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”).
kauha
Inflection of kauha (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) | |||
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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 kauhain rare | |
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 | |
abessive | kauhatta | kauhoitta | |
instructive | — | kauhoin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
North Karelian (Viena) |
kauha |
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South Karelian (Tver) |
kauha |
From Proto-Finnic *kauha. Cognates include Finnish kauha and Veps kauh.
kauha (genitive kauhan, partitive kauhua, diminutive kauhani / kauhane)
Viena Karelian declension of kauha (type 4/kala, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | kauha | kauhat | |
genitive | kauhan | kauhojen | |
partitive | kauhua | kauhoja | |
illative | kauhah | kauhoih | |
inessive | kauhašša | kauhoissa | |
elative | kauhašta | kauhoista | |
adessive | kauhalla | kauhoilla | |
ablative | kauhalta | kauhoilta | |
translative | kauhakši | kauhoiksi | |
essive | kauhana | kauhoina | |
comitative | — | kauhoineh | |
abessive | kauhatta | kauhoitta |
Tver Karelian declension of kauha (type 4/kala no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | kauha | kauhat | |
genitive | kauhan | kauhoin | |
partitive | kauhua | kauhoida | |
illative | kauhah | kauhoih | |
inessive | kauhašša | kauhoissa | |
elative | kauhašta | kauhoista | |
adessive | kauhalla | kauhoilla | |
ablative | kauhalda | kauhoilda | |
translative | kauhakši | kauhoiksi | |
essive | kauhana | kauhoina | |
comitative | kauhanke | kauhoinke | |
abessive | kauhatta | kauhoitta |
Possessive forms of kauha | ||
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1st person | kauhani | |
2nd person | kauhaš | |
3rd person | kauhah | |
*) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses. |