kehno

Finnish

Etymology

Proto-Finnic *këhna +‎ -o(i). Related to Estonian kõhn (“slim, thin”), Karelian kehno (“devil; bad, poor (of quality)”), Võro kõhn (“slim, thin”) and Votic kehno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkehno/, [ˈk̟e̞hno̞]
• Rhymes: -ehno
• Hyphenation^(key): keh‧no

Adjective

kehno (comparative kehnompi, superlative kehnoin)

1. bad, poor, shoddy

Declension

Inflection of kehno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		kehno	kehnot
genitive		kehnon	kehnojen
partitive		kehnoa	kehnoja
illative		kehnoon	kehnoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kehno	kehnot
accusative	nom.	kehno	kehnot
	gen.	kehnon
genitive		kehnon	kehnojen
partitive		kehnoa	kehnoja
inessive		kehnossa	kehnoissa
elative		kehnosta	kehnoista
illative		kehnoon	kehnoihin
adessive		kehnolla	kehnoilla
ablative		kehnolta	kehnoilta
allative		kehnolle	kehnoille
essive		kehnona	kehnoina
translative		kehnoksi	kehnoiksi
abessive		kehnotta	kehnoitta
instructive		—	kehnoin
comitative		—	kehnoine

Possessive forms of kehno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kehnoni kehnoni accusative nom. kehnoni kehnoni gen. kehnoni genitive kehnoni kehnojeni partitive kehnoani kehnojani inessive kehnossani kehnoissani elative kehnostani kehnoistani illative kehnooni kehnoihini adessive kehnollani kehnoillani ablative kehnoltani kehnoiltani allative kehnolleni kehnoilleni essive kehnonani kehnoinani translative kehnokseni kehnoikseni abessive kehnottani kehnoittani instructive — — comitative — kehnoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kehnosi kehnosi accusative nom. kehnosi kehnosi gen. kehnosi genitive kehnosi kehnojesi partitive kehnoasi kehnojasi inessive kehnossasi kehnoissasi elative kehnostasi kehnoistasi illative kehnoosi kehnoihisi adessive kehnollasi kehnoillasi ablative kehnoltasi kehnoiltasi allative kehnollesi kehnoillesi essive kehnonasi kehnoinasi translative kehnoksesi kehnoiksesi abessive kehnottasi kehnoittasi instructive — — comitative — kehnoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kehnomme kehnomme accusative nom. kehnomme kehnomme gen. kehnomme genitive kehnomme kehnojemme partitive kehnoamme kehnojamme inessive kehnossamme kehnoissamme elative kehnostamme kehnoistamme illative kehnoomme kehnoihimme adessive kehnollamme kehnoillamme ablative kehnoltamme kehnoiltamme allative kehnollemme kehnoillemme essive kehnonamme kehnoinamme translative kehnoksemme kehnoiksemme abessive kehnottamme kehnoittamme instructive — — comitative — kehnoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kehnonne kehnonne accusative nom. kehnonne kehnonne gen. kehnonne genitive kehnonne kehnojenne partitive kehnoanne kehnojanne inessive kehnossanne kehnoissanne elative kehnostanne kehnoistanne illative kehnoonne kehnoihinne adessive kehnollanne kehnoillanne ablative kehnoltanne kehnoiltanne allative kehnollenne kehnoillenne essive kehnonanne kehnoinanne translative kehnoksenne kehnoiksenne abessive kehnottanne kehnoittanne instructive — — comitative — kehnoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kehnonsa kehnonsa accusative nom. kehnonsa kehnonsa gen. kehnonsa genitive kehnonsa kehnojensa partitive kehnoaan kehnoansa kehnojaan kehnojansa inessive kehnossaan kehnossansa kehnoissaan kehnoissansa elative kehnostaan kehnostansa kehnoistaan kehnoistansa illative kehnoonsa kehnoihinsa adessive kehnollaan kehnollansa kehnoillaan kehnoillansa ablative kehnoltaan kehnoltansa kehnoiltaan kehnoiltansa allative kehnolleen kehnollensa kehnoilleen kehnoillensa essive kehnonaan kehnonansa kehnoinaan kehnoinansa translative kehnokseen kehnoksensa kehnoikseen kehnoiksensa abessive kehnottaan kehnottansa kehnoittaan kehnoittansa instructive — — comitative — kehnoineen kehnoinensa

Derived terms

• kehnontaa
• kehnosti
• kehnota
• kehnous
• kehveli

 

Further reading

• “kehno”, 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

Anagrams

• kehon

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *këhno. Cognates include Finnish kehno and Estonian kõhn.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkehno/, [ˈke̞hnŏ̞̥]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkehno/, [ˈke̞hno̞]
• Rhymes: -ehno
• Hyphenation: keh‧no

Adjective

kehno (comparative kehnomp)

1. thin, slim
2. bad, poor (of bad quality)

Declension

Declension of kehno (type 4/koivu, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kehno	kehnot
genitive	kehnon	kehnoin, kehnoloin
partitive	kehnoa	kehnoja, kehnoloja
illative	kehnoo	kehnoi, kehnoloihe
inessive	kehnoos	kehnois, kehnolois
elative	kehnost	kehnoist, kehnoloist
allative	kehnolle	kehnoille, kehnoloille
adessive	kehnool	kehnoil, kehnoloil
ablative	kehnolt	kehnoilt, kehnoloilt
translative	kehnoks	kehnoiks, kehnoloiks
essive	kehnonna, kehnoon	kehnoinna, kehnoloinna, kehnoin, kehnoloin
exessive1)	kehnont	kehnoint, kehnoloint
1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive.

Synonyms

• (thin): hoikka, laiha, ujo, ohukkain
• (bad): kurja, hupa

Derived terms

• (diminutive) kehnokkain

• kehnontua

 

Descendants

• → Votic: kehno

References

• Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 150

Votic

Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian kehno or Finnish kehno.

Pronunciation

• (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA^(key): /ˈkehno/, [ˈkehno]
• Rhymes: -ehno
• Hyphenation: keh‧no

Adjective

kehno

1. bad, poor (not good)
2. thin, gaunt

Inflection

Declension of kehno (type II/võrkko, no gradation)
	singular	plural
nominative	kehno	kehnod
genitive	kehno	kehnojõ, kehnoi
partitive	kehnoa	kehnoitõ, kehnoi
illative	kehnosõ, kehno	kehnoisõ
inessive	kehnoz	kehnoiz
elative	kehnossõ	kehnoissõ
allative	kehnolõ	kehnoilõ
adessive	kehnollõ	kehnoillõ
ablative	kehnoltõ	kehnoiltõ
translative	kehnossi	kehnoissi
*) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive.

References

• Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kehno”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn