Finnish
Etymology
vaka + -va. Related to Ingrian vakkaava, Karelian vakava and Livvi vagau.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑkɑʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝kɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑkɑʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): va‧ka‧va
- Hyphenation(key): va‧ka‧va
Adjective
vakava (comparative vakavampi, superlative vakavin)
- serious, earnest
- serious, severe
- grave, sombre, solemn
Declension
| Inflection of vakava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation)
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| nominative
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vakava
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vakavat
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| genitive
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vakavan
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vakavien
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| partitive
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vakavaa
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vakavia
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| illative
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vakavaan
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vakaviin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
vakava
|
vakavat
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| accusative
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nom.
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vakava
|
vakavat
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| gen.
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vakavan
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| genitive
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vakavan
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vakavien
vakavain rare
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| partitive
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vakavaa
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vakavia
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| inessive
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vakavassa
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vakavissa
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| elative
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vakavasta
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vakavista
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| illative
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vakavaan
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vakaviin
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| adessive
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vakavalla
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vakavilla
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| ablative
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vakavalta
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vakavilta
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| allative
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vakavalle
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vakaville
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| essive
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vakavana
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vakavina
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| translative
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vakavaksi
|
vakaviksi
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| abessive
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vakavatta
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vakavitta
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| instructive
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—
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vakavin
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| comitative
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— |
vakavine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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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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vakavani
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vakavani
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| accusative
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nom.
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vakavani
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vakavani
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| gen.
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vakavani
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| genitive
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vakavani
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vakavieni
vakavaini rare
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| partitive
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vakavaani
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vakaviani
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| inessive
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vakavassani
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vakavissani
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| elative
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vakavastani
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vakavistani
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| illative
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vakavaani
|
vakaviini
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| adessive
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vakavallani
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vakavillani
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| ablative
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vakavaltani
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vakaviltani
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| allative
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vakavalleni
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vakavilleni
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| essive
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vakavanani
|
vakavinani
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| translative
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vakavakseni
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vakavikseni
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| abessive
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vakavattani
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vakavittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
vakavineni
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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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vakavasi
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vakavasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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vakavasi
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vakavasi
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| gen.
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vakavasi
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| genitive
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vakavasi
|
vakaviesi
vakavaisi rare
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| partitive
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vakavaasi
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vakaviasi
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| inessive
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vakavassasi
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vakavissasi
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| elative
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vakavastasi
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vakavistasi
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| illative
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vakavaasi
|
vakaviisi
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| adessive
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vakavallasi
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vakavillasi
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| ablative
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vakavaltasi
|
vakaviltasi
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| allative
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vakavallesi
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vakavillesi
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| essive
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vakavanasi
|
vakavinasi
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| translative
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vakavaksesi
|
vakaviksesi
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| abessive
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vakavattasi
|
vakavittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vakavinesi
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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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vakavamme
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vakavamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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vakavamme
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vakavamme
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| gen.
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vakavamme
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| genitive
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vakavamme
|
vakaviemme
vakavaimme rare
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| partitive
|
vakavaamme
|
vakaviamme
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| inessive
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vakavassamme
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vakavissamme
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| elative
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vakavastamme
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vakavistamme
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| illative
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vakavaamme
|
vakaviimme
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| adessive
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vakavallamme
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vakavillamme
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| ablative
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vakavaltamme
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vakaviltamme
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| allative
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vakavallemme
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vakavillemme
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| essive
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vakavanamme
|
vakavinamme
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| translative
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vakavaksemme
|
vakaviksemme
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| abessive
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vakavattamme
|
vakavittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vakavinemme
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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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vakavanne
|
vakavanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
vakavanne
|
vakavanne
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| gen.
|
vakavanne
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| genitive
|
vakavanne
|
vakavienne
vakavainne rare
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| partitive
|
vakavaanne
|
vakavianne
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| inessive
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vakavassanne
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vakavissanne
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| elative
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vakavastanne
|
vakavistanne
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| illative
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vakavaanne
|
vakaviinne
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| adessive
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vakavallanne
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vakavillanne
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| ablative
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vakavaltanne
|
vakaviltanne
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| allative
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vakavallenne
|
vakavillenne
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| essive
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vakavananne
|
vakavinanne
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| translative
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vakavaksenne
|
vakaviksenne
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| abessive
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vakavattanne
|
vakavittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vakavinenne
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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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vakavansa
|
vakavansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
vakavansa
|
vakavansa
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| gen.
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vakavansa
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| genitive
|
vakavansa
|
vakaviensa
vakavainsa rare
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| partitive
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vakavaansa
|
vakaviaan
vakaviansa
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| inessive
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vakavassaan
vakavassansa
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vakavissaan
vakavissansa
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| elative
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vakavastaan
vakavastansa
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vakavistaan
vakavistansa
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| illative
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vakavaansa
|
vakaviinsa
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| adessive
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vakavallaan
vakavallansa
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vakavillaan
vakavillansa
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| ablative
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vakavaltaan
vakavaltansa
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vakaviltaan
vakaviltansa
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| allative
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vakavalleen
vakavallensa
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vakavilleen
vakavillensa
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| essive
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vakavanaan
vakavanansa
|
vakavinaan
vakavinansa
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| translative
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vakavakseen
vakavaksensa
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vakavikseen
vakaviksensa
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| abessive
|
vakavattaan
vakavattansa
|
vakavittaan
vakavittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
vakavineen
vakavinensa
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Derived terms
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