kauha
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/, [ˈkɑu̯ɦɑ]
- Rhymes: -ɑuhɑ
- Syllabification(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 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 kauhainrare | |
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | kauhoin | |
| abessive | kauhatta | kauhoitta | |
| comitative | — | kauhoineen | |
| Possessive forms of kauha (type kala) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kauhani | kauhamme |
| 2nd person | kauhasi | kauhanne |
| 3rd person | kauhansa | |
Derived terms
- kauhallinen
- kauhoa
Compounds
- jauhokauha
- jääkauha
- jäätelökauha
- kauhaketju
- kauhakuljetin
- kauhakuormaaja
- kauhakuormain
- liemikauha
- löylykauha
- mittakauha
- muussikauha
- puukauha
- ranskalaiskauha
- reikäkauha
- valinkauha
- vesikauha
See also
- kahvimitta
- kapusta
- kuuppa
- lapio
- lusikka
Further reading
- Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Anagrams
- hakua, kuhaa, uhkaa