kauha

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kauha, from Proto-Finno-Permic *kawša, itself borrowed from Proto-Baltic *káuˀ-, from Proto-Indo-European *kowh₂-, from the root *kewh₂-. Compare Lithuanian káušas (“ladle, dipper, big spoon”).

Pronunciation
  • Hyphenation: kau‧ha
  • Rhymes: -ɑuhɑ
  • IPA(key): [ˈkɑuhɑ]

Noun

kauha

  1. ladle, dipper (cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids)
  2. scoop (cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material)
  3. bucket, scoop (digging attachment a front-loader or similar)

Declension
Inflection of kauha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative kauha kauhat
genitive kauhan kauhojen
partitive kauhaa kauhoja
illative kauhaan kauhoihin
singular plural
nominative kauha kauhat
accusative nom. kauha kauhat
gen. kauhan
genitive kauhan kauhojen
kauhainrare
partitive kauhaa kauhoja
inessive kauhassa kauhoissa
elative kauhasta kauhoista
illative kauhaan kauhoihin
adessive kauhalla kauhoilla
ablative kauhalta kauhoilta
allative kauhalle kauhoille
essive kauhana kauhoina
translative kauhaksi kauhoiksi
instructive — kauhoin
abessive kauhatta kauhoitta
comitative — kauhoineen

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