Finnish
Etymology
Potentially from an Old Swedish word corresponding to modern Swedish gäck (“clown”), extracted from sayings such as spela gäck (“to play a joke on someone”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈjekːu/, [ˈje̞kːu]
- Rhymes: -ekːu
- Syllabification(key): jek‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): jek‧ku
Noun
jekku
- A practical joke.
Declension
| Inflection of jekku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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jekku
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jekut
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| genitive
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jekun
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jekkujen
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| partitive
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jekkua
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jekkuja
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| illative
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jekkuun
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jekkuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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jekku
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jekut
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| accusative
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nom.
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jekku
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jekut
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| gen.
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jekun
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| genitive
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jekun
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jekkujen
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| partitive
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jekkua
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jekkuja
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| inessive
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jekussa
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jekuissa
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| elative
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jekusta
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jekuista
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| illative
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jekkuun
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jekkuihin
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| adessive
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jekulla
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jekuilla
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| ablative
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jekulta
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jekuilta
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| allative
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jekulle
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jekuille
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| essive
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jekkuna
|
jekkuina
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| translative
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jekuksi
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jekuiksi
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| abessive
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jekutta
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jekuitta
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| instructive
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—
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jekuin
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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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jekkuni
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jekkuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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jekkuni
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jekkuni
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| gen.
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jekkuni
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| genitive
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jekkuni
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jekkujeni
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| partitive
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jekkuani
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jekkujani
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| inessive
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jekussani
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jekuissani
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| elative
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jekustani
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jekuistani
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| illative
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jekkuuni
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jekkuihini
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| adessive
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jekullani
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jekuillani
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| ablative
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jekultani
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jekuiltani
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| allative
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jekulleni
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jekuilleni
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| essive
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jekkunani
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jekkuinani
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| translative
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jekukseni
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jekuikseni
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| abessive
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jekuttani
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jekuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jekkuineni
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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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jekkusi
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jekkusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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jekkusi
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jekkusi
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| gen.
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jekkusi
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| genitive
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jekkusi
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jekkujesi
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| partitive
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jekkuasi
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jekkujasi
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| inessive
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jekussasi
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jekuissasi
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| elative
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jekustasi
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jekuistasi
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| illative
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jekkuusi
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jekkuihisi
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| adessive
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jekullasi
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jekuillasi
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| ablative
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jekultasi
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jekuiltasi
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| allative
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jekullesi
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jekuillesi
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| essive
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jekkunasi
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jekkuinasi
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| translative
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jekuksesi
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jekuiksesi
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| abessive
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jekuttasi
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jekuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jekkuinesi
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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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jekkumme
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jekkumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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jekkumme
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jekkumme
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| gen.
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jekkumme
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| genitive
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jekkumme
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jekkujemme
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| partitive
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jekkuamme
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jekkujamme
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| inessive
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jekussamme
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jekuissamme
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| elative
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jekustamme
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jekuistamme
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| illative
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jekkuumme
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jekkuihimme
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| adessive
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jekullamme
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jekuillamme
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| ablative
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jekultamme
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jekuiltamme
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| allative
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jekullemme
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jekuillemme
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| essive
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jekkunamme
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jekkuinamme
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| translative
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jekuksemme
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jekuiksemme
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| abessive
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jekuttamme
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jekuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jekkuinemme
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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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jekkunne
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jekkunne
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| accusative
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nom.
|
jekkunne
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jekkunne
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| gen.
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jekkunne
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| genitive
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jekkunne
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jekkujenne
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| partitive
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jekkuanne
|
jekkujanne
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| inessive
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jekussanne
|
jekuissanne
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| elative
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jekustanne
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jekuistanne
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| illative
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jekkuunne
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jekkuihinne
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| adessive
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jekullanne
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jekuillanne
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| ablative
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jekultanne
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jekuiltanne
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| allative
|
jekullenne
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jekuillenne
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| essive
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jekkunanne
|
jekkuinanne
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| translative
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jekuksenne
|
jekuiksenne
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| abessive
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jekuttanne
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jekuittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jekkuinenne
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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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jekkunsa
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jekkunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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jekkunsa
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jekkunsa
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| gen.
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jekkunsa
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| genitive
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jekkunsa
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jekkujensa
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| partitive
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jekkuaan
jekkuansa
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jekkujaan
jekkujansa
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| inessive
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jekussaan
jekussansa
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jekuissaan
jekuissansa
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| elative
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jekustaan
jekustansa
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jekuistaan
jekuistansa
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| illative
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jekkuunsa
|
jekkuihinsa
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| adessive
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jekullaan
jekullansa
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jekuillaan
jekuillansa
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| ablative
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jekultaan
jekultansa
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jekuiltaan
jekuiltansa
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| allative
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jekulleen
jekullensa
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jekuilleen
jekuillensa
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| essive
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jekkunaan
jekkunansa
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jekkuinaan
jekkuinansa
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| translative
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jekukseen
jekuksensa
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jekuikseen
jekuiksensa
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| abessive
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jekuttaan
jekuttansa
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jekuittaan
jekuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
jekkuineen
jekkuinensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
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