English
Proper noun
Varkaus
- A town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland.
Translations
Finnish
Etymology
From varkaus (“theft”). There are multiple theories for how the place got this name, but the most likely one states that it referred to a type of isthmus that a boat could be dragged on to avoid a rapid section of a river. Thus, in effect, a hard part of the journey was "stolen" by skipping it.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑrkɑus/, [ˈʋɑ̝rkɑ̝us̠]
- Rhymes: -ɑrkɑus
- Syllabification(key): Var‧ka‧us
- Hyphenation(key): Var‧ka‧us
Proper noun
Varkaus
- Varkaus (a town and municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland)
Declension
The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Varkaus" is Varkaudessa.
| Inflection of Varkaus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
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| nominative
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Varkaus
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—
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| genitive
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Varkauden
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—
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| partitive
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Varkautta
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—
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| illative
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Varkauteen
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—
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Varkaus
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Varkaus
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—
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| gen.
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Varkauden
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| genitive
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Varkauden
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—
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| partitive
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Varkautta
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—
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| inessive
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Varkaudessa
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—
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| elative
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Varkaudesta
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—
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| illative
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Varkauteen
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—
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| adessive
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Varkaudella
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—
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| ablative
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Varkaudelta
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—
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| allative
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Varkaudelle
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—
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| essive
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Varkautena
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—
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| translative
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Varkaudeksi
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—
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| abessive
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Varkaudetta
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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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Varkauteni
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Varkauteni
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—
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| gen.
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Varkauteni
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| genitive
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Varkauteni
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—
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| partitive
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Varkauttani
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—
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| inessive
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Varkaudessani
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—
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| elative
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Varkaudestani
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—
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| illative
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Varkauteeni
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—
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| adessive
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Varkaudellani
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—
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| ablative
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Varkaudeltani
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—
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| allative
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Varkaudelleni
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—
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| essive
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Varkautenani
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—
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| translative
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Varkaudekseni
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—
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| abessive
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Varkaudettani
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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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Varkautesi
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Varkautesi
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—
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| gen.
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Varkautesi
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| genitive
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Varkautesi
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—
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| partitive
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Varkauttasi
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—
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| inessive
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Varkaudessasi
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—
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| elative
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Varkaudestasi
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—
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| illative
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Varkauteesi
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—
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| adessive
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Varkaudellasi
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—
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| ablative
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Varkaudeltasi
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—
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| allative
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Varkaudellesi
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—
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| essive
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Varkautenasi
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—
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| translative
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Varkaudeksesi
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—
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| abessive
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Varkaudettasi
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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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Varkautemme
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Varkautemme
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—
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| gen.
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Varkautemme
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| genitive
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Varkautemme
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—
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| partitive
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Varkauttamme
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—
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| inessive
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Varkaudessamme
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—
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| elative
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Varkaudestamme
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—
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| illative
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Varkauteemme
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—
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| adessive
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Varkaudellamme
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—
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| ablative
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Varkaudeltamme
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—
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| allative
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Varkaudellemme
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—
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| essive
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Varkautenamme
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—
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| translative
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Varkaudeksemme
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—
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| abessive
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Varkaudettamme
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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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Varkautenne
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Varkautenne
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—
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| gen.
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Varkautenne
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| genitive
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Varkautenne
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—
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| partitive
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Varkauttanne
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—
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| inessive
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Varkaudessanne
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—
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| elative
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Varkaudestanne
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—
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| illative
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Varkauteenne
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—
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| adessive
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Varkaudellanne
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—
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| ablative
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Varkaudeltanne
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—
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| allative
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Varkaudellenne
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—
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| essive
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Varkautenanne
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—
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| translative
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Varkaudeksenne
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—
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| abessive
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Varkaudettanne
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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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Varkautensa
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—
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| accusative
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nom.
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Varkautensa
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—
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| gen.
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Varkautensa
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| genitive
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Varkautensa
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—
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| partitive
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Varkauttaan
Varkauttansa
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—
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| inessive
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Varkaudessaan
Varkaudessansa
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—
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| elative
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Varkaudestaan
Varkaudestansa
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—
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| illative
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Varkauteensa
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—
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| adessive
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Varkaudellaan
Varkaudellansa
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—
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| ablative
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Varkaudeltaan
Varkaudeltansa
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—
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| allative
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Varkaudelleen
Varkaudellensa
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—
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| essive
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Varkautenaan
Varkautenansa
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—
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| translative
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Varkaudekseen
Varkaudeksensa
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—
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| abessive
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Varkaudettaan
Varkaudettansa
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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
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
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