jehu

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English

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Etymology

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From Jehu, son of Nimshi. 2 Kings 9:20.

Noun

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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."

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Finnish

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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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

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Further reading

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Guaraní

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Verb

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jehu

  1. to happen or occur
  2. to take place

Conjugation

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Swedish

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Etymology

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From Jehu, a king of Israel in the 9th century BC.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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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

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