English
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin synōnymia, from Ancient Greek συνωνυμία (sunōnumía). Doublet of synonymy.
Noun
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He's off the twig! He's kicked the bucket, he's shuffled off his mortal coil, rung down the curtain and joined the choir invisible! This is an ex-parrot!
Monty Python, Dead Parrot sketch
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synonymia (countable and uncountable, plural synonymiae)
- (rhetoric) The use of two or more synonyms together to amplify or explain a given subject or term. A kind of repetition that adds force.
- 2007, Sylvia Adamson, "Synonymia, or in other words", in Anderson, et al., Renaissance figures of speech, page 29
- At its simplest (sometimes called synonymia simplex), it takes the form of synonymous words arranged in doublets, […] .
Synonyms
Hyponyms
Further reading
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English synonymy), ultimately from Latin synōnymia.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsynonymiɑ/, [ˈs̠yno̞ˌnymiɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ymiɑ
- Syllabification(key): sy‧no‧ny‧mi‧a
- Hyphenation(key): sy‧no‧ny‧mia
Noun
synonymia
- synonymy (quality of being synonymous)
Declension
| Inflection of synonymia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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synonymia
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synonymiat
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| genitive
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synonymian
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synonymioiden
synonymioitten
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| partitive
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synonymiaa
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synonymioita
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| illative
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synonymiaan
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synonymioihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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synonymia
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synonymiat
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| accusative
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nom.
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synonymia
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synonymiat
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| gen.
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synonymian
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| genitive
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synonymian
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synonymioiden
synonymioitten
synonymiain rare
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| partitive
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synonymiaa
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synonymioita
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| inessive
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synonymiassa
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synonymioissa
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| elative
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synonymiasta
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synonymioista
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| illative
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synonymiaan
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synonymioihin
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| adessive
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synonymialla
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synonymioilla
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| ablative
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synonymialta
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synonymioilta
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| allative
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synonymialle
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synonymioille
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| essive
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synonymiana
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synonymioina
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| translative
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synonymiaksi
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synonymioiksi
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| abessive
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synonymiatta
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synonymioitta
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| instructive
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synonymioin
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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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synonymiani
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synonymiani
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| accusative
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nom.
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synonymiani
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synonymiani
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| gen.
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synonymiani
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| genitive
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synonymiani
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synonymioideni
synonymioitteni
synonymiaini rare
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| partitive
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synonymiaani
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synonymioitani
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| inessive
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synonymiassani
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synonymioissani
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| elative
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synonymiastani
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synonymioistani
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| illative
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synonymiaani
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synonymioihini
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| adessive
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synonymiallani
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synonymioillani
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| ablative
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synonymialtani
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synonymioiltani
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| allative
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synonymialleni
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synonymioilleni
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| essive
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synonymianani
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synonymioinani
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| translative
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synonymiakseni
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synonymioikseni
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| abessive
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synonymiattani
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synonymioittani
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—
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—
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| comitative
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synonymioineni
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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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synonymiasi
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synonymiasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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synonymiasi
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synonymiasi
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| gen.
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synonymiasi
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| genitive
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synonymiasi
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synonymioidesi
synonymioittesi
synonymiaisi rare
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| partitive
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synonymiaasi
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synonymioitasi
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| inessive
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synonymiassasi
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synonymioissasi
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| elative
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synonymiastasi
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synonymioistasi
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| illative
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synonymiaasi
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synonymioihisi
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| adessive
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synonymiallasi
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synonymioillasi
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| ablative
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synonymialtasi
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synonymioiltasi
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| allative
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synonymiallesi
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synonymioillesi
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| essive
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synonymianasi
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synonymioinasi
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| translative
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synonymiaksesi
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synonymioiksesi
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| abessive
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synonymiattasi
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synonymioittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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synonymioinesi
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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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synonymiamme
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synonymiamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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synonymiamme
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synonymiamme
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| gen.
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synonymiamme
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| genitive
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synonymiamme
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synonymioidemme
synonymioittemme
synonymiaimme rare
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| partitive
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synonymiaamme
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synonymioitamme
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| inessive
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synonymiassamme
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synonymioissamme
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| elative
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synonymiastamme
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synonymioistamme
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| illative
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synonymiaamme
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synonymioihimme
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| adessive
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synonymiallamme
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synonymioillamme
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| ablative
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synonymialtamme
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synonymioiltamme
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| allative
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synonymiallemme
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synonymioillemme
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| essive
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synonymianamme
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synonymioinamme
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| translative
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synonymiaksemme
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synonymioiksemme
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| abessive
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synonymiattamme
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synonymioittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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synonymioinemme
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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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synonymianne
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synonymianne
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| accusative
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nom.
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synonymianne
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synonymianne
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synonymianne
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| genitive
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synonymianne
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synonymioidenne
synonymioittenne
synonymiainne rare
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| partitive
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synonymiaanne
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synonymioitanne
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| inessive
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synonymiassanne
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synonymioissanne
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| elative
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synonymiastanne
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synonymioistanne
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| illative
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synonymiaanne
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synonymioihinne
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| adessive
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synonymiallanne
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synonymioillanne
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| ablative
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synonymialtanne
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synonymioiltanne
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| allative
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synonymiallenne
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synonymioillenne
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| essive
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synonymiananne
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synonymioinanne
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| translative
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synonymiaksenne
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synonymioiksenne
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| abessive
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synonymiattanne
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synonymioittanne
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—
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—
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synonymioinenne
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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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synonymiansa
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synonymiansa
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nom.
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synonymiansa
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synonymiansa
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| gen.
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synonymiansa
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| genitive
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synonymiansa
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synonymioidensa
synonymioittensa
synonymiainsa rare
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| partitive
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synonymiaansa
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synonymioitaan
synonymioitansa
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| inessive
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synonymiassaan
synonymiassansa
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synonymioissaan
synonymioissansa
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| elative
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synonymiastaan
synonymiastansa
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synonymioistaan
synonymioistansa
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| illative
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synonymiaansa
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synonymioihinsa
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| adessive
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synonymiallaan
synonymiallansa
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synonymioillaan
synonymioillansa
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| ablative
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synonymialtaan
synonymialtansa
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synonymioiltaan
synonymioiltansa
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| allative
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synonymialleen
synonymiallensa
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synonymioilleen
synonymioillensa
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| essive
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synonymianaan
synonymianansa
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synonymioinaan
synonymioinansa
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| translative
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synonymiakseen
synonymiaksensa
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synonymioikseen
synonymioiksensa
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| abessive
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synonymiattaan
synonymiattansa
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synonymioittaan
synonymioittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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synonymioineen
synonymioinensa
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Further reading