Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *onnët'oin, equivalent to onni (“happiness, luck”) + -ton (“-less”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈonːeton/, [ˈo̞nːe̞t̪o̞n]
- Rhymes: -onːeton
- Syllabification(key): on‧ne‧ton
- Hyphenation(key): on‧ne‧ton
Adjective
onneton (comparative onnettomampi, superlative onnettomin)
- unhappy (not happy) [with elative ‘about’]
1860, J. L. Runeberg, translated by K. Kiljander, Nadeschda: Yhdeksæn laulua Johan Ludvig Runebergiltæ, Kuopio, Kahdeksas Laulu, using Wolmar Schildt's proposed orthography, page 71:Koska tuossa hæn epäillen vîpŷ,
Itsekiusâjana onnetonna,
Hæilytetty lîkutuksiltansa,
Pæivæ laskeksen ja ilta nousê
Mân ylitse rusko-sîvillænsæ.- [Koska tuossa hän epäillen viipyy,
Itsekiusaajana onnetonna,
Häilytetty liikutuksiltansa,
Päivä laskeksen ja ilta nousee
Maan ylitse rusko-siivillänsä.] - There he stays in doubt,
an unhappy man bothering himself,
rocked by his own emotions,
as the sun sets and evening rises
above the earth with its brown wings.
- miserable (which brings (only) misery)
- very poor, terrible, wretched
- unfortunate (not favored by fortune)
- Synonyms: epäonninen, epäonnekas
Declension
| Inflection of onneton (Kotus type 34*C/onneton, tt-t gradation)
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| nominative
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onneton
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onnettomat
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| genitive
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onnettoman
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onnettomien
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| partitive
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onnetonta
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onnettomia
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| illative
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onnettomaan
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onnettomiin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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onneton
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onnettomat
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| accusative
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nom.
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onneton
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onnettomat
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| gen.
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onnettoman
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| genitive
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onnettoman
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onnettomien onnetonten rare
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| partitive
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onnetonta
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onnettomia
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| inessive
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onnettomassa
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onnettomissa
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| elative
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onnettomasta
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onnettomista
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| illative
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onnettomaan
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onnettomiin
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| adessive
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onnettomalla
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onnettomilla
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| ablative
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onnettomalta
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onnettomilta
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| allative
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onnettomalle
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onnettomille
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| essive
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onnettomana
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onnettomina
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| translative
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onnettomaksi
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onnettomiksi
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| abessive
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onnettomatta
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onnettomitta
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| instructive
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—
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onnettomin
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| comitative
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— |
onnettomine
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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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onnettomani
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onnettomani
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| accusative
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nom.
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onnettomani
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onnettomani
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| gen.
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onnettomani
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| genitive
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onnettomani
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onnettomieni onnetonteni rare
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| partitive
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onnetontani
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onnettomiani
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| inessive
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onnettomassani
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onnettomissani
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| elative
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onnettomastani
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onnettomistani
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| illative
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onnettomaani
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onnettomiini
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| adessive
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onnettomallani
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onnettomillani
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| ablative
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onnettomaltani
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onnettomiltani
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| allative
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onnettomalleni
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onnettomilleni
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| essive
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onnettomanani
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onnettominani
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| translative
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onnettomakseni
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onnettomikseni
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| abessive
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onnettomattani
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onnettomittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
onnettomineni
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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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onnettomasi
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onnettomasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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onnettomasi
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onnettomasi
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| gen.
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onnettomasi
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| genitive
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onnettomasi
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onnettomiesi onnetontesi rare
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| partitive
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onnetontasi
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onnettomiasi
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| inessive
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onnettomassasi
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onnettomissasi
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| elative
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onnettomastasi
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onnettomistasi
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| illative
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onnettomaasi
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onnettomiisi
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| adessive
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onnettomallasi
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onnettomillasi
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| ablative
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onnettomaltasi
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onnettomiltasi
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| allative
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onnettomallesi
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onnettomillesi
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| essive
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onnettomanasi
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onnettominasi
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| translative
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onnettomaksesi
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onnettomiksesi
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| abessive
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onnettomattasi
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onnettomittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
onnettominesi
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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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onnettomamme
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onnettomamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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onnettomamme
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onnettomamme
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| gen.
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onnettomamme
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| genitive
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onnettomamme
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onnettomiemme onnetontemme rare
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| partitive
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onnetontamme
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onnettomiamme
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| inessive
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onnettomassamme
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onnettomissamme
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| elative
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onnettomastamme
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onnettomistamme
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| illative
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onnettomaamme
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onnettomiimme
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| adessive
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onnettomallamme
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onnettomillamme
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| ablative
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onnettomaltamme
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onnettomiltamme
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| allative
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onnettomallemme
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onnettomillemme
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| essive
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onnettomanamme
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onnettominamme
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| translative
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onnettomaksemme
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onnettomiksemme
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| abessive
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onnettomattamme
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onnettomittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
onnettominemme
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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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onnettomanne
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onnettomanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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onnettomanne
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onnettomanne
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| gen.
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onnettomanne
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| genitive
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onnettomanne
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onnettomienne onnetontenne rare
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| partitive
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onnetontanne
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onnettomianne
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| inessive
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onnettomassanne
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onnettomissanne
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| elative
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onnettomastanne
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onnettomistanne
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| illative
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onnettomaanne
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onnettomiinne
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| adessive
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onnettomallanne
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onnettomillanne
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| ablative
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onnettomaltanne
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onnettomiltanne
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| allative
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onnettomallenne
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onnettomillenne
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| essive
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onnettomananne
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onnettominanne
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| translative
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onnettomaksenne
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onnettomiksenne
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| abessive
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onnettomattanne
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onnettomittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
onnettominenne
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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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onnettomansa
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onnettomansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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onnettomansa
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onnettomansa
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| gen.
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onnettomansa
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| genitive
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onnettomansa
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onnettomiensa onnetontensa rare
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| partitive
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onnetontaan onnetontansa
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onnettomiaan onnettomiansa
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| inessive
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onnettomassaan onnettomassansa
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onnettomissaan onnettomissansa
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| elative
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onnettomastaan onnettomastansa
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onnettomistaan onnettomistansa
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| illative
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onnettomaansa
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onnettomiinsa
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| adessive
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onnettomallaan onnettomallansa
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onnettomillaan onnettomillansa
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| ablative
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onnettomaltaan onnettomaltansa
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onnettomiltaan onnettomiltansa
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| allative
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onnettomalleen onnettomallensa
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onnettomilleen onnettomillensa
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| essive
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onnettomanaan onnettomanansa
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onnettominaan onnettominansa
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| translative
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onnettomakseen onnettomaksensa
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onnettomikseen onnettomiksensa
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| abessive
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onnettomattaan onnettomattansa
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onnettomittaan onnettomittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
onnettomineen onnettominensa
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Derived terms
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