bulvaani

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Swedish bulvan, from Latvian bulvāns.

Pronunciation

Noun

bulvaani

  1. (figuratively) front, front organization, straw man, paper man, dummy (public face of covert organisation)
  2. (hunting) decoy

Declension

Inflection of bulvaani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative bulvaani bulvaanit
genitive bulvaanin bulvaanien
bulvaaneiden
bulvaaneitten
partitive bulvaania bulvaaneita
bulvaaneja
illative bulvaaniin bulvaaneihin
singular plural
nominative bulvaani bulvaanit
accusative nom. bulvaani bulvaanit
gen. bulvaanin
genitive bulvaanin bulvaanien
bulvaaneiden
bulvaaneitten
partitive bulvaania bulvaaneita
bulvaaneja
inessive bulvaanissa bulvaaneissa
elative bulvaanista bulvaaneista
illative bulvaaniin bulvaaneihin
adessive bulvaanilla bulvaaneilla
ablative bulvaanilta bulvaaneilta
allative bulvaanille bulvaaneille
essive bulvaanina bulvaaneina
translative bulvaaniksi bulvaaneiksi
abessive bulvaanitta bulvaaneitta
instructive bulvaanein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of bulvaani (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bulvaanini bulvaanini
accusative nom. bulvaanini bulvaanini
gen. bulvaanini
genitive bulvaanini bulvaanieni
bulvaaneideni
bulvaaneitteni
partitive bulvaaniani bulvaaneitani
bulvaanejani
inessive bulvaanissani bulvaaneissani
elative bulvaanistani bulvaaneistani
illative bulvaaniini bulvaaneihini
adessive bulvaanillani bulvaaneillani
ablative bulvaaniltani bulvaaneiltani
allative bulvaanilleni bulvaaneilleni
essive bulvaaninani bulvaaneinani
translative bulvaanikseni bulvaaneikseni
abessive bulvaanittani bulvaaneittani
instructive
comitative bulvaaneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative bulvaanisi bulvaanisi
accusative nom. bulvaanisi bulvaanisi
gen. bulvaanisi
genitive bulvaanisi bulvaaniesi
bulvaaneidesi
bulvaaneittesi
partitive bulvaaniasi bulvaaneitasi
bulvaanejasi
inessive bulvaanissasi bulvaaneissasi
elative bulvaanistasi bulvaaneistasi
illative bulvaaniisi bulvaaneihisi
adessive bulvaanillasi bulvaaneillasi
ablative bulvaaniltasi bulvaaneiltasi
allative bulvaanillesi bulvaaneillesi
essive bulvaaninasi bulvaaneinasi
translative bulvaaniksesi bulvaaneiksesi
abessive bulvaanittasi bulvaaneittasi
instructive
comitative bulvaaneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bulvaanimme bulvaanimme
accusative nom. bulvaanimme bulvaanimme
gen. bulvaanimme
genitive bulvaanimme bulvaaniemme
bulvaaneidemme
bulvaaneittemme
partitive bulvaaniamme bulvaaneitamme
bulvaanejamme
inessive bulvaanissamme bulvaaneissamme
elative bulvaanistamme bulvaaneistamme
illative bulvaaniimme bulvaaneihimme
adessive bulvaanillamme bulvaaneillamme
ablative bulvaaniltamme bulvaaneiltamme
allative bulvaanillemme bulvaaneillemme
essive bulvaaninamme bulvaaneinamme
translative bulvaaniksemme bulvaaneiksemme
abessive bulvaanittamme bulvaaneittamme
instructive
comitative bulvaaneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative bulvaaninne bulvaaninne
accusative nom. bulvaaninne bulvaaninne
gen. bulvaaninne
genitive bulvaaninne bulvaanienne
bulvaaneidenne
bulvaaneittenne
partitive bulvaanianne bulvaaneitanne
bulvaanejanne
inessive bulvaanissanne bulvaaneissanne
elative bulvaanistanne bulvaaneistanne
illative bulvaaniinne bulvaaneihinne
adessive bulvaanillanne bulvaaneillanne
ablative bulvaaniltanne bulvaaneiltanne
allative bulvaanillenne bulvaaneillenne
essive bulvaaninanne bulvaaneinanne
translative bulvaaniksenne bulvaaneiksenne
abessive bulvaanittanne bulvaaneittanne
instructive
comitative bulvaaneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative bulvaaninsa bulvaaninsa
accusative nom. bulvaaninsa bulvaaninsa
gen. bulvaaninsa
genitive bulvaaninsa bulvaaniensa
bulvaaneidensa
bulvaaneittensa
partitive bulvaaniaan
bulvaaniansa
bulvaaneitaan
bulvaanejaan
bulvaaneitansa
bulvaanejansa
inessive bulvaanissaan
bulvaanissansa
bulvaaneissaan
bulvaaneissansa
elative bulvaanistaan
bulvaanistansa
bulvaaneistaan
bulvaaneistansa
illative bulvaaniinsa bulvaaneihinsa
adessive bulvaanillaan
bulvaanillansa
bulvaaneillaan
bulvaaneillansa
ablative bulvaaniltaan
bulvaaniltansa
bulvaaneiltaan
bulvaaneiltansa
allative bulvaanilleen
bulvaanillensa
bulvaaneilleen
bulvaaneillensa
essive bulvaaninaan
bulvaaninansa
bulvaaneinaan
bulvaaneinansa
translative bulvaanikseen
bulvaaniksensa
bulvaaneikseen
bulvaaneiksensa
abessive bulvaanittaan
bulvaanittansa
bulvaaneittaan
bulvaaneittansa
instructive
comitative bulvaaneineen
bulvaaneinensa

Derived terms

compounds

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