Finnish
Etymology
tasa (“even”) + paino (“weight”); a calque from some other European language (compare Swedish jämvikt, German Gleichgewicht, Latin aequilibrium, Ancient Greek ἰσοσταθμία (isostathmía))[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑsɑˌpɑi̯no/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝s̠ɑ̝ˌpɑ̝i̯no̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑino
- Syllabification(key): ta‧sa‧pai‧no
- Hyphenation(key): tasa‧paino
Noun
tasapaino
- balance, equilibrium (state in which opposing weights or forces harmonise)
- balance (ability to maintain the line of gravity with minimal postural sway)
- balance, equilibrium, stability (condition of a system in which competing influences are balanced)
- balance, equilibrium, sanity (mental balance)
- (physics, chemistry) equilibrium (in chemical reactions, mechanics, thermodynamics, etc.)
- (economics) equilibrium (condition of an economy, in which there is no excess or deficit in supply and demand)
Declension
Inflection of tasapaino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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nominative
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tasapaino
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tasapainot
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genitive
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tasapainon
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tasapainojen
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partitive
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tasapainoa
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tasapainoja
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illative
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tasapainoon
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tasapainoihin
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singular
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plural
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nominative
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tasapaino
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tasapainot
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accusative
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nom.
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tasapaino
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tasapainot
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gen.
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tasapainon
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genitive
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tasapainon
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tasapainojen
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partitive
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tasapainoa
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tasapainoja
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inessive
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tasapainossa
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tasapainoissa
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elative
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tasapainosta
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tasapainoista
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illative
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tasapainoon
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tasapainoihin
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adessive
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tasapainolla
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tasapainoilla
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ablative
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tasapainolta
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tasapainoilta
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allative
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tasapainolle
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tasapainoille
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essive
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tasapainona
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tasapainoina
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translative
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tasapainoksi
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tasapainoiksi
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abessive
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tasapainotta
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tasapainoitta
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instructive
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—
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tasapainoin
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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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tasapainoni
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tasapainoni
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accusative
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nom.
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tasapainoni
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tasapainoni
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gen.
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tasapainoni
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genitive
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tasapainoni
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tasapainojeni
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partitive
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tasapainoani
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tasapainojani
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inessive
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tasapainossani
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tasapainoissani
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elative
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tasapainostani
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tasapainoistani
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illative
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tasapainooni
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tasapainoihini
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adessive
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tasapainollani
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tasapainoillani
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ablative
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tasapainoltani
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tasapainoiltani
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allative
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tasapainolleni
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tasapainoilleni
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essive
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tasapainonani
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tasapainoinani
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translative
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tasapainokseni
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tasapainoikseni
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abessive
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tasapainottani
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tasapainoittani
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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tasapainoineni
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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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tasapainosi
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tasapainosi
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accusative
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nom.
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tasapainosi
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tasapainosi
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gen.
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tasapainosi
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genitive
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tasapainosi
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tasapainojesi
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partitive
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tasapainoasi
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tasapainojasi
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inessive
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tasapainossasi
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tasapainoissasi
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elative
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tasapainostasi
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tasapainoistasi
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illative
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tasapainoosi
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tasapainoihisi
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adessive
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tasapainollasi
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tasapainoillasi
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ablative
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tasapainoltasi
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tasapainoiltasi
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allative
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tasapainollesi
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tasapainoillesi
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essive
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tasapainonasi
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tasapainoinasi
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translative
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tasapainoksesi
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tasapainoiksesi
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abessive
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tasapainottasi
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tasapainoittasi
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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tasapainoinesi
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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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tasapainomme
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tasapainomme
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accusative
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nom.
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tasapainomme
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tasapainomme
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gen.
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tasapainomme
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genitive
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tasapainomme
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tasapainojemme
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partitive
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tasapainoamme
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tasapainojamme
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inessive
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tasapainossamme
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tasapainoissamme
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elative
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tasapainostamme
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tasapainoistamme
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illative
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tasapainoomme
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tasapainoihimme
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adessive
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tasapainollamme
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tasapainoillamme
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ablative
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tasapainoltamme
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tasapainoiltamme
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allative
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tasapainollemme
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tasapainoillemme
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essive
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tasapainonamme
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tasapainoinamme
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translative
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tasapainoksemme
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tasapainoiksemme
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abessive
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tasapainottamme
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tasapainoittamme
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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tasapainoinemme
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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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tasapainonne
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tasapainonne
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accusative
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nom.
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tasapainonne
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tasapainonne
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gen.
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tasapainonne
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genitive
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tasapainonne
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tasapainojenne
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partitive
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tasapainoanne
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tasapainojanne
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inessive
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tasapainossanne
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tasapainoissanne
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elative
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tasapainostanne
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tasapainoistanne
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illative
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tasapainoonne
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tasapainoihinne
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adessive
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tasapainollanne
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tasapainoillanne
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ablative
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tasapainoltanne
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tasapainoiltanne
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allative
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tasapainollenne
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tasapainoillenne
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essive
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tasapainonanne
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tasapainoinanne
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translative
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tasapainoksenne
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tasapainoiksenne
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abessive
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tasapainottanne
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tasapainoittanne
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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tasapainoinenne
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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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tasapainonsa
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tasapainonsa
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accusative
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nom.
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tasapainonsa
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tasapainonsa
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gen.
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tasapainonsa
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genitive
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tasapainonsa
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tasapainojensa
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partitive
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tasapainoaan tasapainoansa
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tasapainojaan tasapainojansa
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inessive
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tasapainossaan tasapainossansa
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tasapainoissaan tasapainoissansa
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elative
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tasapainostaan tasapainostansa
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tasapainoistaan tasapainoistansa
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illative
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tasapainoonsa
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tasapainoihinsa
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adessive
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tasapainollaan tasapainollansa
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tasapainoillaan tasapainoillansa
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ablative
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tasapainoltaan tasapainoltansa
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tasapainoiltaan tasapainoiltansa
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allative
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tasapainolleen tasapainollensa
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tasapainoilleen tasapainoillensa
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essive
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tasapainonaan tasapainonansa
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tasapainoinaan tasapainoinansa
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translative
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tasapainokseen tasapainoksensa
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tasapainoikseen tasapainoiksensa
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abessive
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tasapainottaan tasapainottansa
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tasapainoittaan tasapainoittansa
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instructive
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—
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—
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comitative
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tasapainoineen tasapainoinensa
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Lauri Hakulinen (1955) “Suomen kielen käännöslainoista”, in Virittäjä[1] (in Finnish), volume 59, number 4, Kotikielen Seura, pages 305–318
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