kautta

Finnish

Etymology

Forms of kausi; the adpositions are derived through an older meaning of "road, way" or "passage (of a journey)".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯tːɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯t̪ːɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑutːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kaut‧ta

Postposition

(genitive + ) kautta ( + possibly possessive suffix)

1. through, via, by

   Ajoitko Kouvolan vai Haminan kautta?

   Did you drive via Kouvola or Hamina?

   Varaosat kannattaa tilata meidän kauttamme.

   It's beneficial to order the spare parts through us.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of kautta
no possessor	kautta
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kauttani	kauttamme
2nd person	kauttasi	kauttanne
3rd person	kauttaan kauttansa

Preposition

kautta ( + genitive)

1. throughout

   kautta maailman

   throughout the World

2. (figuratively) by, through (in interjections, etc.)

   kautta Teutateksen parran!

   by the beard of Toutatis!

Compounds

• alakautta
• etukautta
• sisäkautta
• takakautta
• ulkokautta
• yläkautta

Noun

kautta

1. (deprecated template usage) partitive singular of kausi

   Hän on jo kolmatta kautta presidenttinä.

   He's already serving his third term as president.

Noun

kautta

1. (indeclinable, colloquial) Short for kauttaviiva (“(informal) slash”).

Anagrams

• akutta, takuta

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Ingrian

Etymology

Akin to Finnish kautta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯tːɑ/
• Hyphenation: kaut‧ta

Postposition

kautta (+ genitive)

1. due to, because of
2. through, by means of
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[1], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Naapurikeeliin, suomen, viron ja vadjan keeliin kera iƶoran keeli ono siottu oman strukturan, fonettisen, äänisostavan, kautta, mut iƶoran keeleel ono suur yhtehös i karjalan keelen kera.

     Of [its] neighbouring languages, the Ingrian language is related to the Finnish, Estonian and Votic languages through [its] own structure, that of phonetics, the inventory of sounds, but the Ingrian language has a strong connection with the Karelian language, too.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 146