English
Etymology
Named for Austrian mountaineer Karl Prusik.
Pronunciation
Noun
prusik (plural prusiks)
- (climbing, chiefly attributive) A type of friction hitch.
Translations
Verb
prusik (third-person singular simple present prusiks, present participle prusiking, simple past and past participle prusiked)
- (climbing) To climb a rope using a prusik.
Anagrams
Finnish
Etymology
From German Prusik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈprusik/, [ˈprus̠ik]
- Rhymes: -usik
- Syllabification(key): pru‧sik
- Hyphenation(key): pru‧sik
Noun
prusik
- prusik (hitch)
Declension
| Inflection of prusik (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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| nominative
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prusik
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prusikit
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| genitive
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prusikin
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prusikien
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| partitive
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prusikia
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prusikeja
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| illative
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prusikiin
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prusikeihin
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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prusik
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prusikit
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| accusative
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nom.
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prusik
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prusikit
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| gen.
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prusikin
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| genitive
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prusikin
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prusikien
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| partitive
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prusikia
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prusikeja
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| inessive
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prusikissa
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prusikeissa
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| elative
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prusikista
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prusikeista
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| illative
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prusikiin
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prusikeihin
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| adessive
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prusikilla
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prusikeilla
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| ablative
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prusikilta
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prusikeilta
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| allative
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prusikille
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prusikeille
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| essive
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prusikina
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prusikeina
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| translative
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prusikiksi
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prusikeiksi
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| abessive
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prusikitta
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prusikeitta
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| instructive
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—
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prusikein
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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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prusikini
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prusikini
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| accusative
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nom.
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prusikini
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prusikini
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| gen.
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prusikini
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| genitive
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prusikini
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prusikieni
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| partitive
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prusikiani
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prusikejani
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| inessive
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prusikissani
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prusikeissani
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| elative
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prusikistani
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prusikeistani
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| illative
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prusikiini
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prusikeihini
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| adessive
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prusikillani
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prusikeillani
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| ablative
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prusikiltani
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prusikeiltani
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| allative
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prusikilleni
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prusikeilleni
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| essive
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prusikinani
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prusikeinani
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| translative
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prusikikseni
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prusikeikseni
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| abessive
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prusikittani
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prusikeittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
prusikeineni
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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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prusikisi
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prusikisi
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| accusative
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nom.
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prusikisi
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prusikisi
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| gen.
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prusikisi
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| genitive
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prusikisi
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prusikiesi
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| partitive
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prusikiasi
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prusikejasi
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| inessive
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prusikissasi
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prusikeissasi
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| elative
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prusikistasi
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prusikeistasi
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| illative
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prusikiisi
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prusikeihisi
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| adessive
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prusikillasi
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prusikeillasi
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| ablative
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prusikiltasi
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prusikeiltasi
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| allative
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prusikillesi
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prusikeillesi
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| essive
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prusikinasi
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prusikeinasi
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| translative
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prusikiksesi
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prusikeiksesi
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| abessive
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prusikittasi
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prusikeittasi
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
prusikeinesi
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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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prusikimme
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prusikimme
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| accusative
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nom.
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prusikimme
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prusikimme
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| gen.
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prusikimme
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| genitive
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prusikimme
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prusikiemme
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| partitive
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prusikiamme
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prusikejamme
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| inessive
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prusikissamme
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prusikeissamme
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| elative
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prusikistamme
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prusikeistamme
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| illative
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prusikiimme
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prusikeihimme
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| adessive
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prusikillamme
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prusikeillamme
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| ablative
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prusikiltamme
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prusikeiltamme
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| allative
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prusikillemme
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prusikeillemme
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| essive
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prusikinamme
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prusikeinamme
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| translative
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prusikiksemme
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prusikeiksemme
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| abessive
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prusikittamme
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prusikeittamme
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
prusikeinemme
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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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prusikinne
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prusikinne
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| accusative
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nom.
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prusikinne
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prusikinne
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| gen.
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prusikinne
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| genitive
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prusikinne
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prusikienne
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| partitive
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prusikianne
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prusikejanne
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| inessive
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prusikissanne
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prusikeissanne
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| elative
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prusikistanne
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prusikeistanne
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| illative
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prusikiinne
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prusikeihinne
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| adessive
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prusikillanne
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prusikeillanne
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| ablative
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prusikiltanne
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prusikeiltanne
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| allative
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prusikillenne
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prusikeillenne
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| essive
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prusikinanne
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prusikeinanne
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| translative
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prusikiksenne
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prusikeiksenne
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| abessive
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prusikittanne
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prusikeittanne
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
prusikeinenne
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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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prusikinsa
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prusikinsa
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| accusative
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nom.
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prusikinsa
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prusikinsa
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| gen.
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prusikinsa
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| genitive
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prusikinsa
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prusikiensa
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| partitive
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prusikiaan
prusikiansa
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prusikejaan
prusikejansa
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| inessive
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prusikissaan
prusikissansa
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prusikeissaan
prusikeissansa
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| elative
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prusikistaan
prusikistansa
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prusikeistaan
prusikeistansa
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| illative
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prusikiinsa
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prusikeihinsa
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| adessive
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prusikillaan
prusikillansa
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prusikeillaan
prusikeillansa
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| ablative
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prusikiltaan
prusikiltansa
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prusikeiltaan
prusikeiltansa
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| allative
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prusikilleen
prusikillensa
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prusikeilleen
prusikeillensa
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| essive
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prusikinaan
prusikinansa
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prusikeinaan
prusikeinansa
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| translative
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prusikikseen
prusikiksensa
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prusikeikseen
prusikeiksensa
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| abessive
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prusikittaan
prusikittansa
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prusikeittaan
prusikeittansa
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
prusikeineen
prusikeinensa
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Synonyms