Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *vaippa (compare Estonian vaip, Votic vaippa (Kattila)), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *waipaz (compare Old Norse veipa (“a kind of piece of clothing”), Gothic 𐍅𐌰𐌹𐍀𐍃 (waips, “crown, wreath”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑi̯pːɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝i̯pːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑipːɑ
- Syllabification(key): vaip‧pa
- Hyphenation(key): vaip‧pa
Noun
vaippa
- diaper (US), nappy (UK), napkin (South Africa) (absorbent garment worn by a baby, or by someone who is incontinent)
- (dated) mantle, cloak, robe (piece of clothing)
- (construction) envelope (the physical separator between the conditioned and unconditioned environment of a building, including e.g. the roof or the ceiling of the top floor, base floor and outer walls)
- (botany) tunic (any covering, such as seed coat or the organ that covers a membrane)
- (geology) mantle (layer between Earth's core and crust)
- (geometry) the lateral surface of a cylinder or cone
- (geometry) envelope (mathematical curve, surface or higher-dimensional object)
- (electronics) envelope (curve that bounds another curve or set of curves)
- (electronics) sheath, jacket (protective or insulating cover)
Declension
| Inflection of vaippa (Kotus type 9*B/kala, pp-p gradation)
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| nominative
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vaippa
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vaipat
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| genitive
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vaipan
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vaippojen
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| partitive
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vaippaa
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vaippoja
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| illative
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vaippaan
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vaippoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
vaippa
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vaipat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
vaippa
|
vaipat
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| gen.
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vaipan
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| genitive
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vaipan
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vaippojen
vaippain rare
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| partitive
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vaippaa
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vaippoja
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| inessive
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vaipassa
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vaipoissa
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| elative
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vaipasta
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vaipoista
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| illative
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vaippaan
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vaippoihin
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| adessive
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vaipalla
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vaipoilla
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| ablative
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vaipalta
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vaipoilta
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| allative
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vaipalle
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vaipoille
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| essive
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vaippana
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vaippoina
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| translative
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vaipaksi
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vaipoiksi
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| abessive
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vaipatta
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vaipoitta
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| instructive
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—
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vaipoin
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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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vaippani
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vaippani
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| accusative
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nom.
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vaippani
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vaippani
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| gen.
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vaippani
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| genitive
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vaippani
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vaippojeni
vaippaini rare
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| partitive
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vaippaani
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vaippojani
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| inessive
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vaipassani
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vaipoissani
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| elative
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vaipastani
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vaipoistani
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| illative
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vaippaani
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vaippoihini
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| adessive
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vaipallani
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vaipoillani
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| ablative
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vaipaltani
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vaipoiltani
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| allative
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vaipalleni
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vaipoilleni
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| essive
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vaippanani
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vaippoinani
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| translative
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vaipakseni
|
vaipoikseni
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| abessive
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vaipattani
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vaipoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
vaippoineni
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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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vaippasi
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vaippasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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vaippasi
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vaippasi
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| gen.
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vaippasi
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| genitive
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vaippasi
|
vaippojesi
vaippaisi rare
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| partitive
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vaippaasi
|
vaippojasi
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| inessive
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vaipassasi
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vaipoissasi
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| elative
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vaipastasi
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vaipoistasi
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| illative
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vaippaasi
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vaippoihisi
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| adessive
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vaipallasi
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vaipoillasi
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| ablative
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vaipaltasi
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vaipoiltasi
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| allative
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vaipallesi
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vaipoillesi
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| essive
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vaippanasi
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vaippoinasi
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| translative
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vaipaksesi
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vaipoiksesi
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| abessive
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vaipattasi
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vaipoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
vaippoinesi
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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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vaippamme
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vaippamme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
vaippamme
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vaippamme
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| gen.
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vaippamme
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| genitive
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vaippamme
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vaippojemme
vaippaimme rare
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| partitive
|
vaippaamme
|
vaippojamme
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| inessive
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vaipassamme
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vaipoissamme
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| elative
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vaipastamme
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vaipoistamme
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| illative
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vaippaamme
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vaippoihimme
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| adessive
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vaipallamme
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vaipoillamme
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| ablative
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vaipaltamme
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vaipoiltamme
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| allative
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vaipallemme
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vaipoillemme
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| essive
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vaippanamme
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vaippoinamme
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| translative
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vaipaksemme
|
vaipoiksemme
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| abessive
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vaipattamme
|
vaipoittamme
|
| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vaippoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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vaippanne
|
vaippanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaippanne
|
vaippanne
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| gen.
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vaippanne
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| genitive
|
vaippanne
|
vaippojenne
vaippainne rare
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| partitive
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vaippaanne
|
vaippojanne
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| inessive
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vaipassanne
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vaipoissanne
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| elative
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vaipastanne
|
vaipoistanne
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| illative
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vaippaanne
|
vaippoihinne
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| adessive
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vaipallanne
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vaipoillanne
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| ablative
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vaipaltanne
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vaipoiltanne
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| allative
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vaipallenne
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vaipoillenne
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| essive
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vaippananne
|
vaippoinanne
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| translative
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vaipaksenne
|
vaipoiksenne
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| abessive
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vaipattanne
|
vaipoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vaippoinenne
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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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vaippansa
|
vaippansa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
vaippansa
|
vaippansa
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| gen.
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vaippansa
|
| genitive
|
vaippansa
|
vaippojensa
vaippainsa rare
|
| partitive
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vaippaansa
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vaippojaan
vaippojansa
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| inessive
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vaipassaan
vaipassansa
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vaipoissaan
vaipoissansa
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| elative
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vaipastaan
vaipastansa
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vaipoistaan
vaipoistansa
|
| illative
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vaippaansa
|
vaippoihinsa
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| adessive
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vaipallaan
vaipallansa
|
vaipoillaan
vaipoillansa
|
| ablative
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vaipaltaan
vaipaltansa
|
vaipoiltaan
vaipoiltansa
|
| allative
|
vaipalleen
vaipallensa
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vaipoilleen
vaipoillensa
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| essive
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vaippanaan
vaippanansa
|
vaippoinaan
vaippoinansa
|
| translative
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vaipakseen
vaipaksensa
|
vaipoikseen
vaipoiksensa
|
| abessive
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vaipattaan
vaipattansa
|
vaipoittaan
vaipoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
vaippoineen
vaippoinensa
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Derived terms
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