kauan

See also: Kauan

Finnish

Alternative forms

• kauvan (dialectal)

Etymology

Instructive singular case of the root kauko- (“far”). 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): /ˈkɑu̯ɑn/, [ˈkɑu̯ɑn]
• Rhymes: -ɑuɑn
• Syllabification: kau‧an

Adverb

kauan (comparative kauemmin, superlative kauimmin)

1. (for) a long time

   kauan sitten ― long ago

   Olen tuntenut hänet kauan.

   I have known him for a long time.

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 – – essive kaukana – situative – – translative kauaksi – oppositive – – instructive kauan – abessive – – comitative – –

Anagrams

• kauna