Finnish
Etymology
From pohjan (“(of) north”, archaic) + maa in the sense of "land of the north".[1][2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpohjɑnˌmɑː/, [ˈpo̞xjɑ̝mˌmɑ̝ː]
- Rhymes: -ɑː
- Syllabification(key): Poh‧jan‧maa
- Hyphenation(key): Pohjan‧maa
Proper noun
Pohjanmaa
- Ostrobothnia (a historical province of Finland)
- Ostrobothnia (administrative region of contemporary Finland)
- Synonym: Rannikko-Pohjanmaa (not in official use)
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Pohjanmaa" is Pohjanmaalla.
| Inflection of Pohjanmaa (Kotus type 18/maa, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Pohjanmaa
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—
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| genitive
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Pohjanmaan
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjanmaata
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—
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| illative
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Pohjanmaahan
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Pohjanmaa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjanmaa
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjanmaan
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| genitive
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Pohjanmaan
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjanmaata
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjanmaassa
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—
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| elative
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Pohjanmaasta
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—
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| illative
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Pohjanmaahan
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjanmaalla
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjanmaalta
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—
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| allative
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Pohjanmaalle
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—
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| essive
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Pohjanmaana
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—
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| translative
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Pohjanmaaksi
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjanmaatta
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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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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Pohjanmaani
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjanmaani
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjanmaani
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| genitive
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Pohjanmaani
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjanmaatani
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjanmaassani
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—
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| elative
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Pohjanmaastani
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—
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| illative
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Pohjanmaahani
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjanmaallani
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjanmaaltani
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—
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| allative
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Pohjanmaalleni
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—
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| essive
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Pohjanmaanani
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—
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| translative
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Pohjanmaakseni
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjanmaattani
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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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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Pohjanmaasi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjanmaasi
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjanmaasi
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| genitive
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Pohjanmaasi
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjanmaatasi
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjanmaassasi
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—
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| elative
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Pohjanmaastasi
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—
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| illative
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Pohjanmaahasi
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjanmaallasi
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjanmaaltasi
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—
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| allative
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Pohjanmaallesi
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—
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| essive
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Pohjanmaanasi
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—
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| translative
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Pohjanmaaksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjanmaattasi
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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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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Pohjanmaamme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjanmaamme
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjanmaamme
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| genitive
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Pohjanmaamme
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjanmaatamme
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjanmaassamme
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—
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| elative
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Pohjanmaastamme
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—
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| illative
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Pohjanmaahamme
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjanmaallamme
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjanmaaltamme
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—
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| allative
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Pohjanmaallemme
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—
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| essive
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Pohjanmaanamme
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—
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| translative
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Pohjanmaaksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjanmaattamme
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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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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Pohjanmaanne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjanmaanne
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjanmaanne
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| genitive
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Pohjanmaanne
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjanmaatanne
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjanmaassanne
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—
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| elative
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Pohjanmaastanne
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—
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| illative
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Pohjanmaahanne
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjanmaallanne
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjanmaaltanne
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—
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| allative
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Pohjanmaallenne
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—
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| essive
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Pohjanmaananne
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—
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| translative
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Pohjanmaaksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjanmaattanne
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
—
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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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Pohjanmaansa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Pohjanmaansa
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—
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| gen.
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Pohjanmaansa
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| genitive
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Pohjanmaansa
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—
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| partitive
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Pohjanmaataan
Pohjanmaatansa
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—
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| inessive
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Pohjanmaassaan
Pohjanmaassansa
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—
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| elative
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Pohjanmaastaan
Pohjanmaastansa
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—
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| illative
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Pohjanmaahansa
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—
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| adessive
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Pohjanmaallaan
Pohjanmaallansa
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—
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| ablative
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Pohjanmaaltaan
Pohjanmaaltansa
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—
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| allative
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Pohjanmaalleen
Pohjanmaallensa
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—
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| essive
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Pohjanmaanaan
Pohjanmaanansa
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—
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| translative
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Pohjanmaakseen
Pohjanmaaksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Pohjanmaattaan
Pohjanmaattansa
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—
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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—
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Derived terms
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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