Finnish
Etymology
talvi (“winter”) + sota (“war”). Attested at least since the early 1940s, although it took some time for this term to become the primary one.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑlʋiˌsotɑ/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝lʋiˌs̠o̞t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -otɑ
- Syllabification(key): tal‧vi‧so‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): talvi‧sota
Proper noun
talvisota
- Winter War (war fought between Finland and Soviet Union in 1939-40)
Declension
| Inflection of talvisota (Kotus type 10*F/koira, t-d gradation)
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| nominative
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talvisota
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—
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| genitive
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talvisodan
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—
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| partitive
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talvisotaa
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—
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| illative
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talvisotaan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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talvisota
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
talvisota
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—
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| gen.
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talvisodan
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| genitive
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talvisodan
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—
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| partitive
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talvisotaa
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—
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| inessive
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talvisodassa
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—
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| elative
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talvisodasta
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—
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| illative
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talvisotaan
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—
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| adessive
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talvisodalla
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—
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| ablative
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talvisodalta
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—
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| allative
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talvisodalle
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—
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| essive
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talvisotana
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—
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| translative
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talvisodaksi
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—
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| abessive
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talvisodatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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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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talvisotani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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talvisotani
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—
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| gen.
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talvisotani
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| genitive
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talvisotani
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—
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| partitive
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talvisotaani
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—
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| inessive
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talvisodassani
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—
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| elative
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talvisodastani
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—
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| illative
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talvisotaani
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—
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| adessive
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talvisodallani
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—
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| ablative
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talvisodaltani
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—
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| allative
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talvisodalleni
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—
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| essive
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talvisotanani
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—
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| translative
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talvisodakseni
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—
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| abessive
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talvisodattani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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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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talvisotasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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talvisotasi
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—
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| gen.
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talvisotasi
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| genitive
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talvisotasi
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—
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| partitive
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talvisotaasi
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—
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| inessive
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talvisodassasi
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—
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| elative
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talvisodastasi
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—
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| illative
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talvisotaasi
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—
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| adessive
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talvisodallasi
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—
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| ablative
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talvisodaltasi
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—
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| allative
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talvisodallesi
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—
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| essive
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talvisotanasi
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—
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| translative
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talvisodaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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talvisodattasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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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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talvisotamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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talvisotamme
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—
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| gen.
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talvisotamme
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| genitive
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talvisotamme
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—
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| partitive
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talvisotaamme
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—
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| inessive
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talvisodassamme
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—
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| elative
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talvisodastamme
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—
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| illative
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talvisotaamme
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—
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| adessive
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talvisodallamme
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—
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| ablative
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talvisodaltamme
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—
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| allative
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talvisodallemme
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—
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| essive
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talvisotanamme
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—
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| translative
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talvisodaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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talvisodattamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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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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talvisotanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
talvisotanne
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—
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| gen.
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talvisotanne
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| genitive
|
talvisotanne
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—
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| partitive
|
talvisotaanne
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—
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| inessive
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talvisodassanne
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—
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| elative
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talvisodastanne
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—
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| illative
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talvisotaanne
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—
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| adessive
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talvisodallanne
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—
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| ablative
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talvisodaltanne
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—
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| allative
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talvisodallenne
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—
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| essive
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talvisotananne
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—
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| translative
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talvisodaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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talvisodattanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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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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talvisotansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
|
talvisotansa
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—
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| gen.
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talvisotansa
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| genitive
|
talvisotansa
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—
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| partitive
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talvisotaansa
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—
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| inessive
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talvisodassaan
talvisodassansa
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—
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| elative
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talvisodastaan
talvisodastansa
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—
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| illative
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talvisotaansa
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—
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| adessive
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talvisodallaan
talvisodallansa
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—
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| ablative
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talvisodaltaan
talvisodaltansa
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—
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| allative
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talvisodalleen
talvisodallensa
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—
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| essive
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talvisotanaan
talvisotanansa
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—
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| translative
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talvisodakseen
talvisodaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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talvisodattaan
talvisodattansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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