Finnish
Etymology
kostea (“humid, moist, damp”) + -uus (“-ness”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkosteus/, [ˈko̞s̠te̞us̠]
- Rhymes: -osteus
- Syllabification(key): kos‧te‧us
- Hyphenation(key): kos‧te‧us
Noun
kosteus
- humidity, dampness, moisture, moistness
- moisture (that which moistens or makes damp; liquid in small quantity)
Declension
| Inflection of kosteus (Kotus type 40*F/kalleus, t-d gradation)
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| nominative
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kosteus
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kosteudet
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| genitive
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kosteuden
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kosteuksien
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| partitive
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kosteutta
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kosteuksia
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| illative
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kosteuteen
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kosteuksiin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
kosteus
|
kosteudet
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kosteus
|
kosteudet
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| gen.
|
kosteuden
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| genitive
|
kosteuden
|
kosteuksien
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| partitive
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kosteutta
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kosteuksia
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| inessive
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kosteudessa
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kosteuksissa
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| elative
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kosteudesta
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kosteuksista
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| illative
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kosteuteen
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kosteuksiin
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| adessive
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kosteudella
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kosteuksilla
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| ablative
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kosteudelta
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kosteuksilta
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| allative
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kosteudelle
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kosteuksille
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| essive
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kosteutena
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kosteuksina
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| translative
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kosteudeksi
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kosteuksiksi
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| abessive
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kosteudetta
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kosteuksitta
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| instructive
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—
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kosteuksin
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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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kosteuteni
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kosteuteni
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| accusative
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nom.
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kosteuteni
|
kosteuteni
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| gen.
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kosteuteni
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| genitive
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kosteuteni
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kosteuksieni
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| partitive
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kosteuttani
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kosteuksiani
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| inessive
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kosteudessani
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kosteuksissani
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| elative
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kosteudestani
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kosteuksistani
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| illative
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kosteuteeni
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kosteuksiini
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| adessive
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kosteudellani
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kosteuksillani
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| ablative
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kosteudeltani
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kosteuksiltani
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| allative
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kosteudelleni
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kosteuksilleni
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| essive
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kosteutenani
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kosteuksinani
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| translative
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kosteudekseni
|
kosteuksikseni
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| abessive
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kosteudettani
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kosteuksittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kosteuksineni
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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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kosteutesi
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kosteutesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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kosteutesi
|
kosteutesi
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| gen.
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kosteutesi
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| genitive
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kosteutesi
|
kosteuksiesi
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| partitive
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kosteuttasi
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kosteuksiasi
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| inessive
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kosteudessasi
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kosteuksissasi
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| elative
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kosteudestasi
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kosteuksistasi
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| illative
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kosteuteesi
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kosteuksiisi
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| adessive
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kosteudellasi
|
kosteuksillasi
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| ablative
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kosteudeltasi
|
kosteuksiltasi
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| allative
|
kosteudellesi
|
kosteuksillesi
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| essive
|
kosteutenasi
|
kosteuksinasi
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| translative
|
kosteudeksesi
|
kosteuksiksesi
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| abessive
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kosteudettasi
|
kosteuksittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kosteuksinesi
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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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kosteutemme
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kosteutemme
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| accusative
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nom.
|
kosteutemme
|
kosteutemme
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| gen.
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kosteutemme
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| genitive
|
kosteutemme
|
kosteuksiemme
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| partitive
|
kosteuttamme
|
kosteuksiamme
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| inessive
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kosteudessamme
|
kosteuksissamme
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| elative
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kosteudestamme
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kosteuksistamme
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| illative
|
kosteuteemme
|
kosteuksiimme
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| adessive
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kosteudellamme
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kosteuksillamme
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| ablative
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kosteudeltamme
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kosteuksiltamme
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| allative
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kosteudellemme
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kosteuksillemme
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| essive
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kosteutenamme
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kosteuksinamme
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| translative
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kosteudeksemme
|
kosteuksiksemme
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| abessive
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kosteudettamme
|
kosteuksittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kosteuksinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kosteutenne
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kosteutenne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kosteutenne
|
kosteutenne
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| gen.
|
kosteutenne
|
| genitive
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kosteutenne
|
kosteuksienne
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| partitive
|
kosteuttanne
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kosteuksianne
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| inessive
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kosteudessanne
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kosteuksissanne
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| elative
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kosteudestanne
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kosteuksistanne
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| illative
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kosteuteenne
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kosteuksiinne
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| adessive
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kosteudellanne
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kosteuksillanne
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| ablative
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kosteudeltanne
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kosteuksiltanne
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| allative
|
kosteudellenne
|
kosteuksillenne
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| essive
|
kosteutenanne
|
kosteuksinanne
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| translative
|
kosteudeksenne
|
kosteuksiksenne
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| abessive
|
kosteudettanne
|
kosteuksittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kosteuksinenne
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| third-person possessor
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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kosteutensa
|
kosteutensa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
kosteutensa
|
kosteutensa
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| gen.
|
kosteutensa
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| genitive
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kosteutensa
|
kosteuksiensa
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| partitive
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kosteuttaan
kosteuttansa
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kosteuksiaan
kosteuksiansa
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| inessive
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kosteudessaan
kosteudessansa
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kosteuksissaan
kosteuksissansa
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| elative
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kosteudestaan
kosteudestansa
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kosteuksistaan
kosteuksistansa
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| illative
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kosteuteensa
|
kosteuksiinsa
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| adessive
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kosteudellaan
kosteudellansa
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kosteuksillaan
kosteuksillansa
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| ablative
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kosteudeltaan
kosteudeltansa
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kosteuksiltaan
kosteuksiltansa
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| allative
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kosteudelleen
kosteudellensa
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kosteuksilleen
kosteuksillensa
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| essive
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kosteutenaan
kosteutenansa
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kosteuksinaan
kosteuksinansa
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| translative
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kosteudekseen
kosteudeksensa
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kosteuksikseen
kosteuksiksensa
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| abessive
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kosteudettaan
kosteudettansa
|
kosteuksittaan
kosteuksittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
kosteuksineen
kosteuksinensa
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