English
Etymology
From Tamil [Term?].
Noun
kummi (plural kummis)
- A kind of Indian folk dance.
Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed either from Old Swedish gumme (“man”) (compare Swedish gumma) or from Russian кум (kum, “godfather”), кума́ (kumá, “godmother”) (compare Latvian kūma (“godparent”), Latvian kūmas (“godparent”)).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkumːi/, [ˈkumːi]
- Rhymes: -umːi
- Syllabification(key): kum‧mi
- Hyphenation(key): kum‧mi
Noun
kummi
- godparent, godfather or godmother
- an invited guest, supporter or speaker for a certain cause
Declension
| Inflection of kummi (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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kummi
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kummit
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| genitive
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kummin
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kummien
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| partitive
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kummia
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kummeja
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| illative
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kummiin
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kummeihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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kummi
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kummit
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| accusative
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nom.
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kummi
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kummit
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| gen.
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kummin
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| genitive
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kummin
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kummien
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| partitive
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kummia
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kummeja
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| inessive
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kummissa
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kummeissa
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| elative
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kummista
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kummeista
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| illative
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kummiin
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kummeihin
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| adessive
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kummilla
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kummeilla
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| ablative
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kummilta
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kummeilta
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| allative
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kummille
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kummeille
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| essive
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kummina
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kummeina
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| translative
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kummiksi
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kummeiksi
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| abessive
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kummitta
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kummeitta
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| instructive
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—
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kummein
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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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kummini
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kummini
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| accusative
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nom.
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kummini
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kummini
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| gen.
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kummini
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| genitive
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kummini
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kummieni
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| partitive
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kummiani
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kummejani
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| inessive
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kummissani
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kummeissani
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| elative
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kummistani
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kummeistani
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| illative
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kummiini
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kummeihini
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| adessive
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kummillani
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kummeillani
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| ablative
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kummiltani
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kummeiltani
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| allative
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kummilleni
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kummeilleni
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| essive
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kumminani
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kummeinani
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| translative
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kummikseni
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kummeikseni
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| abessive
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kummittani
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kummeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kummeineni
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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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kummisi
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kummisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kummisi
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kummisi
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| gen.
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kummisi
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| genitive
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kummisi
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kummiesi
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| partitive
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kummiasi
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kummejasi
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| inessive
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kummissasi
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kummeissasi
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| elative
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kummistasi
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kummeistasi
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| illative
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kummiisi
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kummeihisi
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| adessive
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kummillasi
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kummeillasi
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| ablative
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kummiltasi
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kummeiltasi
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| allative
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kummillesi
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kummeillesi
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| essive
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kumminasi
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kummeinasi
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| translative
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kummiksesi
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kummeiksesi
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| abessive
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kummittasi
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kummeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kummeinesi
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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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kummimme
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kummimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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kummimme
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kummimme
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| gen.
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kummimme
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| genitive
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kummimme
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kummiemme
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| partitive
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kummiamme
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kummejamme
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| inessive
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kummissamme
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kummeissamme
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| elative
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kummistamme
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kummeistamme
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| illative
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kummiimme
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kummeihimme
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| adessive
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kummillamme
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kummeillamme
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| ablative
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kummiltamme
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kummeiltamme
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| allative
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kummillemme
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kummeillemme
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| essive
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kumminamme
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kummeinamme
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| translative
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kummiksemme
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kummeiksemme
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| abessive
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kummittamme
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kummeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kummeinemme
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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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kumminne
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kumminne
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| accusative
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nom.
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kumminne
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kumminne
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| gen.
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kumminne
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| genitive
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kumminne
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kummienne
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| partitive
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kummianne
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kummejanne
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| inessive
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kummissanne
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kummeissanne
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| elative
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kummistanne
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kummeistanne
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| illative
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kummiinne
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kummeihinne
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| adessive
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kummillanne
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kummeillanne
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| ablative
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kummiltanne
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kummeiltanne
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| allative
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kummillenne
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kummeillenne
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| essive
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kumminanne
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kummeinanne
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| translative
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kummiksenne
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kummeiksenne
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| abessive
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kummittanne
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kummeittanne
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kummeinenne
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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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kumminsa
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kumminsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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kumminsa
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kumminsa
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| gen.
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kumminsa
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| genitive
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kumminsa
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kummiensa
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| partitive
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kummiaan
kummiansa
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kummejaan
kummejansa
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| inessive
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kummissaan
kummissansa
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kummeissaan
kummeissansa
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| elative
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kummistaan
kummistansa
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kummeistaan
kummeistansa
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| illative
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kummiinsa
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kummeihinsa
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| adessive
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kummillaan
kummillansa
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kummeillaan
kummeillansa
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| ablative
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kummiltaan
kummiltansa
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kummeiltaan
kummeiltansa
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| allative
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kummilleen
kummillensa
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kummeilleen
kummeillensa
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| essive
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kumminaan
kumminansa
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kummeinaan
kummeinansa
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| translative
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kummikseen
kummiksensa
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kummeikseen
kummeiksensa
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| abessive
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kummittaan
kummittansa
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kummeittaan
kummeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
kummeineen
kummeinensa
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