Finnish
Etymology
Borrowed from North Germanic, probably Old Swedish þōrsdagher;[1][2] ultimately from Proto-West Germanic *Þunras dag (“day of the thunder god”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtorstɑi̯/, [ˈt̪o̞rs̠tɑ̝i̯]
- Rhymes: -orstɑi
- Syllabification(key): tors‧tai
- Hyphenation(key): tors‧tai
Noun
torstai
- Thursday (day of the week; the fourth day of the week in Finland and in the ISO 8601 standard)
Usage notes
As with all days of the week in Finnish, the essive case (torstaina) is usually used when talking about what will happen or happened on a Thursday.
Declension
| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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torstaini
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torstaini
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| accusative
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nom.
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torstaini
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torstaini
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| gen.
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torstaini
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| genitive
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torstaini
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torstaideni
torstaitteni
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| partitive
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torstaitani
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torstaitani
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| inessive
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torstaissani
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torstaissani
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| elative
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torstaistani
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torstaistani
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| illative
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torstaihini
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torstaihini
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| adessive
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torstaillani
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torstaillani
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| ablative
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torstailtani
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torstailtani
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| allative
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torstailleni
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torstailleni
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| essive
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torstainani
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torstainani
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| translative
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torstaikseni
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torstaikseni
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| abessive
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torstaittani
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torstaittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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torstaineni
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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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torstaisi
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torstaisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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torstaisi
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torstaisi
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| gen.
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torstaisi
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| genitive
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torstaisi
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torstaidesi
torstaittesi
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| partitive
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torstaitasi
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torstaitasi
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| inessive
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torstaissasi
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torstaissasi
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| elative
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torstaistasi
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torstaistasi
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| illative
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torstaihisi
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torstaihisi
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| adessive
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torstaillasi
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torstaillasi
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| ablative
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torstailtasi
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torstailtasi
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| allative
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torstaillesi
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torstaillesi
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| essive
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torstainasi
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torstainasi
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| translative
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torstaiksesi
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torstaiksesi
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| abessive
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torstaittasi
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torstaittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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torstainesi
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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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torstaimme
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torstaimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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torstaimme
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torstaimme
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| gen.
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torstaimme
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| genitive
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torstaimme
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torstaidemme
torstaittemme
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| partitive
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torstaitamme
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torstaitamme
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| inessive
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torstaissamme
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torstaissamme
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| elative
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torstaistamme
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torstaistamme
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| illative
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torstaihimme
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torstaihimme
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| adessive
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torstaillamme
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torstaillamme
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| ablative
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torstailtamme
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torstailtamme
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| allative
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torstaillemme
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torstaillemme
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| essive
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torstainamme
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torstainamme
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| translative
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torstaiksemme
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torstaiksemme
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| abessive
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torstaittamme
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torstaittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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torstainemme
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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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torstainne
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torstainne
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| accusative
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nom.
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torstainne
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torstainne
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| gen.
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torstainne
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| genitive
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torstainne
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torstaidenne
torstaittenne
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| partitive
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torstaitanne
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torstaitanne
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| inessive
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torstaissanne
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torstaissanne
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| elative
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torstaistanne
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torstaistanne
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| illative
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torstaihinne
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torstaihinne
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| adessive
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torstaillanne
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torstaillanne
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| ablative
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torstailtanne
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torstailtanne
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| allative
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torstaillenne
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torstaillenne
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| essive
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torstainanne
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torstainanne
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| translative
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torstaiksenne
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torstaiksenne
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| abessive
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torstaittanne
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torstaittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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torstainenne
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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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torstainsa
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torstainsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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torstainsa
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torstainsa
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| gen.
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torstainsa
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| genitive
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torstainsa
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torstaidensa
torstaittensa
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| partitive
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torstaitaan
torstaitansa
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torstaitaan
torstaitansa
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| inessive
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torstaissaan
torstaissansa
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torstaissaan
torstaissansa
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| elative
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torstaistaan
torstaistansa
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torstaistaan
torstaistansa
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| illative
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torstaihinsa
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torstaihinsa
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| adessive
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torstaillaan
torstaillansa
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torstaillaan
torstaillansa
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| ablative
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torstailtaan
torstailtansa
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torstailtaan
torstailtansa
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| allative
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torstailleen
torstaillensa
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torstailleen
torstaillensa
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| essive
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torstainaan
torstainansa
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torstainaan
torstainansa
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| translative
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torstaikseen
torstaiksensa
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torstaikseen
torstaiksensa
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| abessive
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torstaittaan
torstaittansa
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torstaittaan
torstaittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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torstaineen
torstainensa
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Derived terms
Descendants
See also
References
- ^ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
- ^ Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN
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