Finnish
Etymology
Imitative of a baby's sound.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑu̯ʋɑ/, [ˈʋɑ̝u̯w(ː)ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑuʋɑ
- Syllabification(key): vau‧va
- Hyphenation(key): vau‧va
Noun
vauva
- baby (a very young child)
- (informal) a baby animal
Declension
| Inflection of vauva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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vauva
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vauvat
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| genitive
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vauvan
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vauvojen
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| partitive
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vauvaa
|
vauvoja
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| illative
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vauvaan
|
vauvoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
vauva
|
vauvat
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| accusative
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nom.
|
vauva
|
vauvat
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| gen.
|
vauvan
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| genitive
|
vauvan
|
vauvojen
vauvain rare
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| partitive
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vauvaa
|
vauvoja
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| inessive
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vauvassa
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vauvoissa
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| elative
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vauvasta
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vauvoista
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| illative
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vauvaan
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vauvoihin
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| adessive
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vauvalla
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vauvoilla
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| ablative
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vauvalta
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vauvoilta
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| allative
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vauvalle
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vauvoille
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| essive
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vauvana
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vauvoina
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| translative
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vauvaksi
|
vauvoiksi
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| abessive
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vauvatta
|
vauvoitta
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| instructive
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—
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vauvoin
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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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vauvani
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vauvani
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| accusative
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nom.
|
vauvani
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vauvani
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| gen.
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vauvani
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| genitive
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vauvani
|
vauvojeni
vauvaini rare
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| partitive
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vauvaani
|
vauvojani
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| inessive
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vauvassani
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vauvoissani
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| elative
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vauvastani
|
vauvoistani
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| illative
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vauvaani
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vauvoihini
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| adessive
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vauvallani
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vauvoillani
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| ablative
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vauvaltani
|
vauvoiltani
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| allative
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vauvalleni
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vauvoilleni
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| essive
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vauvanani
|
vauvoinani
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| translative
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vauvakseni
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vauvoikseni
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| abessive
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vauvattani
|
vauvoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
vauvoineni
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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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vauvasi
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vauvasi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
vauvasi
|
vauvasi
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| gen.
|
vauvasi
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| genitive
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vauvasi
|
vauvojesi
vauvaisi rare
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| partitive
|
vauvaasi
|
vauvojasi
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| inessive
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vauvassasi
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vauvoissasi
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| elative
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vauvastasi
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vauvoistasi
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| illative
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vauvaasi
|
vauvoihisi
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| adessive
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vauvallasi
|
vauvoillasi
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| ablative
|
vauvaltasi
|
vauvoiltasi
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| allative
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vauvallesi
|
vauvoillesi
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| essive
|
vauvanasi
|
vauvoinasi
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| translative
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vauvaksesi
|
vauvoiksesi
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| abessive
|
vauvattasi
|
vauvoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vauvoinesi
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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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vauvamme
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vauvamme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
vauvamme
|
vauvamme
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| gen.
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vauvamme
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| genitive
|
vauvamme
|
vauvojemme
vauvaimme rare
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| partitive
|
vauvaamme
|
vauvojamme
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| inessive
|
vauvassamme
|
vauvoissamme
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| elative
|
vauvastamme
|
vauvoistamme
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| illative
|
vauvaamme
|
vauvoihimme
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| adessive
|
vauvallamme
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vauvoillamme
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| ablative
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vauvaltamme
|
vauvoiltamme
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| allative
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vauvallemme
|
vauvoillemme
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| essive
|
vauvanamme
|
vauvoinamme
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| translative
|
vauvaksemme
|
vauvoiksemme
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| abessive
|
vauvattamme
|
vauvoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
vauvoinemme
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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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vauvanne
|
vauvanne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
vauvanne
|
vauvanne
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| gen.
|
vauvanne
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| genitive
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vauvanne
|
vauvojenne
vauvainne rare
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| partitive
|
vauvaanne
|
vauvojanne
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| inessive
|
vauvassanne
|
vauvoissanne
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| elative
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vauvastanne
|
vauvoistanne
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| illative
|
vauvaanne
|
vauvoihinne
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| adessive
|
vauvallanne
|
vauvoillanne
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| ablative
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vauvaltanne
|
vauvoiltanne
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| allative
|
vauvallenne
|
vauvoillenne
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| essive
|
vauvananne
|
vauvoinanne
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| translative
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vauvaksenne
|
vauvoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
vauvattanne
|
vauvoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
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— |
vauvoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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vauvansa
|
vauvansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
vauvansa
|
vauvansa
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| gen.
|
vauvansa
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| genitive
|
vauvansa
|
vauvojensa
vauvainsa rare
|
| partitive
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vauvaansa
|
vauvojaan
vauvojansa
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| inessive
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vauvassaan
vauvassansa
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vauvoissaan
vauvoissansa
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| elative
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vauvastaan
vauvastansa
|
vauvoistaan
vauvoistansa
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| illative
|
vauvaansa
|
vauvoihinsa
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| adessive
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vauvallaan
vauvallansa
|
vauvoillaan
vauvoillansa
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| ablative
|
vauvaltaan
vauvaltansa
|
vauvoiltaan
vauvoiltansa
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| allative
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vauvalleen
vauvallensa
|
vauvoilleen
vauvoillensa
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| essive
|
vauvanaan
vauvanansa
|
vauvoinaan
vauvoinansa
|
| translative
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vauvakseen
vauvaksensa
|
vauvoikseen
vauvoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
vauvattaan
vauvattansa
|
vauvoittaan
vauvoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
vauvoineen
vauvoinensa
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Derived terms
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