kaheli
Finnish
Etymology
Originally a slang term; probably akin to dialectal kahellus (= kohellus), kaahata.[1] Ultimately likely sound-symbolic.
Pronunciation
Noun
kaheli
- (colloquial) a reckless person; fruitcake, nutter
Declension
Inflection of kaheli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | kaheli | kahelit | |
genitive | kahelin | kahelien kaheleiden kaheleitten | |
partitive | kahelia | kaheleita kaheleja | |
illative | kaheliin | kaheleihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | kaheli | kahelit | |
accusative | nom. | kaheli | kahelit |
gen. | kahelin | ||
genitive | kahelin | kahelien kaheleiden kaheleitten | |
partitive | kahelia | kaheleita kaheleja | |
inessive | kahelissa | kaheleissa | |
elative | kahelista | kaheleista | |
illative | kaheliin | kaheleihin | |
adessive | kahelilla | kaheleilla | |
ablative | kahelilta | kaheleilta | |
allative | kahelille | kaheleille | |
essive | kahelina | kaheleina | |
translative | kaheliksi | kaheleiksi | |
abessive | kahelitta | kaheleitta | |
instructive | — | kahelein | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
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References
- ^ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang][1] (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN