kauris
See also: Kauris
English
Finnish
(index ka)
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kapris, borrowing from Proto-Germanic *habraz, *hafraz (“he-goat”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kápros. Cognates include Estonian kaber, Karelian kabris.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkɑuris]
- Hyphenation: kau‧ris
Noun
kauris
- A mountain goat, more specifically called alppikauris or alppivuohi, Capra ibex.
- Any small deer of unspecified species, especially a roe deer.
- One born under the sign of Capricorn.
Declension
| Inflection of kauris (Kotus type 41/vieras, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kauris | kauriit | |
| genitive | kauriin | kauriiden kauriitten | |
| partitive | kaurista | kauriita | |
| illative | kauriiseen | kauriisiin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kauris | kauriit | |
| accusative | nom. | kauris | kauriit |
| gen. | kauriin | ||
| genitive | kauriin | kauriiden kauriitten | |
| partitive | kaurista | kauriita | |
| inessive | kauriissa | kauriissa | |
| elative | kauriista | kauriista | |
| illative | kauriiseen | kauriisiin kauriihinrare | |
| adessive | kauriilla | kauriilla | |
| ablative | kauriilta | kauriilta | |
| allative | kauriille | kauriille | |
| essive | kauriina | kauriina | |
| translative | kauriiksi | kauriiksi | |
| instructive | — | kauriin | |
| abessive | kauriitta | kauriitta | |
| comitative | — | kauriineen | |
Synonyms
- (roe deer): metsäkauris
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