Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *karvainën, equivalent to karva + -inen
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑrʋɑi̯nen/, [ˈkɑ̝rʋɑ̝i̯ne̞n]
- Rhymes: -ɑrʋɑinen
- Syllabification(key): kar‧vai‧nen
- Hyphenation(key): kar‧vai‧nen
Adjective
karvainen (comparative karvaisempi, superlative karvaisin)
- hairy, furry, hirsute
- (often in compounds, with first word usually in the nominative case) -haired (body hair)
- piikkikarvainen ― spiny-haired
- tummakarvainen ― dark-haired
- (archaic or obsolete, in compounds, with first word usually in the genitive case) -colored
- tummankarvainen ― dark-colored
Declension
| Inflection of karvainen (Kotus type 38/nainen, no gradation)
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| nominative
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karvainen
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karvaiset
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| genitive
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karvaisen
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karvaisten
karvaisien
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| partitive
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karvaista
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karvaisia
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| illative
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karvaiseen
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karvaisiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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karvainen
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karvaiset
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvainen
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karvaiset
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| gen.
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karvaisen
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| genitive
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karvaisen
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karvaisten
karvaisien
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| partitive
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karvaista
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karvaisia
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| inessive
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karvaisessa
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karvaisissa
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| elative
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karvaisesta
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karvaisista
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| illative
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karvaiseen
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karvaisiin
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| adessive
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karvaisella
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karvaisilla
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| ablative
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karvaiselta
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karvaisilta
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| allative
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karvaiselle
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karvaisille
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| essive
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karvaisena
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karvaisina
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| translative
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karvaiseksi
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karvaisiksi
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| abessive
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karvaisetta
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karvaisitta
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| instructive
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—
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karvaisin
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| comitative
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karvaisine
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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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karvaiseni
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karvaiseni
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaiseni
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karvaiseni
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| gen.
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karvaiseni
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| genitive
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karvaiseni
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karvaisteni
karvaisieni
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| partitive
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karvaistani
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karvaisiani
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| inessive
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karvaisessani
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karvaisissani
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| elative
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karvaisestani
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karvaisistani
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| illative
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karvaiseeni
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karvaisiini
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| adessive
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karvaisellani
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karvaisillani
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| ablative
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karvaiseltani
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karvaisiltani
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| allative
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karvaiselleni
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karvaisilleni
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| essive
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karvaisenani
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karvaisinani
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| translative
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karvaisekseni
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karvaisikseni
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| abessive
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karvaisettani
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karvaisittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karvaisineni
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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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karvaisesi
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karvaisesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaisesi
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karvaisesi
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| gen.
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karvaisesi
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| genitive
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karvaisesi
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karvaistesi
karvaisiesi
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| partitive
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karvaistasi
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karvaisiasi
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| inessive
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karvaisessasi
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karvaisissasi
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| elative
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karvaisestasi
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karvaisistasi
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| illative
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karvaiseesi
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karvaisiisi
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| adessive
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karvaisellasi
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karvaisillasi
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| ablative
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karvaiseltasi
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karvaisiltasi
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| allative
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karvaisellesi
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karvaisillesi
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| essive
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karvaisenasi
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karvaisinasi
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| translative
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karvaiseksesi
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karvaisiksesi
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| abessive
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karvaisettasi
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karvaisittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karvaisinesi
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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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karvaisemme
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karvaisemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaisemme
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karvaisemme
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| gen.
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karvaisemme
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| genitive
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karvaisemme
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karvaistemme
karvaisiemme
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| partitive
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karvaistamme
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karvaisiamme
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| inessive
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karvaisessamme
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karvaisissamme
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| elative
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karvaisestamme
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karvaisistamme
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| illative
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karvaiseemme
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karvaisiimme
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| adessive
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karvaisellamme
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karvaisillamme
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| ablative
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karvaiseltamme
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karvaisiltamme
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| allative
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karvaisellemme
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karvaisillemme
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| essive
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karvaisenamme
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karvaisinamme
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| translative
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karvaiseksemme
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karvaisiksemme
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| abessive
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karvaisettamme
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karvaisittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karvaisinemme
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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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karvaisenne
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karvaisenne
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaisenne
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karvaisenne
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| gen.
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karvaisenne
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| genitive
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karvaisenne
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karvaistenne
karvaisienne
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| partitive
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karvaistanne
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karvaisianne
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| inessive
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karvaisessanne
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karvaisissanne
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| elative
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karvaisestanne
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karvaisistanne
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| illative
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karvaiseenne
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karvaisiinne
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| adessive
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karvaisellanne
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karvaisillanne
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| ablative
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karvaiseltanne
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karvaisiltanne
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| allative
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karvaisellenne
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karvaisillenne
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| essive
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karvaisenanne
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karvaisinanne
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| translative
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karvaiseksenne
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karvaisiksenne
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| abessive
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karvaisettanne
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karvaisittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karvaisinenne
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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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karvaisensa
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karvaisensa
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| accusative
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nom.
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karvaisensa
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karvaisensa
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| gen.
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karvaisensa
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| genitive
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karvaisensa
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karvaistensa
karvaisiensa
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| partitive
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karvaistaan
karvaistansa
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karvaisiaan
karvaisiansa
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| inessive
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karvaisessaan
karvaisessansa
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karvaisissaan
karvaisissansa
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| elative
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karvaisestaan
karvaisestansa
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karvaisistaan
karvaisistansa
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| illative
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karvaiseensa
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karvaisiinsa
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| adessive
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karvaisellaan
karvaisellansa
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karvaisillaan
karvaisillansa
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| ablative
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karvaiseltaan
karvaiseltansa
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karvaisiltaan
karvaisiltansa
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| allative
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karvaiselleen
karvaisellensa
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karvaisilleen
karvaisillensa
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| essive
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karvaisenaan
karvaisenansa
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karvaisinaan
karvaisinansa
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| translative
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karvaisekseen
karvaiseksensa
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karvaisikseen
karvaisiksensa
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| abessive
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karvaisettaan
karvaisettansa
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karvaisittaan
karvaisittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
karvaisineen
karvaisinensa
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Derived terms
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