kaukana

Finnish

Etymology

The locative singular of kauka- (kauko-).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯kɑnɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯kɑ̝nɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑukɑnɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kau‧ka‧na

Adverb

kaukana (comparative kauempana, superlative kauimpana)

1. far, far away, afar

   Asun kaukana kaupungin keskustasta.

   I live far away from the city center.

   Hän asuu kaukana. ― He lives afar.

   He ovat jo kaukana edellämme.

   They are already far ahead of us.

   Kissamme pysyttelee aina kaukana pölynimurista.

   Our cat always stays far from the vacuum cleaner. / Our cat always gives the vacuum cleaner a wide berth.

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 – –

Related terms

• kaukaa
• kaukainen
• kauaksi
• kauan

Further reading

• “kaukana”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

• naukkaa