kangas

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See also: Kangas and kängas

English

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Noun

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kangas

  1. plural of kanga

Anagrams

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Finnish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑŋːɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝ŋːɑ̝s̠]
  • Rhymes: -ɑŋːɑs
  • Syllabification(key): kan‧gas

Etymology 1

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From Proto-Finnic *kangas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gangaz (compare Danish gang (forty warp threads), Middle High German ganc (warp count (in weaving)), Middle Low German ganc (warp count (in weaving))).

Noun

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kangas

  1. cloth, fabric or textile (woven fabric)
  2. material (cloth to be made into a garment)
Declension
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Inflection of kangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)
nominative kangas kankaat
genitive kankaan kankaiden
kankaitten
partitive kangasta kankaita
illative kankaaseen kankaisiin
singular plural
nominative kangas kankaat
accusative nom. kangas kankaat
gen. kankaan
genitive kankaan kankaiden
kankaitten
kangasten rare
partitive kangasta kankaita
inessive kankaassa kankaissa
elative kankaasta kankaista
illative kankaaseen kankaisiin
kankaihin rare
adessive kankaalla kankailla
ablative kankaalta kankailta
allative kankaalle kankaille
essive kankaana kankaina
translative kankaaksi kankaiksi
abessive kankaatta kankaitta
instructive kankain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaani kankaani
accusative nom. kankaani kankaani
gen. kankaani
genitive kankaani kankaideni
kankaitteni
kangasteni rare
partitive kangastani kankaitani
inessive kankaassani kankaissani
elative kankaastani kankaistani
illative kankaaseeni kankaisiini
kankaihini rare
adessive kankaallani kankaillani
ablative kankaaltani kankailtani
allative kankaalleni kankailleni
essive kankaanani kankainani
translative kankaakseni kankaikseni
abessive kankaattani kankaittani
instructive
comitative kankaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaasi kankaasi
accusative nom. kankaasi kankaasi
gen. kankaasi
genitive kankaasi kankaidesi
kankaittesi
kangastesi rare
partitive kangastasi kankaitasi
inessive kankaassasi kankaissasi
elative kankaastasi kankaistasi
illative kankaaseesi kankaisiisi
kankaihisi rare
adessive kankaallasi kankaillasi
ablative kankaaltasi kankailtasi
allative kankaallesi kankaillesi
essive kankaanasi kankainasi
translative kankaaksesi kankaiksesi
abessive kankaattasi kankaittasi
instructive
comitative kankainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaamme kankaamme
accusative nom. kankaamme kankaamme
gen. kankaamme
genitive kankaamme kankaidemme
kankaittemme
kangastemme rare
partitive kangastamme kankaitamme
inessive kankaassamme kankaissamme
elative kankaastamme kankaistamme
illative kankaaseemme kankaisiimme
kankaihimme rare
adessive kankaallamme kankaillamme
ablative kankaaltamme kankailtamme
allative kankaallemme kankaillemme
essive kankaanamme kankainamme
translative kankaaksemme kankaiksemme
abessive kankaattamme kankaittamme
instructive
comitative kankainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaanne kankaanne
accusative nom. kankaanne kankaanne
gen. kankaanne
genitive kankaanne kankaidenne
kankaittenne
kangastenne rare
partitive kangastanne kankaitanne
inessive kankaassanne kankaissanne
elative kankaastanne kankaistanne
illative kankaaseenne kankaisiinne
kankaihinne rare
adessive kankaallanne kankaillanne
ablative kankaaltanne kankailtanne
allative kankaallenne kankaillenne
essive kankaananne kankainanne
translative kankaaksenne kankaiksenne
abessive kankaattanne kankaittanne
instructive
comitative kankainenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaansa kankaansa
accusative nom. kankaansa kankaansa
gen. kankaansa
genitive kankaansa kankaidensa
kankaittensa
kangastensa rare
partitive kangastaan
kangastansa
kankaitaan
kankaitansa
inessive kankaassaan
kankaassansa
kankaissaan
kankaissansa
elative kankaastaan
kankaastansa
kankaistaan
kankaistansa
illative kankaaseensa kankaisiinsa
kankaihinsa rare
adessive kankaallaan
kankaallansa
kankaillaan
kankaillansa
ablative kankaaltaan
kankaaltansa
kankailtaan
kankailtansa
allative kankaalleen
kankaallensa
kankailleen
kankaillensa
essive kankaanaan
kankaanansa
kankainaan
kankainansa
translative kankaakseen
kankaaksensa
kankaikseen
kankaiksensa
abessive kankaattaan
kankaattansa
kankaittaan
kankaittansa
instructive
comitative kankaineen
kankainensa
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Etymology 2

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From Proto-Finnic *kangas, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *gangaz (way, passage) (compare German Gang), boreal forests being easily passable.

Noun

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kangas

  1. A soil type: firm, moraine ground covered with a relatively thin layer of organic topsoil called podsol
    Synonym: kangasmaa
  2. A forest type growing on such soil, predominantly coniferous; boreal forest
    Synonym: kangasmetsä
Usage notes
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Common element in place names and surnames, certainly more so than etymology 1.

Declension
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Inflection of kangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)
nominative kangas kankaat
genitive kankaan kankaiden
kankaitten
partitive kangasta kankaita
illative kankaaseen kankaisiin
singular plural
nominative kangas kankaat
accusative nom. kangas kankaat
gen. kankaan
genitive kankaan kankaiden
kankaitten
kangasten rare
partitive kangasta kankaita
inessive kankaassa kankaissa
elative kankaasta kankaista
illative kankaaseen kankaisiin
kankaihin rare
adessive kankaalla kankailla
ablative kankaalta kankailta
allative kankaalle kankaille
essive kankaana kankaina
translative kankaaksi kankaiksi
abessive kankaatta kankaitta
instructive kankain
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of kangas (Kotus type 41*G/vieras, nk-ng gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaani kankaani
accusative nom. kankaani kankaani
gen. kankaani
genitive kankaani kankaideni
kankaitteni
kangasteni rare
partitive kangastani kankaitani
inessive kankaassani kankaissani
elative kankaastani kankaistani
illative kankaaseeni kankaisiini
kankaihini rare
adessive kankaallani kankaillani
ablative kankaaltani kankailtani
allative kankaalleni kankailleni
essive kankaanani kankainani
translative kankaakseni kankaikseni
abessive kankaattani kankaittani
instructive
comitative kankaineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaasi kankaasi
accusative nom. kankaasi kankaasi
gen. kankaasi
genitive kankaasi kankaidesi
kankaittesi
kangastesi rare
partitive kangastasi kankaitasi
inessive kankaassasi kankaissasi
elative kankaastasi kankaistasi
illative kankaaseesi kankaisiisi
kankaihisi rare
adessive kankaallasi kankaillasi
ablative kankaaltasi kankailtasi
allative kankaallesi kankaillesi
essive kankaanasi kankainasi
translative kankaaksesi kankaiksesi
abessive kankaattasi kankaittasi
instructive
comitative kankainesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaamme kankaamme
accusative nom. kankaamme kankaamme
gen. kankaamme
genitive kankaamme kankaidemme
kankaittemme
kangastemme rare
partitive kangastamme kankaitamme
inessive kankaassamme kankaissamme
elative kankaastamme kankaistamme
illative kankaaseemme kankaisiimme
kankaihimme rare
adessive kankaallamme kankaillamme
ablative kankaaltamme kankailtamme
allative kankaallemme kankaillemme
essive kankaanamme kankainamme
translative kankaaksemme kankaiksemme
abessive kankaattamme kankaittamme
instructive
comitative kankainemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaanne kankaanne
accusative nom. kankaanne kankaanne
gen. kankaanne
genitive kankaanne kankaidenne
kankaittenne
kangastenne rare
partitive kangastanne kankaitanne
inessive kankaassanne kankaissanne
elative kankaastanne kankaistanne
illative kankaaseenne kankaisiinne
kankaihinne rare
adessive kankaallanne kankaillanne
ablative kankaaltanne kankailtanne
allative kankaallenne kankaillenne
essive kankaananne kankainanne
translative kankaaksenne kankaiksenne
abessive kankaattanne kankaittanne
instructive
comitative kankainenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative kankaansa kankaansa
accusative nom. kankaansa kankaansa
gen. kankaansa
genitive kankaansa kankaidensa
kankaittensa
kangastensa rare
partitive kangastaan
kangastansa
kankaitaan
kankaitansa
inessive kankaassaan
kankaassansa
kankaissaan
kankaissansa
elative kankaastaan
kankaastansa
kankaistaan
kankaistansa
illative kankaaseensa kankaisiinsa
kankaihinsa rare
adessive kankaallaan
kankaallansa
kankaillaan
kankaillansa
ablative kankaaltaan
kankaaltansa
kankailtaan
kankailtansa
allative kankaalleen
kankaallensa
kankailleen
kankaillensa
essive kankaanaan
kankaanansa
kankainaan
kankainansa
translative kankaakseen
kankaaksensa
kankaikseen
kankaiksensa
abessive kankaattaan
kankaattansa
kankaittaan
kankaittansa
instructive
comitative kankaineen
kankainensa
Derived terms
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Further reading

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Ingrian

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Kangas (1).

Etymology

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From Proto-Finnic *kangas. Cognates include Finnish kangas and Estonian kangas.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kangas

  1. fabric, cloth
    • 1936, N. A. Iljin and V. I. Junus, Bukvari iƶoroin șkouluja vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 44:
      Mamalle osti kangaste.
      He bought mum some fabric.
  2. a type of soil, consisting of moraine ground covered by podzol
  3. a type of forest growing on such soil

Declension

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Declension of kangas (type 2/patsas, nk-ng gradation)
singular plural
nominative kangas kankaat
genitive kankaan kankain
partitive kangasta, kangast kankaita, kankaja
illative kankaasse kankaisse
inessive kankaas kankais
elative kankaast kankaist
allative kankaalle kankaille
adessive kankaal kankail
ablative kankaalt kankailt
translative kankaaks kankaiks
essive kankaanna, kankaan kankainna, kankain
exessive1) kankaant kankaint
1) obsolete
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl)
**) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

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References

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  • Fedor Tumansky (1790) “кандасъ”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 695
  • V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka[3], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 53
  • Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 133

Karelian

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Noun

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kangas

  1. fabric

Declension

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