kauge

Estonian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kauka-, either from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, or from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kawka, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-. Compare Erzya кувака (kuvaka, “long, lengthy”) and Northern Khanty ҳөв (ḥøw, “faraway, long”). Cognate to Finnish kauko- and Votic kauka.

Adjective

kauge (genitive kauge, partitive kauget, comparative kaugem, superlative kõige kaugem)

1. faraway, remote, distant

Declension

Declension of kauge (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		kauge	kauged
accusative	nom.
	gen.	kauge
genitive			kaugete
partitive		kauget	kaugeid
illative		kaugesse	kaugetesse kaugeisse
inessive		kauges	kaugetes kaugeis
elative		kaugest	kaugetest kaugeist
allative		kaugele	kaugetele kaugeile
adessive		kaugel	kaugetel kaugeil
ablative		kaugelt	kaugetelt kaugeilt
translative		kaugeks	kaugeteks kaugeiks
terminative		kaugeni	kaugeteni
essive		kaugena	kaugetena
abessive		kaugeta	kaugeteta
comitative		kaugega	kaugetega

Derived terms

• kaua
• kaugel
• kaugele
• kaugelt