Finnish
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sumëda. Cognates include Estonian sume, Ludian sume, Livvi sumeh and Votic sumõtia. Likely related to sumu (“fog”); possibly equivalent to sumu + -ea.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsumeɑ/, [ˈs̠ume̞ɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -umeɑ
- Syllabification(key): su‧me‧a
- Hyphenation(key): su‧mea
Adjective
sumea (comparative sumeampi, superlative sumein)
- fuzzy, blurry, indistinct
- sumea valokuva ― blurry photo
- (mathematics, logic) fuzzy
- Antonym: terävä
- sumea logiikka ― fuzzy logic
- (colloquial) dim, thick, unintelligent
Declension
| 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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sumeani
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sumeani
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| accusative
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nom.
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sumeani
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sumeani
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| gen.
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sumeani
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| genitive
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sumeani
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sumeideni
sumeitteni
sumeaini rare
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| partitive
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sumeaani
sumeatani
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sumeitani
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| inessive
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sumeassani
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sumeissani
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| elative
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sumeastani
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sumeistani
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| illative
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sumeaani
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sumeisiini
sumeihini
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| adessive
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sumeallani
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sumeillani
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| ablative
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sumealtani
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sumeiltani
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| allative
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sumealleni
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sumeilleni
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| essive
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sumeanani
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sumeinani
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| translative
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sumeakseni
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sumeikseni
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| abessive
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sumeattani
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sumeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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sumeineni
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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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sumeasi
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sumeasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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sumeasi
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sumeasi
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| gen.
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sumeasi
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| genitive
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sumeasi
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sumeidesi
sumeittesi
sumeaisi rare
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| partitive
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sumeaasi
sumeatasi
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sumeitasi
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| inessive
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sumeassasi
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sumeissasi
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| elative
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sumeastasi
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sumeistasi
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| illative
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sumeaasi
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sumeisiisi
sumeihisi
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| adessive
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sumeallasi
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sumeillasi
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| ablative
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sumealtasi
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sumeiltasi
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| allative
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sumeallesi
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sumeillesi
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| essive
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sumeanasi
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sumeinasi
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| translative
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sumeaksesi
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sumeiksesi
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| abessive
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sumeattasi
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sumeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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sumeinesi
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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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sumeamme
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sumeamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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sumeamme
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sumeamme
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| gen.
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sumeamme
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| genitive
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sumeamme
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sumeidemme
sumeittemme
sumeaimme rare
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| partitive
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sumeaamme
sumeatamme
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sumeitamme
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| inessive
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sumeassamme
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sumeissamme
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| elative
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sumeastamme
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sumeistamme
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| illative
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sumeaamme
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sumeisiimme
sumeihimme
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| adessive
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sumeallamme
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sumeillamme
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| ablative
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sumealtamme
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sumeiltamme
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| allative
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sumeallemme
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sumeillemme
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| essive
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sumeanamme
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sumeinamme
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| translative
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sumeaksemme
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sumeiksemme
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| abessive
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sumeattamme
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sumeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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sumeinemme
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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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sumeanne
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sumeanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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sumeanne
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sumeanne
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| gen.
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sumeanne
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| genitive
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sumeanne
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sumeidenne
sumeittenne
sumeainne rare
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| partitive
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sumeaanne
sumeatanne
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sumeitanne
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| inessive
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sumeassanne
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sumeissanne
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| elative
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sumeastanne
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sumeistanne
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| illative
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sumeaanne
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sumeisiinne
sumeihinne
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| adessive
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sumeallanne
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sumeillanne
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| ablative
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sumealtanne
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sumeiltanne
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| allative
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sumeallenne
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sumeillenne
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| essive
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sumeananne
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sumeinanne
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| translative
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sumeaksenne
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sumeiksenne
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| abessive
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sumeattanne
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sumeittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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sumeinenne
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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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sumeansa
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sumeansa
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| accusative
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nom.
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sumeansa
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sumeansa
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| gen.
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sumeansa
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| genitive
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sumeansa
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sumeidensa
sumeittensa
sumeainsa rare
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| partitive
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sumeataan
sumeaansa
sumeatansa
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sumeitaan
sumeitansa
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| inessive
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sumeassaan
sumeassansa
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sumeissaan
sumeissansa
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| elative
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sumeastaan
sumeastansa
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sumeistaan
sumeistansa
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| illative
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sumeaansa
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sumeisiinsa
sumeihinsa
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| adessive
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sumeallaan
sumeallansa
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sumeillaan
sumeillansa
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| ablative
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sumealtaan
sumealtansa
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sumeiltaan
sumeiltansa
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| allative
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sumealleen
sumeallensa
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sumeilleen
sumeillensa
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| essive
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sumeanaan
sumeanansa
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sumeinaan
sumeinansa
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| translative
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sumeakseen
sumeaksensa
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sumeikseen
sumeiksensa
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| abessive
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sumeattaan
sumeattansa
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sumeittaan
sumeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
sumeineen
sumeinensa
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Derived terms
See also
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