Finnish
Etymology
tinan (“of tin”) + valanta (“casting, pouring”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtinɑnˌʋɑlɑntɑ/, [ˈt̪inɑ̝nˌʋɑ̝lɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑlɑntɑ
- Syllabification(key): ti‧nan‧va‧lan‧ta
- Hyphenation(key): tinan‧valan‧ta
Noun
tinanvalanta
- tin casting (act of casting objects of molten tin)
- molybdomancy (ancient form of divination by interpreting shapes formed when molten metal, typically lead or tin is dropped into water; now chiefly practised for fun on New Year's Eve)
Usage notes
- Molybdomancy is a common New Year tradition in the Nordic countries and Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
- In Finland, tin used to be the favorite metal for New Year molybdomancy - hence the name - but is now replaced by cheaper lead.
Declension
| Inflection of tinanvalanta (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
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| nominative
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tinanvalanta
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tinanvalannat
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| genitive
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tinanvalannan
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tinanvalantojen
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| partitive
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tinanvalantaa
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tinanvalantoja
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| illative
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tinanvalantaan
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tinanvalantoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tinanvalanta
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tinanvalannat
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| accusative
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nom.
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tinanvalanta
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tinanvalannat
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| gen.
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tinanvalannan
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| genitive
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tinanvalannan
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tinanvalantojen
tinanvalantain rare
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| partitive
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tinanvalantaa
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tinanvalantoja
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| inessive
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tinanvalannassa
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tinanvalannoissa
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| elative
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tinanvalannasta
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tinanvalannoista
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| illative
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tinanvalantaan
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tinanvalantoihin
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| adessive
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tinanvalannalla
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tinanvalannoilla
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| ablative
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tinanvalannalta
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tinanvalannoilta
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| allative
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tinanvalannalle
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tinanvalannoille
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| essive
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tinanvalantana
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tinanvalantoina
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| translative
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tinanvalannaksi
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tinanvalannoiksi
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| abessive
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tinanvalannatta
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tinanvalannoitta
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| instructive
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—
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tinanvalannoin
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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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tinanvalantani
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tinanvalantani
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| accusative
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nom.
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tinanvalantani
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tinanvalantani
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| gen.
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tinanvalantani
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| genitive
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tinanvalantani
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tinanvalantojeni
tinanvalantaini rare
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| partitive
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tinanvalantaani
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tinanvalantojani
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| inessive
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tinanvalannassani
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tinanvalannoissani
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| elative
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tinanvalannastani
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tinanvalannoistani
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| illative
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tinanvalantaani
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tinanvalantoihini
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| adessive
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tinanvalannallani
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tinanvalannoillani
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| ablative
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tinanvalannaltani
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tinanvalannoiltani
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| allative
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tinanvalannalleni
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tinanvalannoilleni
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| essive
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tinanvalantanani
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tinanvalantoinani
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| translative
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tinanvalannakseni
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tinanvalannoikseni
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| abessive
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tinanvalannattani
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tinanvalannoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tinanvalantoineni
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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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tinanvalantasi
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tinanvalantasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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tinanvalantasi
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tinanvalantasi
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| gen.
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tinanvalantasi
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| genitive
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tinanvalantasi
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tinanvalantojesi
tinanvalantaisi rare
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| partitive
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tinanvalantaasi
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tinanvalantojasi
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| inessive
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tinanvalannassasi
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tinanvalannoissasi
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| elative
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tinanvalannastasi
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tinanvalannoistasi
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| illative
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tinanvalantaasi
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tinanvalantoihisi
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| adessive
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tinanvalannallasi
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tinanvalannoillasi
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| ablative
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tinanvalannaltasi
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tinanvalannoiltasi
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| allative
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tinanvalannallesi
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tinanvalannoillesi
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| essive
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tinanvalantanasi
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tinanvalantoinasi
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| translative
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tinanvalannaksesi
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tinanvalannoiksesi
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| abessive
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tinanvalannattasi
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tinanvalannoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tinanvalantoinesi
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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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tinanvalantamme
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tinanvalantamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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tinanvalantamme
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tinanvalantamme
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| gen.
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tinanvalantamme
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| genitive
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tinanvalantamme
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tinanvalantojemme
tinanvalantaimme rare
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| partitive
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tinanvalantaamme
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tinanvalantojamme
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| inessive
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tinanvalannassamme
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tinanvalannoissamme
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| elative
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tinanvalannastamme
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tinanvalannoistamme
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| illative
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tinanvalantaamme
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tinanvalantoihimme
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| adessive
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tinanvalannallamme
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tinanvalannoillamme
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| ablative
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tinanvalannaltamme
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tinanvalannoiltamme
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| allative
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tinanvalannallemme
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tinanvalannoillemme
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| essive
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tinanvalantanamme
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tinanvalantoinamme
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| translative
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tinanvalannaksemme
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tinanvalannoiksemme
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| abessive
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tinanvalannattamme
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tinanvalannoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tinanvalantoinemme
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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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tinanvalantanne
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tinanvalantanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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tinanvalantanne
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tinanvalantanne
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| gen.
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tinanvalantanne
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| genitive
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tinanvalantanne
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tinanvalantojenne
tinanvalantainne rare
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| partitive
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tinanvalantaanne
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tinanvalantojanne
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| inessive
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tinanvalannassanne
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tinanvalannoissanne
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| elative
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tinanvalannastanne
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tinanvalannoistanne
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| illative
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tinanvalantaanne
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tinanvalantoihinne
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| adessive
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tinanvalannallanne
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tinanvalannoillanne
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| ablative
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tinanvalannaltanne
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tinanvalannoiltanne
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| allative
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tinanvalannallenne
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tinanvalannoillenne
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| essive
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tinanvalantananne
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tinanvalantoinanne
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| translative
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tinanvalannaksenne
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tinanvalannoiksenne
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| abessive
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tinanvalannattanne
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tinanvalannoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tinanvalantoinenne
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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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tinanvalantansa
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tinanvalantansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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tinanvalantansa
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tinanvalantansa
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| gen.
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tinanvalantansa
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| genitive
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tinanvalantansa
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tinanvalantojensa
tinanvalantainsa rare
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| partitive
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tinanvalantaansa
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tinanvalantojaan
tinanvalantojansa
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| inessive
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tinanvalannassaan
tinanvalannassansa
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tinanvalannoissaan
tinanvalannoissansa
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| elative
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tinanvalannastaan
tinanvalannastansa
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tinanvalannoistaan
tinanvalannoistansa
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| illative
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tinanvalantaansa
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tinanvalantoihinsa
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| adessive
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tinanvalannallaan
tinanvalannallansa
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tinanvalannoillaan
tinanvalannoillansa
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| ablative
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tinanvalannaltaan
tinanvalannaltansa
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tinanvalannoiltaan
tinanvalannoiltansa
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| allative
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tinanvalannalleen
tinanvalannallensa
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tinanvalannoilleen
tinanvalannoillensa
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| essive
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tinanvalantanaan
tinanvalantanansa
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tinanvalantoinaan
tinanvalantoinansa
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| translative
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tinanvalannakseen
tinanvalannaksensa
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tinanvalannoikseen
tinanvalannoiksensa
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| abessive
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tinanvalannattaan
tinanvalannattansa
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tinanvalannoittaan
tinanvalannoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tinanvalantoineen
tinanvalantoinensa
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