Kaugemast

Kaugemast is an Estonian word functioning as the elative form of the adjective kauge, meaning “from a greater distance” or “further away.” It is used to express origin or direction with respect to distance, often in phrases like kaugemast linnast (from a farther city) or kaugemast metropolist (from a more distant metropolis). In comparative constructions it appears in phrases such as kaugemast kui… (further than…).

Grammatically, kaugemast combines the adjective stem kauge- with the elative suffix, and it typically accompanies nouns in the elative case to indicate origin from a place that is farther away. It can also occur as an adverbial modifier in contexts such as ta tuli kaugemast (he came from farther away).

The term is primarily used in Estonian and appears in everyday speech, travel writing, and journalism where distance or origin from a more distant location is being described. It is closely related to the base adjective kauge and to general Estonian grammar involving the elative case and comparative forms.

See also: kauge, elative case, distance, Estonian grammar.