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/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝]
- Rhymes: -ɑuhɑ
- Syllabification(key): kau‧ha
- Hyphenation(key): kau‧ha
Noun
kauha
- ladle, dipper (cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping out liquids)
- Synonyms: kousa, kousikka, koussikka, kousu
- scoop (cup- or bowl-shaped tool, usually with a handle, used to lift and move loose or soft solid material)
- bucket, scoop (digging attachment for 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
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.
|
| first-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kauhani
|
kauhani
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kauhani
|
kauhani
|
| gen.
|
kauhani
|
| genitive
|
kauhani
|
kauhojeni
kauhaini rare
|
| partitive
|
kauhaani
|
kauhojani
|
| inessive
|
kauhassani
|
kauhoissani
|
| elative
|
kauhastani
|
kauhoistani
|
| illative
|
kauhaani
|
kauhoihini
|
| adessive
|
kauhallani
|
kauhoillani
|
| ablative
|
kauhaltani
|
kauhoiltani
|
| allative
|
kauhalleni
|
kauhoilleni
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| essive
|
kauhanani
|
kauhoinani
|
| translative
|
kauhakseni
|
kauhoikseni
|
| abessive
|
kauhattani
|
kauhoittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kauhoineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kauhasi
|
kauhasi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kauhasi
|
kauhasi
|
| gen.
|
kauhasi
|
| genitive
|
kauhasi
|
kauhojesi
kauhaisi rare
|
| partitive
|
kauhaasi
|
kauhojasi
|
| inessive
|
kauhassasi
|
kauhoissasi
|
| elative
|
kauhastasi
|
kauhoistasi
|
| illative
|
kauhaasi
|
kauhoihisi
|
| adessive
|
kauhallasi
|
kauhoillasi
|
| ablative
|
kauhaltasi
|
kauhoiltasi
|
| allative
|
kauhallesi
|
kauhoillesi
|
| essive
|
kauhanasi
|
kauhoinasi
|
| translative
|
kauhaksesi
|
kauhoiksesi
|
| abessive
|
kauhattasi
|
kauhoittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kauhoinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kauhamme
|
kauhamme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kauhamme
|
kauhamme
|
| gen.
|
kauhamme
|
| genitive
|
kauhamme
|
kauhojemme
kauhaimme rare
|
| partitive
|
kauhaamme
|
kauhojamme
|
| inessive
|
kauhassamme
|
kauhoissamme
|
| elative
|
kauhastamme
|
kauhoistamme
|
| illative
|
kauhaamme
|
kauhoihimme
|
| adessive
|
kauhallamme
|
kauhoillamme
|
| ablative
|
kauhaltamme
|
kauhoiltamme
|
| allative
|
kauhallemme
|
kauhoillemme
|
| essive
|
kauhanamme
|
kauhoinamme
|
| translative
|
kauhaksemme
|
kauhoiksemme
|
| abessive
|
kauhattamme
|
kauhoittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kauhoinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kauhanne
|
kauhanne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kauhanne
|
kauhanne
|
| gen.
|
kauhanne
|
| genitive
|
kauhanne
|
kauhojenne
kauhainne rare
|
| partitive
|
kauhaanne
|
kauhojanne
|
| inessive
|
kauhassanne
|
kauhoissanne
|
| elative
|
kauhastanne
|
kauhoistanne
|
| illative
|
kauhaanne
|
kauhoihinne
|
| adessive
|
kauhallanne
|
kauhoillanne
|
| ablative
|
kauhaltanne
|
kauhoiltanne
|
| allative
|
kauhallenne
|
kauhoillenne
|
| essive
|
kauhananne
|
kauhoinanne
|
| translative
|
kauhaksenne
|
kauhoiksenne
|
| abessive
|
kauhattanne
|
kauhoittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kauhoinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
kauhansa
|
kauhansa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
kauhansa
|
kauhansa
|
| gen.
|
kauhansa
|
| genitive
|
kauhansa
|
kauhojensa
kauhainsa rare
|
| partitive
|
kauhaansa
|
kauhojaan
kauhojansa
|
| inessive
|
kauhassaan
kauhassansa
|
kauhoissaan
kauhoissansa
|
| elative
|
kauhastaan
kauhastansa
|
kauhoistaan
kauhoistansa
|
| illative
|
kauhaansa
|
kauhoihinsa
|
| adessive
|
kauhallaan
kauhallansa
|
kauhoillaan
kauhoillansa
|
| ablative
|
kauhaltaan
kauhaltansa
|
kauhoiltaan
kauhoiltansa
|
| allative
|
kauhalleen
kauhallensa
|
kauhoilleen
kauhoillensa
|
| essive
|
kauhanaan
kauhanansa
|
kauhoinaan
kauhoinansa
|
| translative
|
kauhakseen
kauhaksensa
|
kauhoikseen
kauhoiksensa
|
| abessive
|
kauhattaan
kauhattansa
|
kauhoittaan
kauhoittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
kauhoineen
kauhoinensa
|
|
Derived terms
See also
Further reading
- “kauha”, 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 2 July 2023
- Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Anagrams
Karelian
Regional variants of kauha
North Karelian
(Viena)
|
kauha
|
South Karelian
(Tver)
|
kauha
|
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kauha. Cognates include Finnish kauha and Veps kauh.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯hɑ/
- Hyphenation: kau‧ha
Noun
kauha (genitive kauhan, partitive kauhua, diminutive kauhani / kauhane)
- kovsh (drinking bowl)
- (North Karelian) ladle (deep-bowled spoon)
Declension
| Viena Karelian declension of kauha (type 4/kala, no gradation)
|
|
|
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)
|
|
|
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
|
| 1st person
|
kauhani
|
| 2nd person
|
kauhaš
|
| 3rd person
|
kauhah
|
| *) Possessive forms are very rare for adjectives and only used in substantivised clauses.
|
Synonyms
References
- A. V. Punzhina (1994) “kauha”, in Словарь карельского языка (тверские говоры) [Dictionary of the Karelian language (Tver dialects)], →ISBN
- P. Zaykov, L. Rugoyeva (1999) “kauha”, in Карельско-Русский словарь (Северно-Карельские диалекты) [Karelian-Russian dictionary (North Karelian dialects)], Petrozavodsk, →ISBN
- P. M. Zaykov et al. (2015) “половник”, in Venäjä-Viena Šanakirja [Russian-Viena Karelian Dictionary], →ISBN