Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *inha (compare Estonian inetu, Ingrian inho, Karelian inho, Votic inõa).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈinhɑ/, [ˈinhɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -inhɑ
- Syllabification(key): in‧ha
- Hyphenation(key): in‧ha
Adjective
inha (comparative inhempi or inhampi, superlative inhin or inhoin)
- (poetic) bad, wicked, mean
- Synonyms: häijy, ilkeä, ikävä, paha
1918, “Vilppulan urhojen muistolle”, Heikki Klemetti (music), lyrics by Heikki Klemetti:Se vala on koetettu puhtaana pitää; painettu on päin inhaa itää; kaikki, mi jaksoi kalpaa käyttää; ja pidetään vasta, nyt sekä aina.- That oath have we tried to keep clean; we have fought against the wicked East; every one of us strong enough to use a sword; and we'll hold against it in the future, now and always.
- appalling, gross, disgusting
- Synonyms: inhottava, tympeä
2013 December 12, “Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys”, in Iltalehti, Helsinki:Muista tämä ja vältä inha jouluyllätys [title of an article warning against clogging the toilet bowl by pouring hot fat from roasting ham into it]- Remember this and avoid an appalling Christmas surprise
1995, Rosa Liksom, Unohdettu vartti (collection of short stories), Helsinki: WSOY, →ISBN:Seitsemännessä kerroksessa oli inha löyhkä [title of a short story]- There was an appalling smell on the seventh floor
Declension
| Inflection of inha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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inha
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inhat
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| genitive
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inhan
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inhojen
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| partitive
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inhaa
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inhoja
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| illative
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inhaan
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inhoihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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inha
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inhat
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| accusative
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nom.
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inha
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inhat
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| gen.
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inhan
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| genitive
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inhan
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inhojen
inhain rare
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| partitive
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inhaa
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inhoja
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| inessive
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inhassa
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inhoissa
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| elative
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inhasta
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inhoista
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| illative
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inhaan
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inhoihin
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| adessive
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inhalla
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inhoilla
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| ablative
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inhalta
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inhoilta
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| allative
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inhalle
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inhoille
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| essive
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inhana
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inhoina
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| translative
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inhaksi
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inhoiksi
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| abessive
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inhatta
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inhoitta
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| instructive
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—
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inhoin
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| comitative
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— |
inhoine
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| Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
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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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inhani
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inhani
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| accusative
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nom.
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inhani
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inhani
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| gen.
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inhani
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| genitive
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inhani
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inhojeni
inhaini rare
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| partitive
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inhaani
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inhojani
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| inessive
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inhassani
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inhoissani
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| elative
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inhastani
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inhoistani
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| illative
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inhaani
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inhoihini
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| adessive
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inhallani
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inhoillani
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| ablative
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inhaltani
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inhoiltani
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| allative
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inhalleni
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inhoilleni
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| essive
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inhanani
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inhoinani
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| translative
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inhakseni
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inhoikseni
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| abessive
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inhattani
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inhoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
inhoineni
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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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inhasi
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inhasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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inhasi
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inhasi
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| gen.
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inhasi
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| genitive
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inhasi
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inhojesi
inhaisi rare
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| partitive
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inhaasi
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inhojasi
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| inessive
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inhassasi
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inhoissasi
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| elative
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inhastasi
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inhoistasi
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| illative
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inhaasi
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inhoihisi
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| adessive
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inhallasi
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inhoillasi
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| ablative
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inhaltasi
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inhoiltasi
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| allative
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inhallesi
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inhoillesi
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| essive
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inhanasi
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inhoinasi
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| translative
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inhaksesi
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inhoiksesi
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| abessive
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inhattasi
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inhoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
inhoinesi
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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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inhamme
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inhamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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inhamme
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inhamme
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| gen.
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inhamme
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| genitive
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inhamme
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inhojemme
inhaimme rare
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| partitive
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inhaamme
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inhojamme
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| inessive
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inhassamme
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inhoissamme
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| elative
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inhastamme
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inhoistamme
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| illative
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inhaamme
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inhoihimme
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| adessive
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inhallamme
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inhoillamme
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| ablative
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inhaltamme
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inhoiltamme
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| allative
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inhallemme
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inhoillemme
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| essive
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inhanamme
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inhoinamme
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| translative
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inhaksemme
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inhoiksemme
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| abessive
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inhattamme
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inhoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
inhoinemme
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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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inhanne
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inhanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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inhanne
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inhanne
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| gen.
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inhanne
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| genitive
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inhanne
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inhojenne
inhainne rare
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| partitive
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inhaanne
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inhojanne
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| inessive
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inhassanne
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inhoissanne
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| elative
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inhastanne
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inhoistanne
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| illative
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inhaanne
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inhoihinne
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| adessive
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inhallanne
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inhoillanne
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| ablative
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inhaltanne
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inhoiltanne
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| allative
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inhallenne
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inhoillenne
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| essive
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inhananne
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inhoinanne
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| translative
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inhaksenne
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inhoiksenne
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| abessive
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inhattanne
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inhoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
inhoinenne
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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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inhansa
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inhansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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inhansa
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inhansa
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| gen.
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inhansa
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| genitive
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inhansa
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inhojensa
inhainsa rare
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| partitive
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inhaansa
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inhojaan
inhojansa
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| inessive
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inhassaan
inhassansa
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inhoissaan
inhoissansa
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| elative
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inhastaan
inhastansa
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inhoistaan
inhoistansa
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| illative
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inhaansa
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inhoihinsa
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| adessive
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inhallaan
inhallansa
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inhoillaan
inhoillansa
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| ablative
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inhaltaan
inhaltansa
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inhoiltaan
inhoiltansa
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| allative
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inhalleen
inhallensa
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inhoilleen
inhoillensa
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| essive
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inhanaan
inhanansa
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inhoinaan
inhoinansa
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| translative
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inhakseen
inhaksensa
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inhoikseen
inhoiksensa
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| abessive
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inhattaan
inhattansa
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inhoittaan
inhoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
inhoineen
inhoinensa
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