kauge
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic [Term?], either from Proto-Germanic *hauhaz, or from Proto-Finno-Ugric *kawka, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kewk-. Compare Erzya кувака (kuvaka, “long, lengthy”) and Khanty [script needed] (χŏw, “faraway, long”). Cognate to Finnish kauko- and Votic kaukaa.
Adjective
kauge (genitive kauge, partitive kauget)
- faraway, remote, distant
Declension
Inflection of kauge (ÕS type 1/ohutu, no gradation)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | kauge | kauged |
| accusative | kauge | kauged |
| genitive | kauge | kaugete |
| partitive | kauget | kaugeid |
| illative | kaugesse | kaugetesse kaugeisse |
| inessive | kauges | kaugetes kaugeis |
| elative | kaugest | kaugetest kaugeist |
| allative | kaugele | kaugetele kaugeile |
| adessive | kaugel | kaugetel kaugeil |
| ablative | kaugelt | kaugetelt kaugeilt |
| translative | kaugeks | kaugeteks kaugeiks |
| terminative | kaugeni | kaugeteni |
| essive | kaugena | kaugetena |
| abessive | kaugeta | kaugeteta |
| comitative | kaugega | kaugetega |
Derived terms
- kaua
- kaugel
- kaugele
- kaugelt