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Finnish
Etymology
From earlier -nka-i, from -nka + -i.
Suffix
-nko (front vowel harmony variant -nkö, linguistic notation -nkO)
- Forms nouns, mostly describing locations.
Declension
| Inflection of -nko (Kotus type 1*G/valo, nk-ng gradation)
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| nominative
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-nko
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-ngot
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| genitive
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-ngon
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-nkojen
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| partitive
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-nkoa
|
-nkoja
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| illative
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-nkoon
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-nkoihin
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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-nko
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-ngot
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| accusative
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nom.
|
-nko
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-ngot
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| gen.
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-ngon
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| genitive
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-ngon
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-nkojen
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| partitive
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-nkoa
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-nkoja
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| inessive
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-ngossa
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-ngoissa
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| elative
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-ngosta
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-ngoista
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| illative
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-nkoon
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-nkoihin
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| adessive
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-ngolla
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-ngoilla
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| ablative
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-ngolta
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-ngoilta
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| allative
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-ngolle
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-ngoille
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| essive
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-nkona
|
-nkoina
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| translative
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-ngoksi
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-ngoiksi
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| abessive
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-ngotta
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-ngoitta
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| instructive
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—
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-ngoin
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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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-nkoni
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-nkoni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
-nkoni
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-nkoni
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| gen.
|
-nkoni
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| genitive
|
-nkoni
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-nkojeni
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| partitive
|
-nkoani
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-nkojani
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| inessive
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-ngossani
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-ngoissani
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| elative
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-ngostani
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-ngoistani
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| illative
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-nkooni
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-nkoihini
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| adessive
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-ngollani
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-ngoillani
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| ablative
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-ngoltani
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-ngoiltani
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| allative
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-ngolleni
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-ngoilleni
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| essive
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-nkonani
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-nkoinani
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| translative
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-ngokseni
|
-ngoikseni
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| abessive
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-ngottani
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-ngoittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
-nkoineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-nkosi
|
-nkosi
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-nkosi
|
-nkosi
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| gen.
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-nkosi
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| genitive
|
-nkosi
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-nkojesi
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| partitive
|
-nkoasi
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-nkojasi
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| inessive
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-ngossasi
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-ngoissasi
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| elative
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-ngostasi
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-ngoistasi
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| illative
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-nkoosi
|
-nkoihisi
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| adessive
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-ngollasi
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-ngoillasi
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| ablative
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-ngoltasi
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-ngoiltasi
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| allative
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-ngollesi
|
-ngoillesi
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| essive
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-nkonasi
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-nkoinasi
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| translative
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-ngoksesi
|
-ngoiksesi
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| abessive
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-ngottasi
|
-ngoittasi
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| instructive
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—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
-nkoinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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-nkomme
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-nkomme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-nkomme
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-nkomme
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| gen.
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-nkomme
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| genitive
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-nkomme
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-nkojemme
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| partitive
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-nkoamme
|
-nkojamme
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| inessive
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-ngossamme
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-ngoissamme
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| elative
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-ngostamme
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-ngoistamme
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| illative
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-nkoomme
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-nkoihimme
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| adessive
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-ngollamme
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-ngoillamme
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| ablative
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-ngoltamme
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-ngoiltamme
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| allative
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-ngollemme
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-ngoillemme
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| essive
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-nkonamme
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-nkoinamme
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| translative
|
-ngoksemme
|
-ngoiksemme
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| abessive
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-ngottamme
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-ngoittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
-nkoinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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-nkonne
|
-nkonne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-nkonne
|
-nkonne
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| gen.
|
-nkonne
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| genitive
|
-nkonne
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-nkojenne
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| partitive
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-nkoanne
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-nkojanne
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| inessive
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-ngossanne
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-ngoissanne
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| elative
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-ngostanne
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-ngoistanne
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| illative
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-nkoonne
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-nkoihinne
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| adessive
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-ngollanne
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-ngoillanne
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| ablative
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-ngoltanne
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-ngoiltanne
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| allative
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-ngollenne
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-ngoillenne
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| essive
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-nkonanne
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-nkoinanne
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| translative
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-ngoksenne
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-ngoiksenne
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| abessive
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-ngottanne
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-ngoittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
-nkoinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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-nkonsa
|
-nkonsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
-nkonsa
|
-nkonsa
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| gen.
|
-nkonsa
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| genitive
|
-nkonsa
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-nkojensa
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| partitive
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-nkoaan
-nkoansa
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-nkojaan
-nkojansa
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| inessive
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-ngossaan
-ngossansa
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-ngoissaan
-ngoissansa
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| elative
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-ngostaan
-ngostansa
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-ngoistaan
-ngoistansa
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| illative
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-nkoonsa
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-nkoihinsa
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| adessive
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-ngollaan
-ngollansa
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-ngoillaan
-ngoillansa
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| ablative
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-ngoltaan
-ngoltansa
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-ngoiltaan
-ngoiltansa
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| allative
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-ngolleen
-ngollensa
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-ngoilleen
-ngoillensa
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| essive
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-nkonaan
-nkonansa
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-nkoinaan
-nkoinansa
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| translative
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-ngokseen
-ngoksensa
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-ngoikseen
-ngoiksensa
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| abessive
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-ngottaan
-ngottansa
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-ngoittaan
-ngoittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
-nkoineen
-nkoinensa
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Derived terms
Ingrian
Etymology
Akin to Finnish -nko.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-nko (front vowel variant -nkö)
- (rare) Used to form nouns denoting locations.
Declension
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
-nko
|
-ngot
|
| genitive
|
-ngon
|
-nkoin, -nkoloin
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| partitive
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-nkoa
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-nkoja, -nkoloja
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| illative
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-nkoo
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-nkoi, -nkoloihe
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| inessive
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-ngos
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-ngois, -nkolois
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| elative
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-ngost
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-ngoist, -nkoloist
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| allative
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-ngolle
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-ngoille, -nkoloille
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| adessive
|
-ngol
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-ngoil, -nkoloil
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| ablative
|
-ngolt
|
-ngoilt, -nkoloilt
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| translative
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-ngoks
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-ngoiks, -nkoloiks
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| essive
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-nkonna, -nkoon
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-nkoinna, -nkoloinna, -nkoin, -nkoloin
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| exessive1)
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-nkont
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-nkoint, -nkoloint
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1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.
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Derived terms