Kauklahti

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Finnish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

With syncope (probably through influence from the Swedish name Köklax) from *Kaukalaksi, from *kauka (long) (in modern Finnish kauko- (far, distant)) + *laksi (bay) (older form of lahti).[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯kˌlɑhti/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯kˌlɑ̝xt̪i]
  • Rhymes: -ɑhti
  • Syllabification(key): Kauk‧lah‧ti

Proper noun[edit]

Kauklahti

  1. A district of Espoo

Declension[edit]

The internal locative cases (inessive, illative and elative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kauklahti" is Kauklahdessa.

Inflection of Kauklahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)
nominative Kauklahti
genitive Kauklahden
partitive Kauklahtea
illative Kauklahteen
singular plural
nominative Kauklahti
accusative nom. Kauklahti
gen. Kauklahden
genitive Kauklahden
partitive Kauklahtea
inessive Kauklahdessa
elative Kauklahdesta
illative Kauklahteen
adessive Kauklahdella
ablative Kauklahdelta
allative Kauklahdelle
essive Kauklahtena
translative Kauklahdeksi
abessive Kauklahdetta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kauklahti (Kotus type 7*F/ovi, t-d gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kauklahteni
accusative nom. Kauklahteni
gen. Kauklahteni
genitive Kauklahteni
partitive Kauklahteani
inessive Kauklahdessani
elative Kauklahdestani
illative Kauklahteeni
adessive Kauklahdellani
ablative Kauklahdeltani
allative Kauklahdelleni
essive Kauklahtenani
translative Kauklahdekseni
abessive Kauklahdettani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative Kauklahtesi
accusative nom. Kauklahtesi
gen. Kauklahtesi
genitive Kauklahtesi
partitive Kauklahteasi
inessive Kauklahdessasi
elative Kauklahdestasi
illative Kauklahteesi
adessive Kauklahdellasi
ablative Kauklahdeltasi
allative Kauklahdellesi
essive Kauklahtenasi
translative Kauklahdeksesi
abessive Kauklahdettasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kauklahtemme
accusative nom. Kauklahtemme
gen. Kauklahtemme
genitive Kauklahtemme
partitive Kauklahteamme
inessive Kauklahdessamme
elative Kauklahdestamme
illative Kauklahteemme
adessive Kauklahdellamme
ablative Kauklahdeltamme
allative Kauklahdellemme
essive Kauklahtenamme
translative Kauklahdeksemme
abessive Kauklahdettamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative Kauklahtenne
accusative nom. Kauklahtenne
gen. Kauklahtenne
genitive Kauklahtenne
partitive Kauklahteanne
inessive Kauklahdessanne
elative Kauklahdestanne
illative Kauklahteenne
adessive Kauklahdellanne
ablative Kauklahdeltanne
allative Kauklahdellenne
essive Kauklahtenanne
translative Kauklahdeksenne
abessive Kauklahdettanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative Kauklahtensa
accusative nom. Kauklahtensa
gen. Kauklahtensa
genitive Kauklahtensa
partitive Kauklahteaan
Kauklahteansa
inessive Kauklahdessaan
Kauklahdessansa
elative Kauklahdestaan
Kauklahdestansa
illative Kauklahteensa
adessive Kauklahdellaan
Kauklahdellansa
ablative Kauklahdeltaan
Kauklahdeltansa
allative Kauklahdelleen
Kauklahdellensa
essive Kauklahtenaan
Kauklahtenansa
translative Kauklahdekseen
Kauklahdeksensa
abessive Kauklahdettaan
Kauklahdettansa
instructive
comitative

References[edit]

  1. ^ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [Book of Finnish Place names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN