Finnish
Etymology
tapella (“to fight”) + -u
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑpːelu/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝pːe̞lu]
- Rhymes: -ɑpːelu
- Syllabification(key): tap‧pe‧lu
- Hyphenation(key): tap‧pe‧lu
Noun
tappelu
- fight, wrangle, brawl, tussle (physical confrontation between two or more parties)
- Synonym: (formal) mittelö
- fight, altercation, quarrel (heated verbal dispute)
- Synonym: riita
- (dated or humorous) battle; combat
- Synonyms: taistelu, taisto
around 1910s, “Keisari Wilhelmi”:Saksan keisari Wilhelmi – huraa hura huh-hah-hei / oli oikea tappelusankari – hura-huh hura huh-hah-hei- The German Emperor William [II] – hooray oorah hip-hip-hey / was a true hero in battle – hooray oorah hip-hip-hey
Declension
| Inflection of tappelu (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tappelu
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tappelut
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| genitive
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tappelun
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tappelujen
tappeluiden
tappeluitten
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| partitive
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tappelua
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tappeluja
tappeluita
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| illative
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tappeluun
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tappeluihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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tappelu
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tappelut
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| accusative
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nom.
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tappelu
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tappelut
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| gen.
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tappelun
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| genitive
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tappelun
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tappelujen
tappeluiden
tappeluitten
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| partitive
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tappelua
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tappeluja
tappeluita
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| inessive
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tappelussa
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tappeluissa
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| elative
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tappelusta
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tappeluista
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| illative
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tappeluun
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tappeluihin
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| adessive
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tappelulla
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tappeluilla
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| ablative
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tappelulta
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tappeluilta
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| allative
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tappelulle
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tappeluille
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| essive
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tappeluna
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tappeluina
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| translative
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tappeluksi
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tappeluiksi
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| abessive
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tappelutta
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tappeluitta
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| instructive
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—
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tappeluin
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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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tappeluni
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tappeluni
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| accusative
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nom.
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tappeluni
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tappeluni
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| gen.
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tappeluni
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| genitive
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tappeluni
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tappelujeni
tappeluideni
tappeluitteni
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| partitive
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tappeluani
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tappelujani
tappeluitani
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| inessive
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tappelussani
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tappeluissani
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| elative
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tappelustani
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tappeluistani
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| illative
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tappeluuni
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tappeluihini
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| adessive
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tappelullani
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tappeluillani
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| ablative
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tappelultani
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tappeluiltani
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| allative
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tappelulleni
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tappeluilleni
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| essive
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tappelunani
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tappeluinani
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| translative
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tappelukseni
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tappeluikseni
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| abessive
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tappeluttani
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tappeluittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tappeluineni
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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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tappelusi
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tappelusi
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| accusative
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nom.
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tappelusi
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tappelusi
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| gen.
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tappelusi
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| genitive
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tappelusi
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tappelujesi
tappeluidesi
tappeluittesi
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| partitive
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tappeluasi
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tappelujasi
tappeluitasi
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| inessive
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tappelussasi
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tappeluissasi
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| elative
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tappelustasi
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tappeluistasi
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| illative
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tappeluusi
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tappeluihisi
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| adessive
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tappelullasi
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tappeluillasi
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| ablative
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tappelultasi
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tappeluiltasi
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| allative
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tappelullesi
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tappeluillesi
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| essive
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tappelunasi
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tappeluinasi
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| translative
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tappeluksesi
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tappeluiksesi
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| abessive
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tappeluttasi
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tappeluittasi
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tappeluinesi
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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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tappelumme
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tappelumme
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| accusative
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nom.
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tappelumme
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tappelumme
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| gen.
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tappelumme
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| genitive
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tappelumme
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tappelujemme
tappeluidemme
tappeluittemme
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| partitive
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tappeluamme
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tappelujamme
tappeluitamme
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| inessive
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tappelussamme
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tappeluissamme
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| elative
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tappelustamme
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tappeluistamme
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| illative
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tappeluumme
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tappeluihimme
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| adessive
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tappelullamme
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tappeluillamme
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| ablative
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tappelultamme
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tappeluiltamme
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| allative
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tappelullemme
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tappeluillemme
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| essive
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tappelunamme
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tappeluinamme
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| translative
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tappeluksemme
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tappeluiksemme
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| abessive
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tappeluttamme
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tappeluittamme
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| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tappeluinemme
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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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tappelunne
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tappelunne
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| accusative
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nom.
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tappelunne
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tappelunne
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| gen.
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tappelunne
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| genitive
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tappelunne
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tappelujenne
tappeluidenne
tappeluittenne
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| partitive
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tappeluanne
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tappelujanne
tappeluitanne
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| inessive
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tappelussanne
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tappeluissanne
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| elative
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tappelustanne
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tappeluistanne
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| illative
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tappeluunne
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tappeluihinne
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| adessive
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tappelullanne
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tappeluillanne
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| ablative
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tappelultanne
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tappeluiltanne
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| allative
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tappelullenne
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tappeluillenne
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| essive
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tappelunanne
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tappeluinanne
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| translative
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tappeluksenne
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tappeluiksenne
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| abessive
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tappeluttanne
|
tappeluittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
tappeluinenne
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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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tappelunsa
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tappelunsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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tappelunsa
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tappelunsa
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| gen.
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tappelunsa
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| genitive
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tappelunsa
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tappelujensa
tappeluidensa
tappeluittensa
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| partitive
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tappeluaan
tappeluansa
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tappelujaan
tappeluitaan
tappelujansa
tappeluitansa
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| inessive
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tappelussaan
tappelussansa
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tappeluissaan
tappeluissansa
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| elative
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tappelustaan
tappelustansa
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tappeluistaan
tappeluistansa
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| illative
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tappeluunsa
|
tappeluihinsa
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| adessive
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tappelullaan
tappelullansa
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tappeluillaan
tappeluillansa
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| ablative
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tappelultaan
tappelultansa
|
tappeluiltaan
tappeluiltansa
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| allative
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tappelulleen
tappelullensa
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tappeluilleen
tappeluillensa
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| essive
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tappelunaan
tappelunansa
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tappeluinaan
tappeluinansa
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| translative
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tappelukseen
tappeluksensa
|
tappeluikseen
tappeluiksensa
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| abessive
|
tappeluttaan
tappeluttansa
|
tappeluittaan
tappeluittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
tappeluineen
tappeluinensa
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