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skegluni
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skeglujeni
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| partitive
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skegluani
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skeglujani
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| inessive
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skeglussani
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skegluissani
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| elative
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skeglustani
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skegluistani
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| illative
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skegluuni
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skegluihini
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| adessive
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skeglullani
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skegluillani
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| ablative
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skeglultani
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skegluiltani
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| allative
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skeglulleni
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skegluilleni
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| essive
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skeglunani
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skegluinani
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| translative
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skeglukseni
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skegluikseni
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| abessive
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skegluttani
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skegluittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
skegluineni
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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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skeglusi
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skeglusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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skeglusi
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skeglusi
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| gen.
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skeglusi
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| genitive
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skeglusi
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skeglujesi
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| partitive
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skegluasi
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skeglujasi
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| inessive
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skeglussasi
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skegluissasi
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| elative
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skeglustasi
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skegluistasi
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| illative
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skegluusi
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skegluihisi
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| adessive
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skeglullasi
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skegluillasi
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| ablative
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skeglultasi
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skegluiltasi
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| allative
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skeglullesi
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skegluillesi
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| essive
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skeglunasi
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skegluinasi
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| translative
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skegluksesi
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skegluiksesi
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| abessive
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skegluttasi
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skegluittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
skegluinesi
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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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skeglumme
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skeglumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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skeglumme
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skeglumme
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| gen.
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skeglumme
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| genitive
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skeglumme
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skeglujemme
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| partitive
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skegluamme
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skeglujamme
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| inessive
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skeglussamme
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skegluissamme
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| elative
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skeglustamme
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skegluistamme
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| illative
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skegluumme
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skegluihimme
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| adessive
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skeglullamme
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skegluillamme
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| ablative
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skeglultamme
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skegluiltamme
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| allative
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skeglullemme
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skegluillemme
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| essive
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skeglunamme
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skegluinamme
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| translative
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skegluksemme
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skegluiksemme
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| abessive
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skegluttamme
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skegluittamme
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
skegluinemme
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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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skeglunne
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skeglunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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skeglunne
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skeglunne
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| gen.
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skeglunne
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| genitive
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skeglunne
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skeglujenne
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| partitive
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skegluanne
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skeglujanne
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| inessive
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skeglussanne
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skegluissanne
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| elative
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skeglustanne
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skegluistanne
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| illative
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skegluunne
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skegluihinne
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| adessive
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skeglullanne
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skegluillanne
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| ablative
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skeglultanne
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skegluiltanne
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| allative
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skeglullenne
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skegluillenne
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| essive
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skeglunanne
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skegluinanne
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| translative
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skegluksenne
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skegluiksenne
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| abessive
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skegluttanne
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skegluittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
skegluinenne
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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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skeglunsa
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skeglunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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skeglunsa
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skeglunsa
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| gen.
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skeglunsa
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| genitive
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skeglunsa
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skeglujensa
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| partitive
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skegluaan skegluansa
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skeglujaan skeglujansa
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| inessive
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skeglussaan skeglussansa
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skegluissaan skegluissansa
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| elative
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skeglustaan skeglustansa
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skegluistaan skegluistansa
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| illative
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skegluunsa
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skegluihinsa
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| adessive
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skeglullaan skeglullansa
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skegluillaan skegluillansa
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| ablative
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skeglultaan skeglultansa
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skegluiltaan skegluiltansa
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| allative
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skeglulleen skeglullensa
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skegluilleen skegluillensa
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| essive
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skeglunaan skeglunansa
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skegluinaan skegluinansa
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| translative
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skeglukseen skegluksensa
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skegluikseen skegluiksensa
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| abessive
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skegluttaan skegluttansa
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skegluittaan skegluittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
skegluineen skegluinensa
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References
- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN