English
Noun
varpu (plural varpus)
- A large but shallow stewpot made of metal or clay, traditionally used in southern India.
Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *varpu, probably derived from *varpa. Cognates include Estonian varb, Livvi varbu and Veps barb. Also related to varvas.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrpu/, [ˈʋɑ̝rpu]
- Rhymes: -ɑrpu
- Syllabification(key): var‧pu
- Hyphenation(key): var‧pu
Noun
varpu
- twig, bare twig (small thin branch of a tree or bush, especially one that has been separated from said tree or bush)
- shrub, subshrub (woody plant smaller than a tree or a bush, often one that is at most 0.5 m (approximately 1'8") tall)
Declension
| Inflection of varpu (Kotus type 1*E/valo, p-v gradation)
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| nominative
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varpu
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varvut
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| genitive
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varvun
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varpujen
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| partitive
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varpua
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varpuja
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| illative
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varpuun
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varpuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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varpu
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varvut
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| accusative
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nom.
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varpu
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varvut
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| gen.
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varvun
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| genitive
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varvun
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varpujen
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| partitive
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varpua
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varpuja
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| inessive
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varvussa
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varvuissa
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| elative
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varvusta
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varvuista
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| illative
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varpuun
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varpuihin
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| adessive
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varvulla
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varvuilla
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| ablative
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varvulta
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varvuilta
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| allative
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varvulle
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varvuille
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| essive
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varpuna
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varpuina
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| translative
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varvuksi
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varvuiksi
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| abessive
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varvutta
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varvuitta
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| instructive
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—
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varvuin
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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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varpuni
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varpuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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varpuni
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varpuni
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| gen.
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varpuni
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| genitive
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varpuni
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varpujeni
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| partitive
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varpuani
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varpujani
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| inessive
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varvussani
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varvuissani
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| elative
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varvustani
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varvuistani
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| illative
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varpuuni
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varpuihini
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| adessive
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varvullani
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varvuillani
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| ablative
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varvultani
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varvuiltani
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| allative
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varvulleni
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varvuilleni
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| essive
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varpunani
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varpuinani
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| translative
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varvukseni
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varvuikseni
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| abessive
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varvuttani
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varvuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
varpuineni
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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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varpusi
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varpusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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varpusi
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varpusi
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| gen.
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varpusi
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| genitive
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varpusi
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varpujesi
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| partitive
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varpuasi
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varpujasi
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| inessive
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varvussasi
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varvuissasi
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| elative
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varvustasi
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varvuistasi
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| illative
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varpuusi
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varpuihisi
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| adessive
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varvullasi
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varvuillasi
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| ablative
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varvultasi
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varvuiltasi
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| allative
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varvullesi
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varvuillesi
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| essive
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varpunasi
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varpuinasi
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| translative
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varvuksesi
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varvuiksesi
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| abessive
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varvuttasi
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varvuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
varpuinesi
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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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varpumme
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varpumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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varpumme
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varpumme
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| gen.
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varpumme
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| genitive
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varpumme
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varpujemme
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| partitive
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varpuamme
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varpujamme
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| inessive
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varvussamme
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varvuissamme
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| elative
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varvustamme
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varvuistamme
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| illative
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varpuumme
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varpuihimme
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| adessive
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varvullamme
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varvuillamme
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| ablative
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varvultamme
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varvuiltamme
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| allative
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varvullemme
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varvuillemme
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| essive
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varpunamme
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varpuinamme
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| translative
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varvuksemme
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varvuiksemme
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| abessive
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varvuttamme
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varvuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
varpuinemme
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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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varpunne
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varpunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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varpunne
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varpunne
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| gen.
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varpunne
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| genitive
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varpunne
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varpujenne
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| partitive
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varpuanne
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varpujanne
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| inessive
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varvussanne
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varvuissanne
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| elative
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varvustanne
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varvuistanne
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| illative
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varpuunne
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varpuihinne
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| adessive
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varvullanne
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varvuillanne
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| ablative
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varvultanne
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varvuiltanne
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| allative
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varvullenne
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varvuillenne
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| essive
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varpunanne
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varpuinanne
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| translative
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varvuksenne
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varvuiksenne
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| abessive
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varvuttanne
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varvuittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
varpuinenne
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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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varpunsa
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varpunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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varpunsa
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varpunsa
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| gen.
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varpunsa
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| genitive
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varpunsa
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varpujensa
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| partitive
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varpuaan
varpuansa
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varpujaan
varpujansa
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| inessive
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varvussaan
varvussansa
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varvuissaan
varvuissansa
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| elative
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varvustaan
varvustansa
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varvuistaan
varvuistansa
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| illative
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varpuunsa
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varpuihinsa
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| adessive
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varvullaan
varvullansa
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varvuillaan
varvuillansa
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| ablative
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varvultaan
varvultansa
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varvuiltaan
varvuiltansa
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| allative
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varvulleen
varvullensa
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varvuilleen
varvuillensa
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| essive
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varpunaan
varpunansa
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varpuinaan
varpuinansa
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| translative
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varvukseen
varvuksensa
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varvuikseen
varvuiksensa
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| abessive
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varvuttaan
varvuttansa
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varvuittaan
varvuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
varpuineen
varpuinensa
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Derived terms
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