kauaksi

Finnish

Etymology

Translative of kauka- (see kauko-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯ɑksi/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ɑ̝ks̠i]
• Rhymes: -ɑuɑksi
• Syllabification^(key): kau‧ak‧si

Adverb

kauaksi (comparative kauemmaksi, superlative kauimmaksi)

1. far, far away (towards or to a faraway place)

   Älä ui liian kauaksi! ― Don't swim too far!

Inflection

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 – –

Synonyms

• kauas

Related terms

• kaukaa
• kaukana

Further reading

• “kauaksi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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