From Proto-Finnic *kaunis (“beautiful”), from Proto-Germanic *skauniz. The shift from "beautiful" to "red" was probably influenced by a tendency in Old East Slavic which dominated in the region, as it is seen in Russian красный (krasnyj).
kauniz
Declension of kauniz (type XIV/ammõz, no gradation) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | kauniz | kaunid |
genitive | kauni | kaunijõ, kauni |
partitive | kaunissõ | kaunitõ, kauni |
illative | kaunisõ, kauni | kaunisõ |
inessive | kauniz | kauniz |
elative | kaunissõ | kaunissõ |
allative | kaunilõ | kaunilõ |
adessive | kaunillõ | kaunillõ |
ablative | kauniltõ | kauniltõ |
translative | kaunissi | kaunissi |
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. |