kauan

Finnish

Alternative forms

• kauvan

Etymology

Instructive case of the root kauko-. Cognate to Ingrian kauvan (“for a long time”), Estonian kaua (“for a long time”), Votic kaugaa (“for a long time”), Votic kōgiń (“for a long time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑuɑn]
• Hyphenation: kau‧an

Adverb

kauan (comparative kauemmin, superlative kauimmin)

1. A long time.

   Olen tuntenut hänet kauan.

   I have known him for a long time.

   kauan sitten

   long ago

Inflection

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

Anagrams

• kauna