kauko-

See also: Kauko

Finnish

Etymology

From the stem *kauka, from Proto-Finnic *kauka, origin of which is unclear; either from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, or from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kawka, either way ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-. Cognate to Estonian kauge and Votic kaukaa.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯ko/, [ˈkɑu̯ko̞]
Hyphenation: kau‧ko

Prefix

kauko- (comparative kauempi, superlative kauin)

A prefix signifying far, remote, long-distance.

Inflection

Declension of kauko-

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

The cases of kauko- serve in Finnish only as adverbs.

Antonyms

lähi-

Derived terms

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Related terms

See the inflection table.
kaukainen
kauemmin
kauemmaksi
kauemmas
kauempaa
kauempana
kauimmaksi
kauimmas
kauimpaa
kauimpana

Anagrams

aukko, ukkoa

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