See kuu in All languages combined, or Wiktionary
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}
],
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},
{
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"source": "inflection",
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"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuut",
"source": "inflection",
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{
"form": "kuun",
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},
{
"form": "kuut",
"source": "inflection",
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"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuun",
"source": "inflection",
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"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuudën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuidën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuuta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuita",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuussa",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuuhna",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuissa",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuihna",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuusta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuista",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuusën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuisën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuulla",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuilla",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuulta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuilta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuulën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuulëk",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuilën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuilëk",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuuna",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuina",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuuksi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "kuiksi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "kuun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuunëk",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuinëk",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuutta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuitta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
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"word": "kuu"
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"2": "fat"
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{
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"2": "fiu-pro",
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},
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},
{
"args": {
"1": "myv",
"2": "куя"
},
"expansion": "Erzya куя (kuja)",
"name": "cog"
},
{
"args": {
"1": "hu",
"2": "háj"
},
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}
],
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"original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuu",
"pos": "noun",
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},
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}
],
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"word": "kuupaita"
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],
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"Proto-Finnic terms derived from Proto-Uralic",
"Proto-Finnic terms inherited from Proto-Finno-Ugric",
"Proto-Finnic terms inherited from Proto-Uralic",
"urj-fin-pro:Calendar",
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"lang_code": "et",
"word": "kuu"
},
{
"lang": "Finnish",
"lang_code": "fi",
"word": "kuu"
},
{
"lang": "Ingrian",
"lang_code": "izh",
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{
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"lang_code": "krl",
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{
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"word": "kuu"
}
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"lang_code": "krl"
},
{
"lang": "Livonian",
"lang_code": "liv",
"raw_tags": [
"also Salaca"
],
"word": "kū"
},
{
"lang": "Livvi",
"lang_code": "olo",
"word": "kuu"
},
{
"lang": "Ludian",
"lang_code": "lud",
"word": "kuu"
},
{
"lang": "Veps",
"lang_code": "vep",
"word": "ku"
},
{
"lang": "Võro",
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"word": "kuu"
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"lang": "Votic",
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}
],
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"form": "no-table-tags",
"source": "inflection",
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},
{
"form": "urj-fin-decl",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
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]
},
{
"form": "kuu",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuut",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"nominative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuut",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"accusative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuudën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuidën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"genitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuuta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuita",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"partitive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuussa",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuuhna",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuissa",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuihna",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"inessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuusta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"elative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuista",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"elative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuusën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"illative",
"singular"
]
},
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"form": "kuisën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"illative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuulla",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuilla",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"adessive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuulta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuilta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"ablative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuulën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuulëk",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuilën",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuilëk",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"allative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuuna",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"essive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuina",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"essive",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuuksi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"singular",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "kuiksi",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"plural",
"translative"
]
},
{
"form": "kuun",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuin",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"instructive",
"plural"
]
},
{
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"source": "inflection",
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"comitative",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuinëk",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"comitative",
"plural"
]
},
{
"form": "kuutta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"singular"
]
},
{
"form": "kuitta",
"source": "inflection",
"tags": [
"abessive",
"plural"
]
}
],
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"1": "kuu"
},
"name": "urj-fin-decl"
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],
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"lang_code": "urj-fin-pro",
"original_title": "Reconstruction:Proto-Finnic/kuu",
"pos": "noun",
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"moon"
],
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[
"moon",
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]
],
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]
},
{
"glosses": [
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],
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"month",
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]
],
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]
}
],
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}
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],
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}
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},
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},
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],
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],
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[
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],
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}
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