Finnish
Etymology
vesa + -nto. The place name is shortened from the name of a nearby hill Vesamäki (vesa + mäki).[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋesɑnto/, [ˈʋe̞s̠ɑ̝n̪t̪o̞]
- Rhymes: -esɑnto
- Syllabification(key): Ve‧san‧to
- Hyphenation(key): Ve‧san‧to
Proper noun
Vesanto
- a municipality of Northern Savonia, Finland
- a Finnish surname
Declension
The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Vesanto" is Vesannolla.
| Inflection of Vesanto (Kotus type 4*J/laatikko, nt-nn gradation)
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| nominative
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Vesanto
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Vesannot
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| genitive
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Vesannon
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Vesantojen
Vesannoiden
Vesannoitten
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| partitive
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Vesantoa
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Vesantoja
Vesannoita
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| illative
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Vesantoon
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Vesantoihin
Vesannoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Vesanto
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Vesannot
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| accusative
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nom.
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Vesanto
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Vesannot
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| gen.
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Vesannon
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| genitive
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Vesannon
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Vesantojen
Vesannoiden
Vesannoitten
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| partitive
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Vesantoa
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Vesantoja
Vesannoita
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| inessive
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Vesannossa
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Vesannoissa
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| elative
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Vesannosta
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Vesannoista
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| illative
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Vesantoon
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Vesantoihin
Vesannoihin
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| adessive
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Vesannolla
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Vesannoilla
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| ablative
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Vesannolta
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Vesannoilta
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| allative
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Vesannolle
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Vesannoille
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| essive
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Vesantona
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Vesantoina
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| translative
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Vesannoksi
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Vesannoiksi
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| abessive
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Vesannotta
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Vesannoitta
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| instructive
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—
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Vesannoin
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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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Vesantoni
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Vesantoni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Vesantoni
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Vesantoni
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| gen.
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Vesantoni
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| genitive
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Vesantoni
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Vesantojeni
Vesannoideni
Vesannoitteni
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| partitive
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Vesantoani
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Vesantojani
Vesannoitani
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| inessive
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Vesannossani
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Vesannoissani
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| elative
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Vesannostani
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Vesannoistani
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| illative
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Vesantooni
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Vesantoihini
Vesannoihini
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| adessive
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Vesannollani
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Vesannoillani
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| ablative
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Vesannoltani
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Vesannoiltani
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| allative
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Vesannolleni
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Vesannoilleni
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| essive
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Vesantonani
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Vesantoinani
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| translative
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Vesannokseni
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Vesannoikseni
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| abessive
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Vesannottani
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Vesannoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Vesantoineni
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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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Vesantosi
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Vesantosi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Vesantosi
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Vesantosi
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| gen.
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Vesantosi
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| genitive
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Vesantosi
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Vesantojesi
Vesannoidesi
Vesannoittesi
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| partitive
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Vesantoasi
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Vesantojasi
Vesannoitasi
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| inessive
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Vesannossasi
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Vesannoissasi
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| elative
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Vesannostasi
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Vesannoistasi
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| illative
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Vesantoosi
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Vesantoihisi
Vesannoihisi
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| adessive
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Vesannollasi
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Vesannoillasi
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| ablative
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Vesannoltasi
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Vesannoiltasi
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| allative
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Vesannollesi
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Vesannoillesi
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| essive
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Vesantonasi
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Vesantoinasi
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| translative
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Vesannoksesi
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Vesannoiksesi
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| abessive
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Vesannottasi
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Vesannoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Vesantoinesi
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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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Vesantomme
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Vesantomme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Vesantomme
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Vesantomme
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| gen.
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Vesantomme
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| genitive
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Vesantomme
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Vesantojemme
Vesannoidemme
Vesannoittemme
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| partitive
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Vesantoamme
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Vesantojamme
Vesannoitamme
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| inessive
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Vesannossamme
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Vesannoissamme
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| elative
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Vesannostamme
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Vesannoistamme
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| illative
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Vesantoomme
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Vesantoihimme
Vesannoihimme
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| adessive
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Vesannollamme
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Vesannoillamme
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| ablative
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Vesannoltamme
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Vesannoiltamme
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| allative
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Vesannollemme
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Vesannoillemme
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| essive
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Vesantonamme
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Vesantoinamme
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| translative
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Vesannoksemme
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Vesannoiksemme
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| abessive
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Vesannottamme
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Vesannoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Vesantoinemme
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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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Vesantonne
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Vesantonne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Vesantonne
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Vesantonne
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| gen.
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Vesantonne
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| genitive
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Vesantonne
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Vesantojenne
Vesannoidenne
Vesannoittenne
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| partitive
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Vesantoanne
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Vesantojanne
Vesannoitanne
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| inessive
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Vesannossanne
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Vesannoissanne
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| elative
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Vesannostanne
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Vesannoistanne
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| illative
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Vesantoonne
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Vesantoihinne
Vesannoihinne
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| adessive
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Vesannollanne
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Vesannoillanne
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| ablative
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Vesannoltanne
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Vesannoiltanne
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| allative
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Vesannollenne
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Vesannoillenne
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| essive
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Vesantonanne
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Vesantoinanne
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| translative
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Vesannoksenne
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Vesannoiksenne
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| abessive
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Vesannottanne
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Vesannoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Vesantoinenne
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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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Vesantonsa
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Vesantonsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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Vesantonsa
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Vesantonsa
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| gen.
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Vesantonsa
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| genitive
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Vesantonsa
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Vesantojensa
Vesannoidensa
Vesannoittensa
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| partitive
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Vesantoaan
Vesantoansa
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Vesantojaan
Vesannoitaan
Vesantojansa
Vesannoitansa
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| inessive
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Vesannossaan
Vesannossansa
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Vesannoissaan
Vesannoissansa
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| elative
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Vesannostaan
Vesannostansa
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Vesannoistaan
Vesannoistansa
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| illative
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Vesantoonsa
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Vesantoihinsa
Vesannoihinsa
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| adessive
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Vesannollaan
Vesannollansa
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Vesannoillaan
Vesannoillansa
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| ablative
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Vesannoltaan
Vesannoltansa
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Vesannoiltaan
Vesannoiltansa
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| allative
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Vesannolleen
Vesannollensa
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Vesannoilleen
Vesannoillensa
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| essive
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Vesantonaan
Vesantonansa
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Vesantoinaan
Vesantoinansa
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| translative
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Vesannokseen
Vesannoksensa
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Vesannoikseen
Vesannoiksensa
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| abessive
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Vesannottaan
Vesannottansa
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Vesannoittaan
Vesannoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Vesantoineen
Vesantoinensa
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Derived terms
Descendants
Statistics
- Vesanto is the 1907th (tied with 4 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 444 individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN