# Kauhava
## English
### Proper noun

Kauhava
* A town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland.

#### Translations
## Finnish
### Etymology

From kauha +‎ -va, given as a name to the river (thence to the town) after the nearby lake Kauhajärvi, in which the kauha (“scoop, ladle, dipper”) is probably a reference to the shape of the lake. The older and more straightforward name Kauhajoki (by simply replacing järvi (“lake”) with joki (“river”)) may have been avoided to prevent confusion with another nearby river of the same name.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑu̯hɑʋɑ/, [ˈkɑ̝u̯ɦɑ̝ʋɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑuhɑʋɑ
* Hyphenation: Kau‧ha‧va

### Proper noun

Kauhava
* Kauhava (a town and municipality of South Ostrobothnia, Finland)

#### Declension

* The external locative cases (adessive, allative and ablative) are used with this place name when referring to a location; for example, "in Kauhava" is Kauhavalla.
Possessive forms of Kauhava (Kotus type 10/koira, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kauhavani
accusative
nom.
Kauhavani
gen.
Kauhavani
genitive
Kauhavani
partitive
Kauhavaani
inessive
Kauhavassani
elative
Kauhavastani
illative
Kauhavaani
adessive
Kauhavallani
ablative
Kauhavaltani
allative
Kauhavalleni
essive
Kauhavanani
translative
Kauhavakseni
abessive
Kauhavattani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kauhavasi
accusative
nom.
Kauhavasi
gen.
Kauhavasi
genitive
Kauhavasi
partitive
Kauhavaasi
inessive
Kauhavassasi
elative
Kauhavastasi
illative
Kauhavaasi
adessive
Kauhavallasi
ablative
Kauhavaltasi
allative
Kauhavallesi
essive
Kauhavanasi
translative
Kauhavaksesi
abessive
Kauhavattasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kauhavamme
accusative
nom.
Kauhavamme
gen.
Kauhavamme
genitive
Kauhavamme
partitive
Kauhavaamme
inessive
Kauhavassamme
elative
Kauhavastamme
illative
Kauhavaamme
adessive
Kauhavallamme
ablative
Kauhavaltamme
allative
Kauhavallemme
essive
Kauhavanamme
translative
Kauhavaksemme
abessive
Kauhavattamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kauhavanne
accusative
nom.
Kauhavanne
gen.
Kauhavanne
genitive
Kauhavanne
partitive
Kauhavaanne
inessive
Kauhavassanne
elative
Kauhavastanne
illative
Kauhavaanne
adessive
Kauhavallanne
ablative
Kauhavaltanne
allative
Kauhavallenne
essive
Kauhavananne
translative
Kauhavaksenne
abessive
Kauhavattanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
Kauhavansa
accusative
nom.
Kauhavansa
gen.
Kauhavansa
genitive
Kauhavansa
partitive
Kauhavaansa
inessive
Kauhavassaan Kauhavassansa
elative
Kauhavastaan Kauhavastansa
illative
Kauhavaansa
adessive
Kauhavallaan Kauhavallansa
ablative
Kauhavaltaan Kauhavaltansa
allative
Kauhavalleen Kauhavallensa
essive
Kauhavanaan Kauhavanansa
translative
Kauhavakseen Kauhavaksensa
abessive
Kauhavattaan Kauhavattansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* kauhavalainen

### References

* ↑ Sirkka Paikkala, editor (2007), Suomalainen paikannimikirja [The Book of Finnish Place Names] (in Finnish), Helsinki: Karttakeskus, Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus, →ISBN

### Anagrams

* uhkaava