Estonian
Proper noun
Valve
- a female given name, from valve, meaning to "guard" or "watch over"
- Valvi, Velve, Vilve, Vilvi
Finnish
Etymology
< valve, mostly as a surname adopted during the Fennicization of surnames at the turn of the 20th century[1]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈʋɑlʋeˣ/, [ˈʋɑ̝lʋe̞(ʔ)]
- Rhymes: -ɑlʋe
- Syllabification(key): Val‧ve
- Hyphenation(key): Val‧ve
Proper noun
Valve
- a Finnish surname
Declension
| Inflection of Valve (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
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| nominative
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Valve
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Valveet
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| genitive
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Valveen
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Valveiden
Valveitten
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| partitive
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Valvetta
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Valveita
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| illative
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Valveeseen
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Valveisiin
Valveihin
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
|
Valve
|
Valveet
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| accusative
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nom.
|
Valve
|
Valveet
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| gen.
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Valveen
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| genitive
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Valveen
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Valveiden
Valveitten
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| partitive
|
Valvetta
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Valveita
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| inessive
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Valveessa
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Valveissa
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| elative
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Valveesta
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Valveista
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| illative
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Valveeseen
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Valveisiin
Valveihin
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| adessive
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Valveella
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Valveilla
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| ablative
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Valveelta
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Valveilta
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| allative
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Valveelle
|
Valveille
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| essive
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Valveena
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Valveina
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| translative
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Valveeksi
|
Valveiksi
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| abessive
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Valveetta
|
Valveitta
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| instructive
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—
|
Valvein
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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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Valveeni
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Valveeni
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| accusative
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nom.
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Valveeni
|
Valveeni
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| gen.
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Valveeni
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| genitive
|
Valveeni
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Valveideni
Valveitteni
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| partitive
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Valvettani
|
Valveitani
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| inessive
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Valveessani
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Valveissani
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| elative
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Valveestani
|
Valveistani
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| illative
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Valveeseeni
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Valveisiini
Valveihini
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| adessive
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Valveellani
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Valveillani
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| ablative
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Valveeltani
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Valveiltani
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| allative
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Valveelleni
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Valveilleni
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| essive
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Valveenani
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Valveinani
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| translative
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Valveekseni
|
Valveikseni
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| abessive
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Valveettani
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Valveittani
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| instructive
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—
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—
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| comitative
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— |
Valveineni
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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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Valveesi
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Valveesi
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| accusative
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nom.
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Valveesi
|
Valveesi
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| gen.
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Valveesi
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| genitive
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Valveesi
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Valveidesi
Valveittesi
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| partitive
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Valvettasi
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Valveitasi
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| inessive
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Valveessasi
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Valveissasi
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| elative
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Valveestasi
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Valveistasi
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| illative
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Valveeseesi
|
Valveisiisi
Valveihisi
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| adessive
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Valveellasi
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Valveillasi
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| ablative
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Valveeltasi
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Valveiltasi
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| allative
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Valveellesi
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Valveillesi
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| essive
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Valveenasi
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Valveinasi
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| translative
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Valveeksesi
|
Valveiksesi
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| abessive
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Valveettasi
|
Valveittasi
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Valveinesi
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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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Valveemme
|
Valveemme
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Valveemme
|
Valveemme
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| gen.
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Valveemme
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| genitive
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Valveemme
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Valveidemme
Valveittemme
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| partitive
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Valvettamme
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Valveitamme
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| inessive
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Valveessamme
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Valveissamme
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| elative
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Valveestamme
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Valveistamme
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| illative
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Valveeseemme
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Valveisiimme
Valveihimme
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| adessive
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Valveellamme
|
Valveillamme
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| ablative
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Valveeltamme
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Valveiltamme
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| allative
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Valveellemme
|
Valveillemme
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| essive
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Valveenamme
|
Valveinamme
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| translative
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Valveeksemme
|
Valveiksemme
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| abessive
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Valveettamme
|
Valveittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
Valveinemme
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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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Valveenne
|
Valveenne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Valveenne
|
Valveenne
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| gen.
|
Valveenne
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| genitive
|
Valveenne
|
Valveidenne
Valveittenne
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| partitive
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Valvettanne
|
Valveitanne
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| inessive
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Valveessanne
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Valveissanne
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| elative
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Valveestanne
|
Valveistanne
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| illative
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Valveeseenne
|
Valveisiinne
Valveihinne
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| adessive
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Valveellanne
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Valveillanne
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| ablative
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Valveeltanne
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Valveiltanne
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| allative
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Valveellenne
|
Valveillenne
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| essive
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Valveenanne
|
Valveinanne
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| translative
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Valveeksenne
|
Valveiksenne
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| abessive
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Valveettanne
|
Valveittanne
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Valveinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
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Valveensa
|
Valveensa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
Valveensa
|
Valveensa
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| gen.
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Valveensa
|
| genitive
|
Valveensa
|
Valveidensa
Valveittensa
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| partitive
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Valvettaan
Valvettansa
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Valveitaan
Valveitansa
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| inessive
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Valveessaan
Valveessansa
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Valveissaan
Valveissansa
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| elative
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Valveestaan
Valveestansa
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Valveistaan
Valveistansa
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| illative
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Valveeseensa
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Valveisiinsa
Valveihinsa
|
| adessive
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Valveellaan
Valveellansa
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Valveillaan
Valveillansa
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| ablative
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Valveeltaan
Valveeltansa
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Valveiltaan
Valveiltansa
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| allative
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Valveelleen
Valveellensa
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Valveilleen
Valveillensa
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| essive
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Valveenaan
Valveenansa
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Valveinaan
Valveinansa
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| translative
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Valveekseen
Valveeksensa
|
Valveikseen
Valveiksensa
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| abessive
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Valveettaan
Valveettansa
|
Valveittaan
Valveittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
|
— |
Valveineen
Valveinensa
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Statistics
- Valve is the 1771st (tied with 5 other surnames) most common surname in Finland, belonging to 478 individuals, according to August 2025 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.
References
- ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo; Paikkala, Sirkka (2000), Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN