Finnish
Etymology
Related to variant usma, Karelian usva and Inari Sami osvođ. The word could originally be descriptive.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈusʋɑ/, [ˈus̠ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -usʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): us‧va
- Hyphenation(key): us‧va
Noun
usva
- mist, fog
Usage notes
- The words sumu, usva and utu all describe "water vapor lightly suspended near the ground", but – strictly speaking – at different degrees. However, they may often be used synonymously with no discretion.
- Utu describes very light vapor near the ground, especially that occurring in the morning and therefore it is translated usually as "mist" or "haze".
- Usva describes a bit thicker vapor than utu near the ground, especially when considering the water travelling conditions. Therefore, it is translated usually as "mist", "haze" or "fog".
- Sumu describes very thick vapor obscuring the visibility near the ground and thus, it is translated usually as "mist" or "fog".
Declension
| Inflection of usva (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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usva
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usvat
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| genitive
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usvan
|
usvien
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| partitive
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usvaa
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usvia
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| illative
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usvaan
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usviin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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usva
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usvat
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| accusative
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nom.
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usva
|
usvat
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| gen.
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usvan
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| genitive
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usvan
|
usvien
usvain rare
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| partitive
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usvaa
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usvia
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| inessive
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usvassa
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usvissa
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| elative
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usvasta
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usvista
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| illative
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usvaan
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usviin
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| adessive
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usvalla
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usvilla
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| ablative
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usvalta
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usvilta
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| allative
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usvalle
|
usville
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| essive
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usvana
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usvina
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| translative
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usvaksi
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usviksi
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| abessive
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usvatta
|
usvitta
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| instructive
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—
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usvin
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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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usvani
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usvani
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| accusative
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nom.
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usvani
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usvani
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| gen.
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usvani
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| genitive
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usvani
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usvieni
usvaini rare
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| partitive
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usvaani
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usviani
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| inessive
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usvassani
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usvissani
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| elative
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usvastani
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usvistani
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| illative
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usvaani
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usviini
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| adessive
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usvallani
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usvillani
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| ablative
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usvaltani
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usviltani
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| allative
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usvalleni
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usvilleni
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| essive
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usvanani
|
usvinani
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| translative
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usvakseni
|
usvikseni
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| abessive
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usvattani
|
usvittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
usvineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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usvasi
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usvasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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usvasi
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usvasi
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| gen.
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usvasi
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| genitive
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usvasi
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usviesi
usvaisi rare
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| partitive
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usvaasi
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usviasi
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| inessive
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usvassasi
|
usvissasi
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| elative
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usvastasi
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usvistasi
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| illative
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usvaasi
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usviisi
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| adessive
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usvallasi
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usvillasi
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| ablative
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usvaltasi
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usviltasi
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| allative
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usvallesi
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usvillesi
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| essive
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usvanasi
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usvinasi
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| translative
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usvaksesi
|
usviksesi
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| abessive
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usvattasi
|
usvittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
usvinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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usvamme
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usvamme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
usvamme
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usvamme
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| gen.
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usvamme
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| genitive
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usvamme
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usviemme
usvaimme rare
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| partitive
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usvaamme
|
usviamme
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| inessive
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usvassamme
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usvissamme
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| elative
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usvastamme
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usvistamme
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| illative
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usvaamme
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usviimme
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| adessive
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usvallamme
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usvillamme
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| ablative
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usvaltamme
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usviltamme
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| allative
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usvallemme
|
usvillemme
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| essive
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usvanamme
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usvinamme
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| translative
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usvaksemme
|
usviksemme
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| abessive
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usvattamme
|
usvittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
usvinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
|
|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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usvanne
|
usvanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
usvanne
|
usvanne
|
| gen.
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usvanne
|
| genitive
|
usvanne
|
usvienne
usvainne rare
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| partitive
|
usvaanne
|
usvianne
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| inessive
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usvassanne
|
usvissanne
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| elative
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usvastanne
|
usvistanne
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| illative
|
usvaanne
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usviinne
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| adessive
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usvallanne
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usvillanne
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| ablative
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usvaltanne
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usviltanne
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| allative
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usvallenne
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usvillenne
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| essive
|
usvananne
|
usvinanne
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| translative
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usvaksenne
|
usviksenne
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| abessive
|
usvattanne
|
usvittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
usvinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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usvansa
|
usvansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
usvansa
|
usvansa
|
| gen.
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usvansa
|
| genitive
|
usvansa
|
usviensa
usvainsa rare
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| partitive
|
usvaansa
|
usviaan
usviansa
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| inessive
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usvassaan
usvassansa
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usvissaan
usvissansa
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| elative
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usvastaan
usvastansa
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usvistaan
usvistansa
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| illative
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usvaansa
|
usviinsa
|
| adessive
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usvallaan
usvallansa
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usvillaan
usvillansa
|
| ablative
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usvaltaan
usvaltansa
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usviltaan
usviltansa
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| allative
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usvalleen
usvallensa
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usvilleen
usvillensa
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| essive
|
usvanaan
usvanansa
|
usvinaan
usvinansa
|
| translative
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usvakseen
usvaksensa
|
usvikseen
usviksensa
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| abessive
|
usvattaan
usvattansa
|
usvittaan
usvittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
usvineen
usvinensa
|
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Synonyms
- sumu (see the usage notes)
Derived terms
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