Finnish
Etymology
Old Norse Ívarr. Akin to English Ivor
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈiːʋɑri/, [ˈiːʋɑ̝ri]
- Rhymes: -iːʋɑri
- Syllabification(key): Ii‧va‧ri
- Hyphenation(key): Ii‧va‧ri
Proper noun
Iivari
- a male given name
1864, Aleksis Kivi, Nummisuutarit, SKS, published 1956, act I:Mutta eipä näy vielä Iivaria kotona, ja eilän läksi hän jo kylään, se noiduttu penikka; mutta tuleppas sieltä, niin pamppuni selkäs taasen pehmittämän pitää, sen lupaan.- But still isn't Iivari home, and yesterday he went down to the village, that damned brat, but once he gets back, I'll soften his back again with my stick, that I can promise.
- The letter I in the Finnish spelling alphabet.
- a Finnish surname transferred from the given name
Declension
| Inflection of Iivari (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Iivari
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Iivarit
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| genitive
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Iivarin
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Iivarien
Iivareiden
Iivareitten
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| partitive
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Iivaria
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Iivareita
Iivareja
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| illative
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Iivariin
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Iivareihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Iivari
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Iivarit
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iivari
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Iivarit
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| gen.
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Iivarin
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| genitive
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Iivarin
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Iivarien
Iivareiden
Iivareitten
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| partitive
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Iivaria
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Iivareita
Iivareja
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| inessive
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Iivarissa
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Iivareissa
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| elative
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Iivarista
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Iivareista
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| illative
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Iivariin
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Iivareihin
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| adessive
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Iivarilla
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Iivareilla
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| ablative
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Iivarilta
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Iivareilta
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| allative
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Iivarille
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Iivareille
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| essive
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Iivarina
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Iivareina
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| translative
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Iivariksi
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Iivareiksi
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| abessive
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Iivaritta
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Iivareitta
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| instructive
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—
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Iivarein
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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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Iivarini
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Iivarini
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iivarini
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Iivarini
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| gen.
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Iivarini
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| genitive
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Iivarini
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Iivarieni
Iivareideni
Iivareitteni
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| partitive
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Iivariani
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Iivareitani
Iivarejani
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| inessive
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Iivarissani
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Iivareissani
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| elative
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Iivaristani
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Iivareistani
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| illative
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Iivariini
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Iivareihini
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| adessive
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Iivarillani
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Iivareillani
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| ablative
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Iivariltani
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Iivareiltani
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| allative
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Iivarilleni
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Iivareilleni
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| essive
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Iivarinani
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Iivareinani
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| translative
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Iivarikseni
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Iivareikseni
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| abessive
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Iivarittani
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Iivareittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Iivareineni
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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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Iivarisi
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Iivarisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iivarisi
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Iivarisi
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| gen.
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Iivarisi
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| genitive
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Iivarisi
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Iivariesi
Iivareidesi
Iivareittesi
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| partitive
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Iivariasi
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Iivareitasi
Iivarejasi
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| inessive
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Iivarissasi
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Iivareissasi
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| elative
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Iivaristasi
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Iivareistasi
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| illative
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Iivariisi
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Iivareihisi
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| adessive
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Iivarillasi
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Iivareillasi
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| ablative
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Iivariltasi
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Iivareiltasi
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| allative
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Iivarillesi
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Iivareillesi
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| essive
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Iivarinasi
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Iivareinasi
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| translative
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Iivariksesi
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Iivareiksesi
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| abessive
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Iivarittasi
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Iivareittasi
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Iivareinesi
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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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Iivarimme
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Iivarimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iivarimme
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Iivarimme
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| gen.
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Iivarimme
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| genitive
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Iivarimme
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Iivariemme
Iivareidemme
Iivareittemme
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| partitive
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Iivariamme
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Iivareitamme
Iivarejamme
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| inessive
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Iivarissamme
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Iivareissamme
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| elative
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Iivaristamme
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Iivareistamme
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| illative
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Iivariimme
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Iivareihimme
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| adessive
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Iivarillamme
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Iivareillamme
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| ablative
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Iivariltamme
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Iivareiltamme
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| allative
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Iivarillemme
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Iivareillemme
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| essive
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Iivarinamme
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Iivareinamme
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| translative
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Iivariksemme
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Iivareiksemme
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| abessive
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Iivarittamme
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Iivareittamme
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Iivareinemme
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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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Iivarinne
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Iivarinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iivarinne
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Iivarinne
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| gen.
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Iivarinne
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| genitive
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Iivarinne
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Iivarienne
Iivareidenne
Iivareittenne
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| partitive
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Iivarianne
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Iivareitanne
Iivarejanne
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| inessive
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Iivarissanne
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Iivareissanne
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| elative
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Iivaristanne
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Iivareistanne
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| illative
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Iivariinne
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Iivareihinne
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| adessive
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Iivarillanne
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Iivareillanne
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| ablative
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Iivariltanne
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Iivareiltanne
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| allative
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Iivarillenne
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Iivareillenne
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| essive
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Iivarinanne
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Iivareinanne
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| translative
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Iivariksenne
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Iivareiksenne
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| abessive
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Iivarittanne
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Iivareittanne
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Iivareinenne
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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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Iivarinsa
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Iivarinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Iivarinsa
|
Iivarinsa
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| gen.
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Iivarinsa
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| genitive
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Iivarinsa
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Iivariensa
Iivareidensa
Iivareittensa
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| partitive
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Iivariaan
Iivariansa
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Iivareitaan
Iivarejaan
Iivareitansa
Iivarejansa
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| inessive
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Iivarissaan
Iivarissansa
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Iivareissaan
Iivareissansa
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| elative
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Iivaristaan
Iivaristansa
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Iivareistaan
Iivareistansa
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| illative
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Iivariinsa
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Iivareihinsa
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| adessive
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Iivarillaan
Iivarillansa
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Iivareillaan
Iivareillansa
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| ablative
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Iivariltaan
Iivariltansa
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Iivareiltaan
Iivareiltansa
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| allative
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Iivarilleen
Iivarillensa
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Iivareilleen
Iivareillensa
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| essive
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Iivarinaan
Iivarinansa
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Iivareinaan
Iivareinansa
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| translative
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Iivarikseen
Iivariksensa
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Iivareikseen
Iivareiksensa
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| abessive
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Iivarittaan
Iivarittansa
|
Iivareittaan
Iivareittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Iivareineen
Iivareinensa
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|
Derived terms
Statistics
- Iivari is the 395th most common male given name in Finland, belonging to 757 male individuals (and as a middle name to 3,969 more, making it much more common as a middle name), according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
- Iivari is the 2016th (tied with 2 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 416 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.