From Proto-Finnic *kauto, borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skautaz.
kauto (dialectal, North Ostrobothnia, Lapland, Kainuu, North Karelia)
| Inflection of kauto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t-d gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kauto | kaudot | |
| genitive | kaudon | kautojen | |
| partitive | kautoa | kautoja | |
| illative | kautoon | kautoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kauto | kaudot | |
| accusative | nom. | kauto | kaudot |
| gen. | kaudon | ||
| genitive | kaudon | kautojen | |
| partitive | kautoa | kautoja | |
| inessive | kaudossa | kaudoissa | |
| elative | kaudosta | kaudoista | |
| illative | kautoon | kautoihin | |
| adessive | kaudolla | kaudoilla | |
| ablative | kaudolta | kaudoilta | |
| allative | kaudolle | kaudoille | |
| essive | kautona | kautoina | |
| translative | kaudoksi | kaudoiksi | |
| abessive | kaudotta | kaudoitta | |
| instructive | — | kaudoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||