jehu

See also: Jehu

English

Etymology

England from 17th century, from Jehu. The Bible says of Jehu (son of Nimshi) that "he driveth furiously" (2 Kings 9:20). He was commander of chariots for the king of Israel before later leading a revolt and becoming king himself.

Noun

jehu (plural jehus)

1. (colloquial, dated) A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
   • 1850s, Cuthbert M. Bede, The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green:

     Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the Warsity with his guvnor."

Translations

colloquial term for driver

• Finnish: suhari (fi)
• Georgian: მძღოლი (mʒɣoli), მეეტლე (meeṭle)

Finnish

Etymology

Probably from Jehu, who became the king of Israel (2 Kings 9).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjehu/, [ˈje̞ɦu]
• Rhymes: -ehu
• Hyphenation^(key): je‧hu

Noun

jehu (informal)

1. guy, fella, sport (normally with an attribute, man who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner)

   Hän on kova jehu - hän on voittanut Suomen mestaruuden neljä kertaa peräkkäin.

   He is a tough guy - he has won the Finnish championship four times in a row.

Declension

Inflection of jehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		jehu	jehut
genitive		jehun	jehujen
partitive		jehua	jehuja
illative		jehuun	jehuihin
		singular	plural
nominative		jehu	jehut
accusative	nom.	jehu	jehut
	gen.	jehun
genitive		jehun	jehujen
partitive		jehua	jehuja
inessive		jehussa	jehuissa
elative		jehusta	jehuista
illative		jehuun	jehuihin
adessive		jehulla	jehuilla
ablative		jehulta	jehuilta
allative		jehulle	jehuille
essive		jehuna	jehuina
translative		jehuksi	jehuiksi
abessive		jehutta	jehuitta
instructive		—	jehuin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of jehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jehuni jehuni accusative nom. jehuni jehuni gen. jehuni genitive jehuni jehujeni partitive jehuani jehujani inessive jehussani jehuissani elative jehustani jehuistani illative jehuuni jehuihini adessive jehullani jehuillani ablative jehultani jehuiltani allative jehulleni jehuilleni essive jehunani jehuinani translative jehukseni jehuikseni abessive jehuttani jehuittani instructive — — comitative — jehuineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative jehusi jehusi accusative nom. jehusi jehusi gen. jehusi genitive jehusi jehujesi partitive jehuasi jehujasi inessive jehussasi jehuissasi elative jehustasi jehuistasi illative jehuusi jehuihisi adessive jehullasi jehuillasi ablative jehultasi jehuiltasi allative jehullesi jehuillesi essive jehunasi jehuinasi translative jehuksesi jehuiksesi abessive jehuttasi jehuittasi instructive — — comitative — jehuinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jehumme jehumme accusative nom. jehumme jehumme gen. jehumme genitive jehumme jehujemme partitive jehuamme jehujamme inessive jehussamme jehuissamme elative jehustamme jehuistamme illative jehuumme jehuihimme adessive jehullamme jehuillamme ablative jehultamme jehuiltamme allative jehullemme jehuillemme essive jehunamme jehuinamme translative jehuksemme jehuiksemme abessive jehuttamme jehuittamme instructive — — comitative — jehuinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative jehunne jehunne accusative nom. jehunne jehunne gen. jehunne genitive jehunne jehujenne partitive jehuanne jehujanne inessive jehussanne jehuissanne elative jehustanne jehuistanne illative jehuunne jehuihinne adessive jehullanne jehuillanne ablative jehultanne jehuiltanne allative jehullenne jehuillenne essive jehunanne jehuinanne translative jehuksenne jehuiksenne abessive jehuttanne jehuittanne instructive — — comitative — jehuinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative jehunsa jehunsa accusative nom. jehunsa jehunsa gen. jehunsa genitive jehunsa jehujensa partitive jehuaan jehuansa jehujaan jehujansa inessive jehussaan jehussansa jehuissaan jehuissansa elative jehustaan jehustansa jehuistaan jehuistansa illative jehuunsa jehuihinsa adessive jehullaan jehullansa jehuillaan jehuillansa ablative jehultaan jehultansa jehuiltaan jehuiltansa allative jehulleen jehullensa jehuilleen jehuillensa essive jehunaan jehunansa jehuinaan jehuinansa translative jehukseen jehuksensa jehuikseen jehuiksensa abessive jehuttaan jehuttansa jehuittaan jehuittansa instructive — — comitative — jehuineen jehuinensa

Synonyms

• jätkä, kaveri

Derived terms

compounds

• pääjehu

 

Further reading

• “jehu”, 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 2023-07-02

Guaraní

Verb

jehu

1. to happen or occur
2. to take place

Conjugation

    Conjugation of jehu

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person inclusive	1st person exclusive	2nd person	3rd person
active
	indicative	che ajehu	nde rejehu	ha'e ojehu	ñande jajehu	ore rojehu	peẽ pejehu	ha'ekuéra ojehu/ojehu hikuái
	hortative	tajehu che	terejehu nde	tojehu ha'e	tajajehu ñande	tarojehu ore	tapejehu peẽ	tojehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	ejehu	-	-	-	pejehu	-
passive
	indicative	che ajejehu	nde rejejehu	ha'e ojejehu	ñande jajejehu	ore rojejehu	peẽ pejejehu	ha'ekuéra ojejehu/ojejehu hikuái
	hortative	tajejehu che	terejejehu nde	tojejehu ha'e	tajajejehu ñande	tarojejehu ore	tapejejehu peẽ	tojejehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	ejejehu	-	-	-	pejejehu	-
reciprocal
	indicative	-	-	-	ñande jajojehu	ore rojojehu	peẽ pejojehu	ha'ekuéra ojojehu/ojojehu hikuái
	hortative	-	-	-	tajajojehu ñande	tarojojehu ore	tapejojehu peẽ	tojojehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	-	-	-	-	pejojehu	-
coactive
	indicative	che ambojehu	nde rembojehu	ha'e ombojehu	ñande ñambojehu	ore rombojehu	peẽ pembojehu	ha'ekuéra ombojehu/ombojehu hikuái
	hortative	tambojehu che	terembojehu nde	tombojehu ha'e	tañambojehu ñande	tarombojehu ore	tapembojehu peẽ	tombojehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	embojehu	-	-	-	pembojehu	-
objective
	indicative	che arojehu/aguerojehu	nde rerojehu/reguerojehu	ha'e orojehu/oguerojehu	ñande jarojehu/jaguerojehu	ore rorojehu/roguerojehu	peẽ perojehu/peguerojehu	ha'ekuéra orojehu/oguerojehu//orojehu/oguerojehu hikuái
	hortative	tarojehu/taguerojehu che	tererojehu/tereguerojehu nde	torojehu/toguerojehu ha'e	tajarojehu/tajaguerojehu ñande	tarorojehu/taroguerojehu ore	taperojehu/tapeguerojehu peẽ	torojehu/toguerojehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	erojehu/eguerojehu	-	-	-	perojehu/peguerojehu	-
subsuntive¹
	indicative	che aporojehu/amba'ejehu	nde reporojehu/remba'ejehu	ha'e oporojehu/omba'ejehu	ñande japorojehu/ñamba'ejehu	ore roporojehu/romba'ejehu	peẽ peporojehu/pemba'ejehu	ha'ekuéra oporojehu/omba'ejehu//oporojehu/omba'ejehu hikuái
	hortative	taporojehu/tamba'ejehu che	tereporojehu/teremba'ejehu nde	toporojehu/tomba'ejehu ha'e	tajaporojehu/tañamba'ejehu ñande	taroporojehu/taromba'ejehu ore	tapeporojehu/tapemba'ejehu peẽ	toporojehu/tomba'ejehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái
	imperative	-	eporojehu/emba'ejehu	-	-	-	peporojehu/pemba'ejehu	-
		¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals.

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוּא (y'hu), a king of Israel in the 9th century BC.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɛˈhʉː/
• Rhymes: -ʉː
• Hyphenation: je‧hu

Noun

jehu n

1. (colloquial, in set phrases) Indicates a furious speed.

   Katten for runt som ett jehu

   The cat zipped around the room like a rocket

See also

• blixtsnabb
• gå som ett spjut
• kareta
• oljad blixt
• snabb som en vessla

References

• jehu in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• jehu in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• jehu in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)