kauan

Finnish

Alternative forms
  • kauvan

Etymology

Instructive 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]
  • Hyphenation: 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 pluraladverbial
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 – –

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