Finnish
Etymology
mui- + -kku; a diminutive derivation of muja-, from which muikea and muje are also derived.[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmui̯kːu/, [ˈmui̯kːu]
- Rhymes: -uikːu
- Syllabification(key): muik‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): muik‧ku
Noun
muikku
- vendace, Coregonus albula (Eurasian species of fish in the Salmonidae family)
- Used also of some closely related North-American Coregonus species called cisco, usually as part of a compound term as in amerikanmuikku (“Coregonus artedi”).
Usage notes
With the exception of Coregonus albula the Eurasian fish of the genus Coregonus are usually called siika (“whitefish”) in Finnish. The usage concerning North-American species is variable.
Declension
| Inflection of muikku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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muikku
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muikut
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| genitive
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muikun
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muikkujen
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| partitive
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muikkua
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muikkuja
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| illative
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muikkuun
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muikkuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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muikku
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muikut
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| accusative
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nom.
|
muikku
|
muikut
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| gen.
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muikun
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| genitive
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muikun
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muikkujen
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| partitive
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muikkua
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muikkuja
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| inessive
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muikussa
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muikuissa
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| elative
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muikusta
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muikuista
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| illative
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muikkuun
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muikkuihin
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| adessive
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muikulla
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muikuilla
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| ablative
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muikulta
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muikuilta
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| allative
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muikulle
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muikuille
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| essive
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muikkuna
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muikkuina
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| translative
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muikuksi
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muikuiksi
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| abessive
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muikutta
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muikuitta
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| instructive
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—
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muikuin
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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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muikkuni
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muikkuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikkuni
|
muikkuni
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| gen.
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muikkuni
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| genitive
|
muikkuni
|
muikkujeni
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| partitive
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muikkuani
|
muikkujani
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| inessive
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muikussani
|
muikuissani
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| elative
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muikustani
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muikuistani
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| illative
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muikkuuni
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muikkuihini
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| adessive
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muikullani
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muikuillani
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| ablative
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muikultani
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muikuiltani
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| allative
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muikulleni
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muikuilleni
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| essive
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muikkunani
|
muikkuinani
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| translative
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muikukseni
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muikuikseni
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| abessive
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muikuttani
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muikuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
muikkuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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muikkusi
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muikkusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikkusi
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muikkusi
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| gen.
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muikkusi
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| genitive
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muikkusi
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muikkujesi
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| partitive
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muikkuasi
|
muikkujasi
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| inessive
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muikussasi
|
muikuissasi
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| elative
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muikustasi
|
muikuistasi
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| illative
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muikkuusi
|
muikkuihisi
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| adessive
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muikullasi
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muikuillasi
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| ablative
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muikultasi
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muikuiltasi
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| allative
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muikullesi
|
muikuillesi
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| essive
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muikkunasi
|
muikkuinasi
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| translative
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muikuksesi
|
muikuiksesi
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| abessive
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muikuttasi
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muikuittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
muikkuinesi
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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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muikkumme
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muikkumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikkumme
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muikkumme
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| gen.
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muikkumme
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| genitive
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muikkumme
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muikkujemme
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| partitive
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muikkuamme
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muikkujamme
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| inessive
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muikussamme
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muikuissamme
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| elative
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muikustamme
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muikuistamme
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| illative
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muikkuumme
|
muikkuihimme
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| adessive
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muikullamme
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muikuillamme
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| ablative
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muikultamme
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muikuiltamme
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| allative
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muikullemme
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muikuillemme
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| essive
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muikkunamme
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muikkuinamme
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| translative
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muikuksemme
|
muikuiksemme
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| abessive
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muikuttamme
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muikuittamme
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
muikkuinemme
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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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muikkunne
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muikkunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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muikkunne
|
muikkunne
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| gen.
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muikkunne
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| genitive
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muikkunne
|
muikkujenne
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| partitive
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muikkuanne
|
muikkujanne
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| inessive
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muikussanne
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muikuissanne
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| elative
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muikustanne
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muikuistanne
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| illative
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muikkuunne
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muikkuihinne
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| adessive
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muikullanne
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muikuillanne
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| ablative
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muikultanne
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muikuiltanne
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| allative
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muikullenne
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muikuillenne
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| essive
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muikkunanne
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muikkuinanne
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| translative
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muikuksenne
|
muikuiksenne
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| abessive
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muikuttanne
|
muikuittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
muikkuinenne
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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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muikkunsa
|
muikkunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
|
muikkunsa
|
muikkunsa
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| gen.
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muikkunsa
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| genitive
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muikkunsa
|
muikkujensa
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| partitive
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muikkuaan
muikkuansa
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muikkujaan
muikkujansa
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| inessive
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muikussaan
muikussansa
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muikuissaan
muikuissansa
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| elative
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muikustaan
muikustansa
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muikuistaan
muikuistansa
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| illative
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muikkuunsa
|
muikkuihinsa
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| adessive
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muikullaan
muikullansa
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muikuillaan
muikuillansa
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| ablative
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muikultaan
muikultansa
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muikuiltaan
muikuiltansa
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| allative
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muikulleen
muikullensa
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muikuilleen
muikuillensa
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| essive
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muikkunaan
muikkunansa
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muikkuinaan
muikkuinansa
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| translative
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muikukseen
muikuksensa
|
muikuikseen
muikuiksensa
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| abessive
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muikuttaan
muikuttansa
|
muikuittaan
muikuittansa
|
| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
muikkuineen
muikkuinensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
Interjection
muikku
- (photography) cheese!
References
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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