Finnish
Etymology
< Italian sordino (“mute”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsordiːno/, [ˈs̠o̞rdiːno̞]
- Rhymes: -ordiːno
- Syllabification(key): sor‧dii‧no
- Hyphenation(key): sor‧dii‧no
Noun
sordiino
- (music) mute, sordine (device for dulling the sound of an instrument)
- (figuratively, idiomatic) inability or unwillingness to speak, keeping a low profile (usually in the phrase sordiino päällä)
Pääministerillä on sordiino päällä pakolaiskysymyksessä.- The prime minister is keeping a low profile on the refugee issue.
Declension
| Inflection of sordiino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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sordiino
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sordiinot
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| genitive
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sordiinon
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sordiinojen
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| partitive
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sordiinoa
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sordiinoja
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| illative
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sordiinoon
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sordiinoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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sordiino
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sordiinot
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| accusative
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nom.
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sordiino
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sordiinot
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| gen.
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sordiinon
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| genitive
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sordiinon
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sordiinojen
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| partitive
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sordiinoa
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sordiinoja
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| inessive
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sordiinossa
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sordiinoissa
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| elative
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sordiinosta
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sordiinoista
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| illative
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sordiinoon
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sordiinoihin
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| adessive
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sordiinolla
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sordiinoilla
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| ablative
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sordiinolta
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sordiinoilta
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| allative
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sordiinolle
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sordiinoille
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| essive
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sordiinona
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sordiinoina
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| translative
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sordiinoksi
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sordiinoiksi
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| abessive
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sordiinotta
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sordiinoitta
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| instructive
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—
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sordiinoin
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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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sordiinoni
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sordiinoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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sordiinoni
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sordiinoni
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| gen.
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sordiinoni
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| genitive
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sordiinoni
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sordiinojeni
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| partitive
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sordiinoani
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sordiinojani
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| inessive
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sordiinossani
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sordiinoissani
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| elative
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sordiinostani
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sordiinoistani
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| illative
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sordiinooni
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sordiinoihini
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| adessive
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sordiinollani
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sordiinoillani
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| ablative
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sordiinoltani
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sordiinoiltani
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| allative
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sordiinolleni
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sordiinoilleni
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| essive
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sordiinonani
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sordiinoinani
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| translative
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sordiinokseni
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sordiinoikseni
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| abessive
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sordiinottani
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sordiinoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sordiinoineni
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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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sordiinosi
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sordiinosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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sordiinosi
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sordiinosi
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| gen.
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sordiinosi
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| genitive
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sordiinosi
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sordiinojesi
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| partitive
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sordiinoasi
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sordiinojasi
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| inessive
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sordiinossasi
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sordiinoissasi
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| elative
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sordiinostasi
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sordiinoistasi
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| illative
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sordiinoosi
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sordiinoihisi
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| adessive
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sordiinollasi
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sordiinoillasi
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| ablative
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sordiinoltasi
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sordiinoiltasi
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| allative
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sordiinollesi
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sordiinoillesi
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| essive
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sordiinonasi
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sordiinoinasi
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| translative
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sordiinoksesi
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sordiinoiksesi
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| abessive
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sordiinottasi
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sordiinoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sordiinoinesi
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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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sordiinomme
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sordiinomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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sordiinomme
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sordiinomme
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| gen.
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sordiinomme
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| genitive
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sordiinomme
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sordiinojemme
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| partitive
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sordiinoamme
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sordiinojamme
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| inessive
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sordiinossamme
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sordiinoissamme
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| elative
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sordiinostamme
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sordiinoistamme
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| illative
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sordiinoomme
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sordiinoihimme
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| adessive
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sordiinollamme
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sordiinoillamme
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| ablative
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sordiinoltamme
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sordiinoiltamme
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| allative
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sordiinollemme
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sordiinoillemme
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| essive
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sordiinonamme
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sordiinoinamme
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| translative
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sordiinoksemme
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sordiinoiksemme
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| abessive
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sordiinottamme
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sordiinoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sordiinoinemme
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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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sordiinonne
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sordiinonne
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| accusative
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nom.
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sordiinonne
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sordiinonne
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| gen.
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sordiinonne
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| genitive
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sordiinonne
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sordiinojenne
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| partitive
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sordiinoanne
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sordiinojanne
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| inessive
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sordiinossanne
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sordiinoissanne
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| elative
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sordiinostanne
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sordiinoistanne
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| illative
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sordiinoonne
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sordiinoihinne
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| adessive
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sordiinollanne
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sordiinoillanne
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| ablative
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sordiinoltanne
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sordiinoiltanne
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| allative
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sordiinollenne
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sordiinoillenne
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| essive
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sordiinonanne
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sordiinoinanne
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| translative
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sordiinoksenne
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sordiinoiksenne
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| abessive
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sordiinottanne
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sordiinoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sordiinoinenne
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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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sordiinonsa
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sordiinonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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sordiinonsa
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sordiinonsa
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| gen.
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sordiinonsa
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| genitive
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sordiinonsa
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sordiinojensa
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| partitive
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sordiinoaan
sordiinoansa
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sordiinojaan
sordiinojansa
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| inessive
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sordiinossaan
sordiinossansa
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sordiinoissaan
sordiinoissansa
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| elative
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sordiinostaan
sordiinostansa
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sordiinoistaan
sordiinoistansa
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| illative
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sordiinoonsa
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sordiinoihinsa
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| adessive
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sordiinollaan
sordiinollansa
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sordiinoillaan
sordiinoillansa
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| ablative
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sordiinoltaan
sordiinoltansa
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sordiinoiltaan
sordiinoiltansa
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| allative
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sordiinolleen
sordiinollensa
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sordiinoilleen
sordiinoillensa
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| essive
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sordiinonaan
sordiinonansa
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sordiinoinaan
sordiinoinansa
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| translative
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sordiinokseen
sordiinoksensa
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sordiinoikseen
sordiinoiksensa
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| abessive
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sordiinottaan
sordiinottansa
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sordiinoittaan
sordiinoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sordiinoineen
sordiinoinensa
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References
Mute (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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