Finnish
Etymology
From pikku- (“small”) + tunnit (“hours”); the time of the day when the hours are "small", i.e. the numbers indicating the hour are small.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈpikːuˌtunːit/, [ˈpikːuˌt̪unːit̪]
- Rhymes: -unːit
- Syllabification(key): pik‧ku‧tun‧nit
- Hyphenation(key): pikku‧tunnit
Noun
pikkutunnit pl
- small hours, wee hours (the period from midnight to dawn)
Usage notes
Temporal expressions of the word are formed with the essive case: pikkutunteina ― in the wee hours.
Declension
| Inflection of pikkutunnit (Kotus type 5*J/risti, nt-nn gradation)
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| nominative
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pikkutunnit
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| genitive
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—
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pikkutuntien
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| partitive
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—
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pikkutunteja
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| illative
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—
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pikkutunteihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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—
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pikkutunnit
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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pikkutunnit
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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pikkutuntien
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| partitive
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—
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pikkutunteja
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| inessive
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—
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pikkutunneissa
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| elative
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—
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pikkutunneista
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| illative
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—
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pikkutunteihin
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| adessive
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—
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pikkutunneilla
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| ablative
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—
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pikkutunneilta
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| allative
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—
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pikkutunneille
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| essive
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—
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pikkutunteina
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| translative
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—
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pikkutunneiksi
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| abessive
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—
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pikkutunneitta
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| instructive
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—
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pikkutunnein
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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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—
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pikkutuntini
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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pikkutuntini
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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pikkutuntieni
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| partitive
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—
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pikkutuntejani
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| inessive
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—
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pikkutunneissani
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| elative
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—
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pikkutunneistani
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| illative
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—
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pikkutunteihini
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| adessive
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—
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pikkutunneillani
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| ablative
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—
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pikkutunneiltani
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| allative
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—
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pikkutunneilleni
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| essive
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—
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pikkutunteinani
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| translative
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—
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pikkutunneikseni
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| abessive
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—
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pikkutunneittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
pikkutunteineni
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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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—
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pikkutuntisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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pikkutuntisi
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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pikkutuntiesi
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| partitive
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—
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pikkutuntejasi
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| inessive
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—
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pikkutunneissasi
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| elative
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—
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pikkutunneistasi
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| illative
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—
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pikkutunteihisi
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| adessive
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—
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pikkutunneillasi
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| ablative
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—
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pikkutunneiltasi
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| allative
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—
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pikkutunneillesi
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| essive
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—
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pikkutunteinasi
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| translative
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—
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pikkutunneiksesi
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| abessive
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—
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pikkutunneittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
pikkutunteinesi
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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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—
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pikkutuntimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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—
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pikkutuntimme
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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pikkutuntiemme
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| partitive
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—
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pikkutuntejamme
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| inessive
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—
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pikkutunneissamme
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| elative
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—
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pikkutunneistamme
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| illative
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—
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pikkutunteihimme
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| adessive
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—
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pikkutunneillamme
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| ablative
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—
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pikkutunneiltamme
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| allative
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—
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pikkutunneillemme
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| essive
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—
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pikkutunteinamme
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| translative
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—
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pikkutunneiksemme
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| abessive
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—
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pikkutunneittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
pikkutunteinemme
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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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—
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pikkutuntinne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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—
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pikkutuntinne
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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pikkutuntienne
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| partitive
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—
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pikkutuntejanne
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| inessive
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—
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pikkutunneissanne
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| elative
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—
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pikkutunneistanne
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| illative
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—
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pikkutunteihinne
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| adessive
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—
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pikkutunneillanne
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| ablative
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—
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pikkutunneiltanne
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| allative
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—
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pikkutunneillenne
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| essive
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—
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pikkutunteinanne
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| translative
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—
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pikkutunneiksenne
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| abessive
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—
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pikkutunneittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
pikkutunteinenne
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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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—
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pikkutuntinsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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—
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pikkutuntinsa
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| gen.
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—
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| genitive
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—
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pikkutuntiensa
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| partitive
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—
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pikkutuntejaan
pikkutuntejansa
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| inessive
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—
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pikkutunneissaan
pikkutunneissansa
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| elative
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—
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pikkutunneistaan
pikkutunneistansa
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| illative
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—
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pikkutunteihinsa
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| adessive
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—
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pikkutunneillaan
pikkutunneillansa
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| ablative
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—
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pikkutunneiltaan
pikkutunneiltansa
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| allative
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—
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pikkutunneilleen
pikkutunneillensa
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| essive
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—
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pikkutunteinaan
pikkutunteinansa
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| translative
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—
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pikkutunneikseen
pikkutunneiksensa
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| abessive
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—
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pikkutunneittaan
pikkutunneittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
pikkutunteineen
pikkutunteinensa
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