English
Etymology
From Latin spondēus (“spondee”), from Ancient Greek σπονδεῖος (spondeîos, “associated with a libation”) from σπονδή (spondḗ, “libation”): spondees were often used in melodies sung at libations.
Pronunciation
Noun
spondee (plural spondees)
- (poetry) A word or metrical foot of two syllables, either both long or both stressed.
Derived terms
Translations
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Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin spondeus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /spɔnˈdeː/
- Hyphenation: spon‧dee
- Rhymes: -eː
Noun
spondee m (plural spondeeën)
- spondee
Finnish
Etymology
From French spondée.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈspondeː/, [ˈs̠po̞nde̞ː]
- Rhymes: -ondeː
- Syllabification(key): spon‧dee
- Hyphenation(key): spon‧dee
Noun
spondee
- A spondee.
Declension
| Inflection of spondee (Kotus type 20/filee, no gradation)
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| nominative
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spondee
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spondeet
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| genitive
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spondeen
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spondeiden
spondeitten
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| partitive
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spondeeta
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spondeita
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| illative
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spondeehen
spondeeseen
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spondeihin
spondeisiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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spondee
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spondeet
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| accusative
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nom.
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spondee
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spondeet
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| gen.
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spondeen
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| genitive
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spondeen
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spondeiden
spondeitten
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| partitive
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spondeeta
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spondeita
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| inessive
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spondeessa
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spondeissa
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| elative
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spondeesta
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spondeista
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| illative
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spondeehen
spondeeseen
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spondeihin
spondeisiin
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| adessive
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spondeella
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spondeilla
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| ablative
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spondeelta
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spondeilta
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| allative
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spondeelle
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spondeille
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| essive
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spondeena
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spondeina
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| translative
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spondeeksi
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spondeiksi
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| abessive
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spondeetta
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spondeitta
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| instructive
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—
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spondein
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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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spondeeni
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spondeeni
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| accusative
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nom.
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spondeeni
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spondeeni
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| gen.
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spondeeni
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| genitive
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spondeeni
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spondeideni
spondeitteni
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| partitive
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spondeetani
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spondeitani
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| inessive
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spondeessani
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spondeissani
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| elative
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spondeestani
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spondeistani
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| illative
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spondeeheni
spondeeseeni
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spondeihini
spondeisiini
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| adessive
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spondeellani
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spondeillani
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| ablative
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spondeeltani
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spondeiltani
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| allative
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spondeelleni
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spondeilleni
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| essive
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spondeenani
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spondeinani
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| translative
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spondeekseni
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spondeikseni
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| abessive
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spondeettani
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spondeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
spondeineni
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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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spondeesi
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spondeesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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spondeesi
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spondeesi
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| gen.
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spondeesi
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| genitive
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spondeesi
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spondeidesi
spondeittesi
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| partitive
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spondeetasi
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spondeitasi
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| inessive
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spondeessasi
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spondeissasi
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| elative
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spondeestasi
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spondeistasi
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| illative
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spondeehesi
spondeeseesi
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spondeihisi
spondeisiisi
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| adessive
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spondeellasi
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spondeillasi
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| ablative
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spondeeltasi
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spondeiltasi
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| allative
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spondeellesi
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spondeillesi
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| essive
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spondeenasi
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spondeinasi
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| translative
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spondeeksesi
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spondeiksesi
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| abessive
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spondeettasi
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spondeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
spondeinesi
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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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spondeemme
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spondeemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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spondeemme
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spondeemme
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| gen.
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spondeemme
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| genitive
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spondeemme
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spondeidemme
spondeittemme
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| partitive
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spondeetamme
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spondeitamme
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| inessive
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spondeessamme
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spondeissamme
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| elative
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spondeestamme
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spondeistamme
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| illative
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spondeehemme
spondeeseemme
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spondeihimme
spondeisiimme
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| adessive
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spondeellamme
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spondeillamme
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| ablative
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spondeeltamme
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spondeiltamme
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| allative
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spondeellemme
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spondeillemme
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| essive
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spondeenamme
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spondeinamme
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| translative
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spondeeksemme
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spondeiksemme
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| abessive
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spondeettamme
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spondeittamme
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
spondeinemme
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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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spondeenne
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spondeenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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spondeenne
|
spondeenne
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| gen.
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spondeenne
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| genitive
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spondeenne
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spondeidenne
spondeittenne
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| partitive
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spondeetanne
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spondeitanne
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| inessive
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spondeessanne
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spondeissanne
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| elative
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spondeestanne
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spondeistanne
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| illative
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spondeehenne
spondeeseenne
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spondeihinne
spondeisiinne
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| adessive
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spondeellanne
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spondeillanne
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| ablative
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spondeeltanne
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spondeiltanne
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| allative
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spondeellenne
|
spondeillenne
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| essive
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spondeenanne
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spondeinanne
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| translative
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spondeeksenne
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spondeiksenne
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| abessive
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spondeettanne
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spondeittanne
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
spondeinenne
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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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spondeensa
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spondeensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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spondeensa
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spondeensa
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| gen.
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spondeensa
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| genitive
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spondeensa
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spondeidensa
spondeittensa
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| partitive
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spondeetaan
spondeetansa
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spondeitaan
spondeitansa
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| inessive
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spondeessaan
spondeessansa
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spondeissaan
spondeissansa
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| elative
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spondeestaan
spondeestansa
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spondeistaan
spondeistansa
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| illative
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spondeehensa
spondeeseensa
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spondeihinsa
spondeisiinsa
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| adessive
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spondeellaan
spondeellansa
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spondeillaan
spondeillansa
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| ablative
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spondeeltaan
spondeeltansa
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spondeiltaan
spondeiltansa
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| allative
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spondeelleen
spondeellensa
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spondeilleen
spondeillensa
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| essive
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spondeenaan
spondeenansa
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spondeinaan
spondeinansa
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| translative
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spondeekseen
spondeeksensa
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spondeikseen
spondeiksensa
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| abessive
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spondeettaan
spondeettansa
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spondeittaan
spondeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
spondeineen
spondeinensa
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Synonyms
Further reading
Latin
Noun
spondēe
- vocative singular of spondēus