kauempi

Finnish

Etymology

kauka- (“far, distant”, nominal stem) +‎ -mpi (comparative)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯empi/, [ˈkɑu̯e̞mpi]
• Rhymes: -ɑuempi
• Syllabification^(key): kau‧em‧pi

Adjective

kauempi

1. farther, further (that is farther or further)

Declension

Inflection of kauempi (Kotus type 16*H/vanhempi, mp-mm gradation)
nominative		kauempi	kauemmat
genitive		kauemman	kauempien
partitive		kauempaa	kauempia
illative		kauempaan	kauempiin
		singular	plural
nominative		kauempi	kauemmat
accusative	nom.	kauempi	kauemmat
	gen.	kauemman
genitive		kauemman	kauempien kauempainrare
partitive		kauempaa	kauempia
inessive		kauemmassa	kauemmissa
elative		kauemmasta	kauemmista
illative		kauempaan	kauempiin
adessive		kauemmalla	kauemmilla
ablative		kauemmalta	kauemmilta
allative		kauemmalle	kauemmille
essive		kauempana	kauempina
translative		kauemmaksi	kauemmiksi
instructive		—	kauemmin
abessive		kauemmatta	kauemmitta
comitative		—	kauempine

Possessive forms of kauempi (type vanhempi)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kauempani	kauempamme
2nd person	kauempasi	kauempanne
3rd person	kauempansa

Synonyms

• kaukaisempi (some uses)

Derived terms

• kauemmas
• kauempana
• kauempaa