kauas

Finnish

Etymology

Lative case kauka- +‎ -s of the root kauko-.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯ɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ɑ̝s̠]
Rhymes: -ɑuɑs
Syllabification^(key): kau‧as

Adverb

kauas (comparative kauemmas, superlative kauimmas)

far, far away (towards or to a faraway place)
Älä mene liian kauas!
Don't go too far!

Declension

Declension of kauko-

noun case	singular	plural	adverbial form	singular	plural
nominative	kauko-	–	superessive	–	–
genitive	–	–	delative	–	–
partitive	kaukaa kauaa	–	sublative	–	–
accusative	–	–	lative	kauas	–
inessive	–	–	temporal	–	–
elative	–	–	causative	–	–
illative	–	–	multiplicative	–	–
adessive	–	–	distributive	–	–
ablative	–	–	temp. dist.	–	–
allative	–	–	prolative	–	–
essive	kaukana	–	situative	–	–
translative	kauaksi	–	oppositive	–	–
abessive	–	–
instructive	kauan	–
comitative	–	–

Derived terms

compounds

Related terms

Further reading

“kauas”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

kaasu, sukaa

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