Translingual
Etymology
Uncertain. Believed to be from Icelandic rita
Proper noun
Rissa f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Laridae – the kittiwakes.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
References
- Gill, F.; Wright, M. (2006), Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN
Finnish
Etymology
Variant of Rissanen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrisːɑ/, [ˈris̠ːɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -isːɑ
- Syllabification(key): Ris‧sa
- Hyphenation(key): Ris‧sa
Proper noun
Rissa
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Rissa (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Rissa
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Rissat
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| genitive
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Rissan
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Rissojen
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| partitive
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Rissaa
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Rissoja
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| illative
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Rissaan
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Rissoihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Rissa
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Rissat
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rissa
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Rissat
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| gen.
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Rissan
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| genitive
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Rissan
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Rissojen
Rissain rare
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| partitive
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Rissaa
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Rissoja
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| inessive
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Rissassa
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Rissoissa
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| elative
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Rissasta
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Rissoista
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| illative
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Rissaan
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Rissoihin
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| adessive
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Rissalla
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Rissoilla
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| ablative
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Rissalta
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Rissoilta
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| allative
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Rissalle
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Rissoille
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| essive
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Rissana
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Rissoina
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| translative
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Rissaksi
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Rissoiksi
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| abessive
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Rissatta
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Rissoitta
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| instructive
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—
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Rissoin
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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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Rissani
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Rissani
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rissani
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Rissani
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| gen.
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Rissani
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| genitive
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Rissani
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Rissojeni
Rissaini rare
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| partitive
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Rissaani
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Rissojani
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| inessive
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Rissassani
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Rissoissani
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| elative
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Rissastani
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Rissoistani
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| illative
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Rissaani
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Rissoihini
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| adessive
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Rissallani
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Rissoillani
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| ablative
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Rissaltani
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Rissoiltani
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| allative
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Rissalleni
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Rissoilleni
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| essive
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Rissanani
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Rissoinani
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| translative
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Rissakseni
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Rissoikseni
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| abessive
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Rissattani
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Rissoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Rissoineni
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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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Rissasi
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Rissasi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rissasi
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Rissasi
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| gen.
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Rissasi
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| genitive
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Rissasi
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Rissojesi
Rissaisi rare
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| partitive
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Rissaasi
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Rissojasi
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| inessive
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Rissassasi
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Rissoissasi
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| elative
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Rissastasi
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Rissoistasi
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| illative
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Rissaasi
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Rissoihisi
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| adessive
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Rissallasi
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Rissoillasi
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| ablative
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Rissaltasi
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Rissoiltasi
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| allative
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Rissallesi
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Rissoillesi
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| essive
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Rissanasi
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Rissoinasi
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| translative
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Rissaksesi
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Rissoiksesi
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| abessive
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Rissattasi
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Rissoittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Rissoinesi
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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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Rissamme
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Rissamme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rissamme
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Rissamme
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| gen.
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Rissamme
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| genitive
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Rissamme
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Rissojemme
Rissaimme rare
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| partitive
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Rissaamme
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Rissojamme
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| inessive
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Rissassamme
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Rissoissamme
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| elative
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Rissastamme
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Rissoistamme
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| illative
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Rissaamme
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Rissoihimme
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| adessive
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Rissallamme
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Rissoillamme
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| ablative
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Rissaltamme
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Rissoiltamme
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| allative
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Rissallemme
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Rissoillemme
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| essive
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Rissanamme
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Rissoinamme
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| translative
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Rissaksemme
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Rissoiksemme
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| abessive
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Rissattamme
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Rissoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Rissoinemme
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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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Rissanne
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Rissanne
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| accusative
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nom.
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Rissanne
|
Rissanne
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| gen.
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Rissanne
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| genitive
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Rissanne
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Rissojenne
Rissainne rare
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| partitive
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Rissaanne
|
Rissojanne
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| inessive
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Rissassanne
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Rissoissanne
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| elative
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Rissastanne
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Rissoistanne
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| illative
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Rissaanne
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Rissoihinne
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| adessive
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Rissallanne
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Rissoillanne
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| ablative
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Rissaltanne
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Rissoiltanne
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| allative
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Rissallenne
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Rissoillenne
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| essive
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Rissananne
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Rissoinanne
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| translative
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Rissaksenne
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Rissoiksenne
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| abessive
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Rissattanne
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Rissoittanne
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Rissoinenne
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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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Rissansa
|
Rissansa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Rissansa
|
Rissansa
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| gen.
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Rissansa
|
| genitive
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Rissansa
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Rissojensa
Rissainsa rare
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| partitive
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Rissaansa
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Rissojaan
Rissojansa
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| inessive
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Rissassaan
Rissassansa
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Rissoissaan
Rissoissansa
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| elative
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Rissastaan
Rissastansa
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Rissoistaan
Rissoistansa
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| illative
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Rissaansa
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Rissoihinsa
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| adessive
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Rissallaan
Rissallansa
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Rissoillaan
Rissoillansa
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| ablative
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Rissaltaan
Rissaltansa
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Rissoiltaan
Rissoiltansa
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| allative
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Rissalleen
Rissallensa
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Rissoilleen
Rissoillensa
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| essive
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Rissanaan
Rissanansa
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Rissoinaan
Rissoinansa
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| translative
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Rissakseen
Rissaksensa
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Rissoikseen
Rissoiksensa
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| abessive
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Rissattaan
Rissattansa
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Rissoittaan
Rissoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Rissoineen
Rissoinensa
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Statistics
- The surname Rissa belongs to 121 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
Norwegian Bokmål
Proper noun
Rissa
- A former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, merged with Leksvik in Nord-Trøndelag to form Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county on 1 Jan 2018; the two counties were merged on the same day.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Proper noun
Rissa
- A former municipality in Sør-Trøndelag, Norway, merged with Leksvik in Nord-Trøndelag to form Indre Fosen municipality in Trøndelag county on 1 Jan 2018; the two counties were merged on the same day.