Finnish
Etymology
From Swedish dussin (“dozen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtusinɑ/, [ˈt̪us̠inɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -usinɑ
- Syllabification(key): tu‧si‧na
- Hyphenation(key): tu‧si‧na
Noun
tusina
- dozen (twelve pieces)
Saisinko tusinan munia?- Can I have a dozen eggs, please?
- (in compounds, derogatory) used to suggest something or someone is without distinction or merit; average, mediocre, a dime a dozen, unremarkable
- tusinataide ― shoddy, unremarkable art
Declension
| Inflection of tusina (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tusina
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tusinat
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| genitive
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tusinan
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tusinoiden
tusinoitten
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| partitive
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tusinaa
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tusinoita
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| illative
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tusinaan
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tusinoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tusina
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tusinat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
tusina
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tusinat
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| gen.
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tusinan
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| genitive
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tusinan
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tusinoiden
tusinoitten
tusinain rare
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| partitive
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tusinaa
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tusinoita
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| inessive
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tusinassa
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tusinoissa
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| elative
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tusinasta
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tusinoista
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| illative
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tusinaan
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tusinoihin
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| adessive
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tusinalla
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tusinoilla
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| ablative
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tusinalta
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tusinoilta
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| allative
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tusinalle
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tusinoille
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| essive
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tusinana
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tusinoina
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| translative
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tusinaksi
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tusinoiksi
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| abessive
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tusinatta
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tusinoitta
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| instructive
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—
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tusinoin
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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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tusinani
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tusinani
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| accusative
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nom.
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tusinani
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tusinani
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| gen.
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tusinani
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| genitive
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tusinani
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tusinoideni
tusinoitteni
tusinaini rare
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| partitive
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tusinaani
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tusinoitani
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| inessive
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tusinassani
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tusinoissani
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| elative
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tusinastani
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tusinoistani
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| illative
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tusinaani
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tusinoihini
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| adessive
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tusinallani
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tusinoillani
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| ablative
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tusinaltani
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tusinoiltani
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| allative
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tusinalleni
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tusinoilleni
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| essive
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tusinanani
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tusinoinani
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| translative
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tusinakseni
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tusinoikseni
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| abessive
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tusinattani
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tusinoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tusinoineni
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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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tusinasi
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tusinasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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tusinasi
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tusinasi
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| gen.
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tusinasi
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| genitive
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tusinasi
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tusinoidesi
tusinoittesi
tusinaisi rare
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| partitive
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tusinaasi
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tusinoitasi
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| inessive
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tusinassasi
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tusinoissasi
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| elative
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tusinastasi
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tusinoistasi
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| illative
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tusinaasi
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tusinoihisi
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| adessive
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tusinallasi
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tusinoillasi
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| ablative
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tusinaltasi
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tusinoiltasi
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| allative
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tusinallesi
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tusinoillesi
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| essive
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tusinanasi
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tusinoinasi
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| translative
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tusinaksesi
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tusinoiksesi
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| abessive
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tusinattasi
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tusinoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tusinoinesi
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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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tusinamme
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tusinamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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tusinamme
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tusinamme
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| gen.
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tusinamme
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| genitive
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tusinamme
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tusinoidemme
tusinoittemme
tusinaimme rare
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| partitive
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tusinaamme
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tusinoitamme
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| inessive
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tusinassamme
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tusinoissamme
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| elative
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tusinastamme
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tusinoistamme
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| illative
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tusinaamme
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tusinoihimme
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| adessive
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tusinallamme
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tusinoillamme
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| ablative
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tusinaltamme
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tusinoiltamme
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| allative
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tusinallemme
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tusinoillemme
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| essive
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tusinanamme
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tusinoinamme
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| translative
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tusinaksemme
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tusinoiksemme
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| abessive
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tusinattamme
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tusinoittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
tusinoinemme
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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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tusinanne
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tusinanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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tusinanne
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tusinanne
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| gen.
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tusinanne
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| genitive
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tusinanne
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tusinoidenne
tusinoittenne
tusinainne rare
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| partitive
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tusinaanne
|
tusinoitanne
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| inessive
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tusinassanne
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tusinoissanne
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| elative
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tusinastanne
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tusinoistanne
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| illative
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tusinaanne
|
tusinoihinne
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| adessive
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tusinallanne
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tusinoillanne
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| ablative
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tusinaltanne
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tusinoiltanne
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| allative
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tusinallenne
|
tusinoillenne
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| essive
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tusinananne
|
tusinoinanne
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| translative
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tusinaksenne
|
tusinoiksenne
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| abessive
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tusinattanne
|
tusinoittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
tusinoinenne
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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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tusinansa
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tusinansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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tusinansa
|
tusinansa
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| gen.
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tusinansa
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| genitive
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tusinansa
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tusinoidensa
tusinoittensa
tusinainsa rare
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| partitive
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tusinaansa
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tusinoitaan
tusinoitansa
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| inessive
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tusinassaan
tusinassansa
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tusinoissaan
tusinoissansa
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| elative
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tusinastaan
tusinastansa
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tusinoistaan
tusinoistansa
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| illative
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tusinaansa
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tusinoihinsa
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| adessive
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tusinallaan
tusinallansa
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tusinoillaan
tusinoillansa
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| ablative
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tusinaltaan
tusinaltansa
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tusinoiltaan
tusinoiltansa
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| allative
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tusinalleen
tusinallensa
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tusinoilleen
tusinoillensa
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| essive
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tusinanaan
tusinanansa
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tusinoinaan
tusinoinansa
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| translative
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tusinakseen
tusinaksensa
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tusinoikseen
tusinoiksensa
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| abessive
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tusinattaan
tusinattansa
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tusinoittaan
tusinoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
tusinoineen
tusinoinensa
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