kauha

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯hɑ/, [ˈkɑu̯ɦɑ]
  • Rhymes: -ɑuhɑ
  • Syllabification(key): kau‧ha

Noun

kauha

  1. ladle, dipper (cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids)
    Synonyms: kousa, kousikka, koussikka, kousu
  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
Possessive forms of kauha (type kala)
possessor singular plural
1st person kauhani kauhamme
2nd person kauhasi kauhanne
3rd person kauhansa

Derived terms

Compounds

See also

Further reading
  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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