kauas

Finnish

Etymology

kauka- +‎ -s (s-lative singular), from the root kauko-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯.ɑs/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯.ɑ̝s̠]
• Rhymes: -ɑuɑs
• Syllabification^(key): kau‧as

Adverb

kauas (comparative kauemmas, superlative kauimmas)

1. 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

• kauaskantava
• kauaskantoinen

 

Related terms

• kaukaa
• kaukana

Further reading

• “kauas”, 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

Anagrams

• kaasu, sukaa