Kaukomieli

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Finnish

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Etymology

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kauko- (far off, distant, remote) +‎ mieli (mood; sense; mind). This compound name structure may be adopted from the Germanic peoples.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈkɑu̯koˌmie̯li/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ko̞ˌmie̞̯li]
  • Rhymes: -ieli
  • Syllabification(key): Kau‧ko‧mie‧li

Proper noun

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Kaukomieli

  1. (archaic, literary) a male given name meaning “far-minded, absent-minded; mentally distant; aloof, aimless, adventurous voyager impelled to journey by wanderlust; dreamer whose mind is frequently off daydreaming in another time and place”, of literary usage in the mythical epic poem the Kalevala
  2. (Finnic mythology, literature, poetic) Lemminkäinen; legendary charactonym for the young charming handsome Hero of the Finnish national epic, the Kalevala, identified as Lemminkäinen

Declension

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Inflection of Kaukomieli (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
nominative Kaukomieli Kaukomielet
genitive Kaukomielen Kaukomielten
Kaukomielien
partitive Kaukomieltä Kaukomieliä
illative Kaukomieleen Kaukomieliin
singular plural
nominative Kaukomieli Kaukomielet
accusative nom. Kaukomieli Kaukomielet
gen. Kaukomielen
genitive Kaukomielen Kaukomielten
Kaukomielien
partitive Kaukomieltä Kaukomieliä
inessive Kaukomielessä Kaukomielissä
elative Kaukomielestä Kaukomielistä
illative Kaukomieleen Kaukomieliin
adessive Kaukomielellä Kaukomielillä
ablative Kaukomieleltä Kaukomieliltä
allative Kaukomielelle Kaukomielille
essive Kaukomielenä Kaukomielinä
translative Kaukomieleksi Kaukomieliksi
abessive Kaukomielettä Kaukomielittä
instructive Kaukomielin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of Kaukomieli (Kotus type 26/pieni, no gradation)
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Statistics

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  • The given name Kaukomieli belongs as a middle name to 28 male individuals, according to February 2023 data from the Digital and Population Data Services Agency of Finland.

References

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  1. ^ Mikkonen, Pirjo, Paikkala, Sirkka (2000) “Kaukonen”, in Sukunimet, Helsinki: Otava, →ISBN