Finnish
Etymology
From nummi (“heath, moor”). The town is named based on nearby terrain.[1] The surname derives partly via place names (attested as a surname since the 17th century), but mostly directly adopted as a Fennicized surname at the turn of the 20th century.[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnumːi/, [ˈnumːi]
- Rhymes: -umːi
- Syllabification(key): Num‧mi
- Hyphenation(key): Num‧mi
Proper noun
Nummi
- A former municipality in Finland, merged with Pusula to form Nummi-Pusula in 1981.
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Nummi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Nummi
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Nummet
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| genitive
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Nummen
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Nummien
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| partitive
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Nummea
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Nummia
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| illative
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Nummeen
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Nummiin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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Nummi
|
Nummet
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nummi
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Nummet
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| gen.
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Nummen
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| genitive
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Nummen
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Nummien
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| partitive
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Nummea
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Nummia
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| inessive
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Nummessa
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Nummissa
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| elative
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Nummesta
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Nummista
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| illative
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Nummeen
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Nummiin
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| adessive
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Nummella
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Nummilla
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| ablative
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Nummelta
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Nummilta
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| allative
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Nummelle
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Nummille
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| essive
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Nummena
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Nummina
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| translative
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Nummeksi
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Nummiksi
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| abessive
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Nummetta
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Nummitta
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| instructive
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—
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Nummin
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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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Nummeni
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Nummeni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nummeni
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Nummeni
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| gen.
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Nummeni
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| genitive
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Nummeni
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Nummieni
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| partitive
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Nummeani
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Nummiani
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| inessive
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Nummessani
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Nummissani
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| elative
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Nummestani
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Nummistani
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| illative
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Nummeeni
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Nummiini
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| adessive
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Nummellani
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Nummillani
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| ablative
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Nummeltani
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Nummiltani
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| allative
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Nummelleni
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Nummilleni
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| essive
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Nummenani
|
Numminani
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| translative
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Nummekseni
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Nummikseni
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| abessive
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Nummettani
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Nummittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Nummineni
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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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Nummesi
|
Nummesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nummesi
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Nummesi
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| gen.
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Nummesi
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| genitive
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Nummesi
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Nummiesi
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| partitive
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Nummeasi
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Nummiasi
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| inessive
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Nummessasi
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Nummissasi
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| elative
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Nummestasi
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Nummistasi
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| illative
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Nummeesi
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Nummiisi
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| adessive
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Nummellasi
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Nummillasi
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| ablative
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Nummeltasi
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Nummiltasi
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| allative
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Nummellesi
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Nummillesi
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| essive
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Nummenasi
|
Numminasi
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| translative
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Nummeksesi
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Nummiksesi
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| abessive
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Nummettasi
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Nummittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Numminesi
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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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Nummemme
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Nummemme
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| accusative
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nom.
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Nummemme
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Nummemme
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| gen.
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Nummemme
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| genitive
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Nummemme
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Nummiemme
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| partitive
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Nummeamme
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Nummiamme
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| inessive
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Nummessamme
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Nummissamme
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| elative
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Nummestamme
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Nummistamme
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| illative
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Nummeemme
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Nummiimme
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| adessive
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Nummellamme
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Nummillamme
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| ablative
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Nummeltamme
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Nummiltamme
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| allative
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Nummellemme
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Nummillemme
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| essive
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Nummenamme
|
Numminamme
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| translative
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Nummeksemme
|
Nummiksemme
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| abessive
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Nummettamme
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Nummittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
Numminemme
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| second-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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Nummenne
|
Nummenne
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Nummenne
|
Nummenne
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| gen.
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Nummenne
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| genitive
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Nummenne
|
Nummienne
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| partitive
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Nummeanne
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Nummianne
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| inessive
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Nummessanne
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Nummissanne
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| elative
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Nummestanne
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Nummistanne
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| illative
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Nummeenne
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Nummiinne
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| adessive
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Nummellanne
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Nummillanne
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| ablative
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Nummeltanne
|
Nummiltanne
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| allative
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Nummellenne
|
Nummillenne
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| essive
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Nummenanne
|
Numminanne
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| translative
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Nummeksenne
|
Nummiksenne
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| abessive
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Nummettanne
|
Nummittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Numminenne
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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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Nummensa
|
Nummensa
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| accusative
|
nom.
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Nummensa
|
Nummensa
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| gen.
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Nummensa
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| genitive
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Nummensa
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Nummiensa
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| partitive
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Nummeaan
Nummeansa
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Nummiaan
Nummiansa
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| inessive
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Nummessaan
Nummessansa
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Nummissaan
Nummissansa
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| elative
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Nummestaan
Nummestansa
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Nummistaan
Nummistansa
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| illative
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Nummeensa
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Nummiinsa
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| adessive
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Nummellaan
Nummellansa
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Nummillaan
Nummillansa
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| ablative
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Nummeltaan
Nummeltansa
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Nummiltaan
Nummiltansa
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| allative
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Nummelleen
Nummellensa
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Nummilleen
Nummillensa
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| essive
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Nummenaan
Nummenansa
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Numminaan
Numminansa
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| translative
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Nummekseen
Nummeksensa
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Nummikseen
Nummiksensa
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| abessive
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Nummettaan
Nummettansa
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Nummittaan
Nummittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Nummineen
Numminensa
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Derived terms
Descendants
Statistics
- Nummi is the 883rd most common surname in Finland, belonging to 972 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN