kauko-

See also: Kauko

Finnish

Etymology

From the stem *kauka, from Proto-Finnic *kauka-, likely borrowed from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-. Alternative theory suggests Proto-Finno-Ugric *kawka, ultimately from the same Indo-European root, but comparisons to possible cognates in other Uralic languages, such as Erzya кувака (kuvaka), have been disputed. Cognate to Estonian kauge and Votic kauka.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯ko-/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ko̞-]

Prefix

kauko- (comparative kauempi, superlative kauin)

1. far, remote, long-distance

Inflection

Declension of kauko- noun case singular plural adverbial form singular plural nominative kauko- – superessive – – genitive – – delative – – partitive kaukaa kauaa – sublative – – accusative – – lative kauas – inessive – – temporal – – elative – – causative – – illative – – multiplicative – – adessive – – distributive – – ablative – – temp. dist. – – allative – – prolative – – essive kaukana – situative – – translative kauaksi – oppositive – – abessive – – instructive kauan – comitative – –

The cases of kauko-, inflected from the original stem kauka-, serve in Finnish only as adverbs.

Synonyms

• etä-

Antonyms

• lähi-

Derived terms

Finnish terms prefixed with kauko-

• kauas
• kauempi
• kauin
• kauiten
• Kaukua

 

compounds

• Kaukoranta
• Kaukovalta

 

Related terms

• See the inflection table.
• kaukainen
• kauemmin
• kauemmaksi
• kauemmas
• kauempaa
• kauempana
• kauimmaksi
• kauimmas
• kauimpaa
• kauimpana

Further reading

• “kauko-”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• aukko, ukkoa