Finnish
Etymology
< Tiku ja Taku, the Finnish name of the Disney chipmunk characters Chip 'n' Dale. Coined by Nisäkäsnimistötoimikunta (Committee for Mammal Names) in 2008.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtikuˌtɑku/, [ˈt̪ikuˌt̪ɑ̝ku]
- Rhymes: -ɑku
- Syllabification(key): ti‧ku‧ta‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): tiku‧taku
Noun
tikutaku
- synonym of maaorava (“chipmunk”)
- synonym of juovamaaorava (“eastern chipmunk”)
Usage notes
- The term maaorava is still (2022) probably more widely used than the recommended tikutaku.
Declension
| Inflection of tikutaku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tikutaku
|
tikutakut
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| genitive
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tikutakun
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tikutakujen
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| partitive
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tikutakua
|
tikutakuja
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| illative
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tikutakuun
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tikutakuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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tikutaku
|
tikutakut
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tikutaku
|
tikutakut
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| gen.
|
tikutakun
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| genitive
|
tikutakun
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tikutakujen
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| partitive
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tikutakua
|
tikutakuja
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| inessive
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tikutakussa
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tikutakuissa
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| elative
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tikutakusta
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tikutakuista
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| illative
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tikutakuun
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tikutakuihin
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| adessive
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tikutakulla
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tikutakuilla
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| ablative
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tikutakulta
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tikutakuilta
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| allative
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tikutakulle
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tikutakuille
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| essive
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tikutakuna
|
tikutakuina
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| translative
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tikutakuksi
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tikutakuiksi
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| abessive
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tikutakutta
|
tikutakuitta
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| instructive
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—
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tikutakuin
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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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tikutakuni
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tikutakuni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tikutakuni
|
tikutakuni
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| gen.
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tikutakuni
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| genitive
|
tikutakuni
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tikutakujeni
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| partitive
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tikutakuani
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tikutakujani
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| inessive
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tikutakussani
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tikutakuissani
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| elative
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tikutakustani
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tikutakuistani
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| illative
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tikutakuuni
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tikutakuihini
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| adessive
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tikutakullani
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tikutakuillani
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| ablative
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tikutakultani
|
tikutakuiltani
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| allative
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tikutakulleni
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tikutakuilleni
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| essive
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tikutakunani
|
tikutakuinani
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| translative
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tikutakukseni
|
tikutakuikseni
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| abessive
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tikutakuttani
|
tikutakuittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
tikutakuineni
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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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tikutakusi
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tikutakusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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tikutakusi
|
tikutakusi
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| gen.
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tikutakusi
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| genitive
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tikutakusi
|
tikutakujesi
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| partitive
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tikutakuasi
|
tikutakujasi
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| inessive
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tikutakussasi
|
tikutakuissasi
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| elative
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tikutakustasi
|
tikutakuistasi
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| illative
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tikutakuusi
|
tikutakuihisi
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| adessive
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tikutakullasi
|
tikutakuillasi
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| ablative
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tikutakultasi
|
tikutakuiltasi
|
| allative
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tikutakullesi
|
tikutakuillesi
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| essive
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tikutakunasi
|
tikutakuinasi
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| translative
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tikutakuksesi
|
tikutakuiksesi
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| abessive
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tikutakuttasi
|
tikutakuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
tikutakuinesi
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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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tikutakumme
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tikutakumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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tikutakumme
|
tikutakumme
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| gen.
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tikutakumme
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| genitive
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tikutakumme
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tikutakujemme
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| partitive
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tikutakuamme
|
tikutakujamme
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| inessive
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tikutakussamme
|
tikutakuissamme
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| elative
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tikutakustamme
|
tikutakuistamme
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| illative
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tikutakuumme
|
tikutakuihimme
|
| adessive
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tikutakullamme
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tikutakuillamme
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| ablative
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tikutakultamme
|
tikutakuiltamme
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| allative
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tikutakullemme
|
tikutakuillemme
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| essive
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tikutakunamme
|
tikutakuinamme
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| translative
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tikutakuksemme
|
tikutakuiksemme
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| abessive
|
tikutakuttamme
|
tikutakuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tikutakuinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
|
singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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tikutakunne
|
tikutakunne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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tikutakunne
|
tikutakunne
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| gen.
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tikutakunne
|
| genitive
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tikutakunne
|
tikutakujenne
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| partitive
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tikutakuanne
|
tikutakujanne
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| inessive
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tikutakussanne
|
tikutakuissanne
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| elative
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tikutakustanne
|
tikutakuistanne
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| illative
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tikutakuunne
|
tikutakuihinne
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| adessive
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tikutakullanne
|
tikutakuillanne
|
| ablative
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tikutakultanne
|
tikutakuiltanne
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| allative
|
tikutakullenne
|
tikutakuillenne
|
| essive
|
tikutakunanne
|
tikutakuinanne
|
| translative
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tikutakuksenne
|
tikutakuiksenne
|
| abessive
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tikutakuttanne
|
tikutakuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
tikutakuinenne
|
| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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tikutakunsa
|
tikutakunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
tikutakunsa
|
tikutakunsa
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| gen.
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tikutakunsa
|
| genitive
|
tikutakunsa
|
tikutakujensa
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| partitive
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tikutakuaan
tikutakuansa
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tikutakujaan
tikutakujansa
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| inessive
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tikutakussaan
tikutakussansa
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tikutakuissaan
tikutakuissansa
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| elative
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tikutakustaan
tikutakustansa
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tikutakuistaan
tikutakuistansa
|
| illative
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tikutakuunsa
|
tikutakuihinsa
|
| adessive
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tikutakullaan
tikutakullansa
|
tikutakuillaan
tikutakuillansa
|
| ablative
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tikutakultaan
tikutakultansa
|
tikutakuiltaan
tikutakuiltansa
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| allative
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tikutakulleen
tikutakullensa
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tikutakuilleen
tikutakuillensa
|
| essive
|
tikutakunaan
tikutakunansa
|
tikutakuinaan
tikutakuinansa
|
| translative
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tikutakukseen
tikutakuksensa
|
tikutakuikseen
tikutakuiksensa
|
| abessive
|
tikutakuttaan
tikutakuttansa
|
tikutakuittaan
tikutakuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tikutakuineen
tikutakuinensa
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Derived terms
- coloradontikutaku
- durangontikutaku
- harmaajalkatikutaku
- harmaakaulustikutaku
- isotikutaku
- kaliforniantikutaku
- kalliotikutaku
- keltamäntytikutaku
- keltaposkitikutaku
- kontortatikutaku
- meksikontikutaku
- metsätikutaku
- nevadantikutaku
- oregonintikutaku
- pikkutikutaku
- pitkäkorvatikutaku
- punahäntätikutaku
- rannikkotikutaku
- sierranevadantikutaku
- sonomantikutaku
- uintavuortentikutaku
- utahintikutaku