Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from Old Swedish vaghn (compare modern Swedish vagn), from Old Norse vagn, from Proto-Germanic *wagnaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯nu/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯nu]
- Rhymes: -ɑunu
- Syllabification(key): vau‧nu
- Hyphenation(key): vau‧nu
Noun
vaunu
- wagon, coach, stagecoach (see usage notes)
- (rail transport) wagon, (US) car, (UK) carriage
- (military) armoured combat vehicle, tank
- (automotive, dated) automobile, motorcar
Usage notes
- (wagon, coach): Almost always used in the plural of a single vehicle in the senses of baby carriage and horse-drawn wagon, including stagecoach.
Declension
| Inflection of vaunu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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vaunu
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vaunut
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| genitive
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vaunun
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vaunujen
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| partitive
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vaunua
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vaunuja
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| illative
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vaunuun
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vaunuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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vaunu
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vaunut
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| accusative
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nom.
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vaunu
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vaunut
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| gen.
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vaunun
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| genitive
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vaunun
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vaunujen
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| partitive
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vaunua
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vaunuja
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| inessive
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vaunussa
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vaunuissa
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| elative
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vaunusta
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vaunuista
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| illative
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vaunuun
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vaunuihin
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| adessive
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vaunulla
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vaunuilla
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| ablative
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vaunulta
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vaunuilta
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| allative
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vaunulle
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vaunuille
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| essive
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vaununa
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vaunuina
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| translative
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vaunuksi
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vaunuiksi
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| abessive
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vaunutta
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vaunuitta
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| instructive
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—
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vaunuin
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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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vaununi
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vaununi
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| accusative
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nom.
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vaununi
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vaununi
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| gen.
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vaununi
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| genitive
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vaununi
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vaunujeni
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| partitive
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vaunuani
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vaunujani
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| inessive
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vaunussani
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vaunuissani
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| elative
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vaunustani
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vaunuistani
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| illative
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vaunuuni
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vaunuihini
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| adessive
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vaunullani
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vaunuillani
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| ablative
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vaunultani
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vaunuiltani
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| allative
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vaunulleni
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vaunuilleni
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| essive
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vaununani
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vaunuinani
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| translative
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vaunukseni
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vaunuikseni
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| abessive
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vaunuttani
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vaunuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
vaunuineni
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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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vaunusi
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vaunusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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vaunusi
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vaunusi
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| gen.
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vaunusi
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| genitive
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vaunusi
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vaunujesi
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| partitive
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vaunuasi
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vaunujasi
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| inessive
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vaunussasi
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vaunuissasi
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| elative
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vaunustasi
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vaunuistasi
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| illative
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vaunuusi
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vaunuihisi
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| adessive
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vaunullasi
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vaunuillasi
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| ablative
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vaunultasi
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vaunuiltasi
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| allative
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vaunullesi
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vaunuillesi
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| essive
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vaununasi
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vaunuinasi
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| translative
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vaunuksesi
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vaunuiksesi
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| abessive
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vaunuttasi
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vaunuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
vaunuinesi
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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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vaunumme
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vaunumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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vaunumme
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vaunumme
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| gen.
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vaunumme
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| genitive
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vaunumme
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vaunujemme
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| partitive
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vaunuamme
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vaunujamme
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| inessive
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vaunussamme
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vaunuissamme
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| elative
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vaunustamme
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vaunuistamme
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| illative
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vaunuumme
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vaunuihimme
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| adessive
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vaunullamme
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vaunuillamme
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| ablative
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vaunultamme
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vaunuiltamme
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| allative
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vaunullemme
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vaunuillemme
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| essive
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vaununamme
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vaunuinamme
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| translative
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vaunuksemme
|
vaunuiksemme
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| abessive
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vaunuttamme
|
vaunuittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vaunuinemme
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| second-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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vaununne
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vaununne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
vaununne
|
vaununne
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| gen.
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vaununne
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| genitive
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vaununne
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vaunujenne
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| partitive
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vaunuanne
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vaunujanne
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| inessive
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vaunussanne
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vaunuissanne
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| elative
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vaunustanne
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vaunuistanne
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| illative
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vaunuunne
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vaunuihinne
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| adessive
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vaunullanne
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vaunuillanne
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| ablative
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vaunultanne
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vaunuiltanne
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| allative
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vaunullenne
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vaunuillenne
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| essive
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vaununanne
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vaunuinanne
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| translative
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vaunuksenne
|
vaunuiksenne
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| abessive
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vaunuttanne
|
vaunuittanne
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vaunuinenne
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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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vaununsa
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vaununsa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
vaununsa
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vaununsa
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| gen.
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vaununsa
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| genitive
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vaununsa
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vaunujensa
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| partitive
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vaunuaan
vaunuansa
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vaunujaan
vaunujansa
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| inessive
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vaunussaan
vaunussansa
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vaunuissaan
vaunuissansa
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| elative
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vaunustaan
vaunustansa
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vaunuistaan
vaunuistansa
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| illative
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vaunuunsa
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vaunuihinsa
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| adessive
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vaunullaan
vaunullansa
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vaunuillaan
vaunuillansa
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| ablative
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vaunultaan
vaunultansa
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vaunuiltaan
vaunuiltansa
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| allative
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vaunulleen
vaunullensa
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vaunuilleen
vaunuillensa
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| essive
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vaununaan
vaununansa
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vaunuinaan
vaunuinansa
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| translative
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vaunukseen
vaunuksensa
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vaunuikseen
vaunuiksensa
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| abessive
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vaunuttaan
vaunuttansa
|
vaunuittaan
vaunuittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
vaunuineen
vaunuinensa
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