Finnish
Etymology
Likely developed from an earlier seukku (with contamination from sirkku (“(dialectal) sister”), derived from sisar), from Karelian šeukku (compare sevoitar), derived from setä.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈserkːu/, [ˈs̠e̞rkːu]
- Rhymes: -erkːu
- Syllabification(key): serk‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): serk‧ku
Noun
serkku
- cousin, first cousin
Declension
| Inflection of serkku (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
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| nominative
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serkku
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serkut
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| genitive
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serkun
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serkkujen
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| partitive
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serkkua
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serkkuja
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| illative
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serkkuun
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serkkuihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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serkku
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serkut
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| accusative
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nom.
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serkku
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serkut
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| gen.
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serkun
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| genitive
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serkun
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serkkujen
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| partitive
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serkkua
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serkkuja
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| inessive
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serkussa
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serkuissa
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| elative
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serkusta
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serkuista
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| illative
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serkkuun
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serkkuihin
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| adessive
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serkulla
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serkuilla
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| ablative
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serkulta
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serkuilta
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| allative
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serkulle
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serkuille
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| essive
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serkkuna
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serkkuina
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| translative
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serkuksi
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serkuiksi
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| abessive
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serkutta
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serkuitta
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| instructive
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—
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serkuin
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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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serkkuni
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serkkuni
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| accusative
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nom.
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serkkuni
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serkkuni
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| gen.
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serkkuni
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| genitive
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serkkuni
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serkkujeni
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| partitive
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serkkuani
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serkkujani
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| inessive
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serkussani
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serkuissani
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| elative
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serkustani
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serkuistani
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| illative
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serkkuuni
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serkkuihini
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| adessive
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serkullani
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serkuillani
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| ablative
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serkultani
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serkuiltani
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| allative
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serkulleni
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serkuilleni
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| essive
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serkkunani
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serkkuinani
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| translative
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serkukseni
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serkuikseni
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| abessive
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serkuttani
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serkuittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
serkkuineni
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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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serkkusi
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serkkusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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serkkusi
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serkkusi
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| gen.
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serkkusi
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| genitive
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serkkusi
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serkkujesi
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| partitive
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serkkuasi
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serkkujasi
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| inessive
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serkussasi
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serkuissasi
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| elative
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serkustasi
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serkuistasi
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| illative
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serkkuusi
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serkkuihisi
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| adessive
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serkullasi
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serkuillasi
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| ablative
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serkultasi
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serkuiltasi
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| allative
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serkullesi
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serkuillesi
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| essive
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serkkunasi
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serkkuinasi
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| translative
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serkuksesi
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serkuiksesi
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| abessive
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serkuttasi
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serkuittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
serkkuinesi
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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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serkkumme
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serkkumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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serkkumme
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serkkumme
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| gen.
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serkkumme
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| genitive
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serkkumme
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serkkujemme
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| partitive
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serkkuamme
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serkkujamme
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| inessive
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serkussamme
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serkuissamme
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| elative
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serkustamme
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serkuistamme
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| illative
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serkkuumme
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serkkuihimme
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| adessive
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serkullamme
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serkuillamme
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| ablative
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serkultamme
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serkuiltamme
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| allative
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serkullemme
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serkuillemme
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| essive
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serkkunamme
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serkkuinamme
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| translative
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serkuksemme
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serkuiksemme
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| abessive
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serkuttamme
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serkuittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
serkkuinemme
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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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serkkunne
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serkkunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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serkkunne
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serkkunne
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| gen.
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serkkunne
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| genitive
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serkkunne
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serkkujenne
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| partitive
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serkkuanne
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serkkujanne
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| inessive
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serkussanne
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serkuissanne
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| elative
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serkustanne
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serkuistanne
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| illative
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serkkuunne
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serkkuihinne
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| adessive
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serkullanne
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serkuillanne
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| ablative
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serkultanne
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serkuiltanne
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| allative
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serkullenne
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serkuillenne
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| essive
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serkkunanne
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serkkuinanne
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| translative
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serkuksenne
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serkuiksenne
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| abessive
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serkuttanne
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serkuittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
serkkuinenne
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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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serkkunsa
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serkkunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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serkkunsa
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serkkunsa
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| gen.
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serkkunsa
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| genitive
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serkkunsa
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serkkujensa
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| partitive
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serkkuaan
serkkuansa
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serkkujaan
serkkujansa
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| inessive
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serkussaan
serkussansa
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serkuissaan
serkuissansa
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| elative
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serkustaan
serkustansa
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serkuistaan
serkuistansa
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| illative
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serkkuunsa
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serkkuihinsa
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| adessive
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serkullaan
serkullansa
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serkuillaan
serkuillansa
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| ablative
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serkultaan
serkultansa
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serkuiltaan
serkuiltansa
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| allative
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serkulleen
serkullensa
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serkuilleen
serkuillensa
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| essive
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serkkunaan
serkkunansa
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serkkuinaan
serkkuinansa
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| translative
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serkukseen
serkuksensa
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serkuikseen
serkuiksensa
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| abessive
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serkuttaan
serkuttansa
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serkuittaan
serkuittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
serkkuineen
serkkuinensa
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Synonyms
Derived terms
See also
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