kautta

Finnish

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kautta, the partitive singular of kausi; the adpositions are derived through an older meaning of “road, way” or “passage (of a journey)”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯tːɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯t̪ːɑ̝]

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• Rhymes: -ɑutːɑ
• Syllabification^(key): kaut‧ta
• Hyphenation^(key): kaut‧ta

Postposition

kautta [with genitive and/or possessive form]

1. through, via, by

   Ajoitko Kouvolan vai Haminan kautta?

   Did you drive via Kouvola or Hamina?

   Varaosat kannattaa tilata meidän kauttamme.

   It's best to order the spare parts through us.

Inflection

Personal/possessive forms of kautta
no possessor	kautta
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	kauttani	kauttamme
2nd person	kauttasi	kauttanne
3rd person	kauttaan kauttansa

Preposition

kautta [with genitive]

1. throughout

   kautta maailman ― throughout the world

   kautta aikojen ― throughout the times

2. through, across

   kautta maiden ― across the lands

3. (figuratively) by, through (in interjections, etc.)

   kautta Teutateksen parran! ― by the beard of Toutatis!

Noun

kautta

1. partitive singular of kausi

   Hän on jo kolmatta kautta presidenttinä.

   He's already serving his third term as president.

Noun

kautta (colloquial)

1. (indeclinable) ellipsis of kauttaviiva (“(informal) slash”)

Derived terms

• kauttaaltaan

compounds

• alakautta
• etukautta
• kautta-ajo
• kauttakuljetus
• kauttakulku
• kauttarantainen
• kauttaviiva
• sisäkautta
• sivukautta
• takakautta
• ulkokautta
• yläkautta

Further reading

• “kautta”, 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

Anagrams

• akutta, takuta

Ingrian

Etymology

From the partitive of kaus (“period”). Akin to Finnish kautta.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯tːɑ/, [ˈkɑu̯tː]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkɑu̯tːɑ/, [ˈkɑu̯tːɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑu̯tː, -ɑu̯tːɑ
• Hyphenation: kaut‧ta

Postposition

kautta (+ genitive)

1. due to, because of
2. through, by means of
   • 1936, V. I. Junus, Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎^[2], Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 3:

     Naapurikeeliin, suomen, viron ja vadjan keeliin kera iƶoran keeli ono siottu oman strukturan, fonettisen, äänisostavan, kautta, mut iƶoran keeleel ono suur yhtehös i karjalan keelen kera.

     The Ingrian language is related to its neighbouring languages, Finnish, Estonian and Votic, through [its] own structure, that of phonetics, the inventory of sounds, but the Ingrian language has a strong connection with the Karelian language, too.

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971), Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 146