kaukaa

Finnish

Etymology

The separative singular of kauka- (kauko-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯kɑː/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯kɑ̝ː]
• Rhymes: -ɑukɑː
• Syllabification^(key): kau‧kaa

Adverb

kaukaa (comparative kauempaa, superlative kauimpaa)

1. from afar

Inflection

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 – –

Synonyms

• etäältä

Further reading

• “kaukaa”, 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