keno

See also: Keno

English

Etymology

From French quine, with reference to a set of five winning lottery numbers.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkiːnəʊ/
• Rhymes: -iːnəʊ

Noun

keno (uncountable)

1. A gambling game, a variety of the game of lotto, played with balls or knobs, numbered, and cards also numbered.
   • 1971, Hunter S. Thompson, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (Harper Perennial 2005), page 41:

     Memories of this night are extremely hazy. All I have, for guide-pegs, is a pocketful of keno cards and cocktail napkins, all covered with scribbled notes.

Derived terms

• Keno
• Keno City
• Keno Hill

 

Anagrams

• Koen, Kone

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Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkeno]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Hyphenation: ke‧no

Etymology 1

From German Kien.

Noun

keno (uncountable, accusative kenon)

1. fatwood ("a heartwood of pine trees")

Etymology 2

From English keno, from French quine, ultimately from Latin quīnī (“five each, five at a time”). Doublet of kvin, Pompejo, and punĉo.

Noun

keno (uncountable, accusative kenon)

1. keno

See also

• loterio

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeno/, [ˈk̟e̞no̞]
• Rhymes: -eno
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧no

Etymology 1

From (compare Estonian kenus), possibly borrowed from Proto-Germanic *kenwuz (later *kinnuz), albeit the semantic development would not be entirely clear.

Adjective

keno (comparative kenompi, superlative kenoin)

1. (rare) slanted, tilted

Usage notes

Rarely used as an adjective, but the inessive, illative and elative forms are commonly used as adverbs.

Declension

Inflection of keno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		keno	kenot
genitive		kenon	kenojen
partitive		kenoa	kenoja
illative		kenoon	kenoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		keno	kenot
accusative	nom.	keno	kenot
	gen.	kenon
genitive		kenon	kenojen
partitive		kenoa	kenoja
inessive		kenossa	kenoissa
elative		kenosta	kenoista
illative		kenoon	kenoihin
adessive		kenolla	kenoilla
ablative		kenolta	kenoilta
allative		kenolle	kenoille
essive		kenona	kenoina
translative		kenoksi	kenoiksi
abessive		kenotta	kenoitta
instructive		—	kenoin
comitative		—	kenoine

Possessive forms of keno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives.
first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kenoni kenoni accusative nom. kenoni kenoni gen. kenoni genitive kenoni kenojeni partitive kenoani kenojani inessive kenossani kenoissani elative kenostani kenoistani illative kenooni kenoihini adessive kenollani kenoillani ablative kenoltani kenoiltani allative kenolleni kenoilleni essive kenonani kenoinani translative kenokseni kenoikseni abessive kenottani kenoittani instructive — — comitative — kenoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kenosi kenosi accusative nom. kenosi kenosi gen. kenosi genitive kenosi kenojesi partitive kenoasi kenojasi inessive kenossasi kenoissasi elative kenostasi kenoistasi illative kenoosi kenoihisi adessive kenollasi kenoillasi ablative kenoltasi kenoiltasi allative kenollesi kenoillesi essive kenonasi kenoinasi translative kenoksesi kenoiksesi abessive kenottasi kenoittasi instructive — — comitative — kenoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kenomme kenomme accusative nom. kenomme kenomme gen. kenomme genitive kenomme kenojemme partitive kenoamme kenojamme inessive kenossamme kenoissamme elative kenostamme kenoistamme illative kenoomme kenoihimme adessive kenollamme kenoillamme ablative kenoltamme kenoiltamme allative kenollemme kenoillemme essive kenonamme kenoinamme translative kenoksemme kenoiksemme abessive kenottamme kenoittamme instructive — — comitative — kenoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kenonne kenonne accusative nom. kenonne kenonne gen. kenonne genitive kenonne kenojenne partitive kenoanne kenojanne inessive kenossanne kenoissanne elative kenostanne kenoistanne illative kenoonne kenoihinne adessive kenollanne kenoillanne ablative kenoltanne kenoiltanne allative kenollenne kenoillenne essive kenonanne kenoinanne translative kenoksenne kenoiksenne abessive kenottanne kenoittanne instructive — — comitative — kenoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kenonsa kenonsa accusative nom. kenonsa kenonsa gen. kenonsa genitive kenonsa kenojensa partitive kenoaan kenoansa kenojaan kenojansa inessive kenossaan kenossansa kenoissaan kenoissansa elative kenostaan kenostansa kenoistaan kenoistansa illative kenoonsa kenoihinsa adessive kenollaan kenollansa kenoillaan kenoillansa ablative kenoltaan kenoltansa kenoiltaan kenoiltansa allative kenolleen kenollensa kenoilleen kenoillensa essive kenonaan kenonansa kenoinaan kenoinansa translative kenokseen kenoksensa kenoikseen kenoiksensa abessive kenottaan kenottansa kenoittaan kenoittansa instructive — — comitative — kenoineen kenoinensa

Derived terms

Derived terms

• etukenoinen
• etukenoon
• etukenossa
• kenokaula
• kenokaulainen
• kenollaan

• kenoon
• kenopää
• kenopäinen
• kenossa
• kenottaa

• kenoviiva
• takakeno
• takakenoinen
• takakenoon
• takakenossa

Etymology 2

From English keno, from French quine.

Noun

keno

1. keno (gambling game)

Declension

Inflection of keno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		keno	kenot
genitive		kenon	kenojen
partitive		kenoa	kenoja
illative		kenoon	kenoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		keno	kenot
accusative	nom.	keno	kenot
	gen.	kenon
genitive		kenon	kenojen
partitive		kenoa	kenoja
inessive		kenossa	kenoissa
elative		kenosta	kenoista
illative		kenoon	kenoihin
adessive		kenolla	kenoilla
ablative		kenolta	kenoilta
allative		kenolle	kenoille
essive		kenona	kenoina
translative		kenoksi	kenoiksi
abessive		kenotta	kenoitta
instructive		—	kenoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kenoni kenoni accusative nom. kenoni kenoni gen. kenoni genitive kenoni kenojeni partitive kenoani kenojani inessive kenossani kenoissani elative kenostani kenoistani illative kenooni kenoihini adessive kenollani kenoillani ablative kenoltani kenoiltani allative kenolleni kenoilleni essive kenonani kenoinani translative kenokseni kenoikseni abessive kenottani kenoittani instructive — — comitative — kenoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kenosi kenosi accusative nom. kenosi kenosi gen. kenosi genitive kenosi kenojesi partitive kenoasi kenojasi inessive kenossasi kenoissasi elative kenostasi kenoistasi illative kenoosi kenoihisi adessive kenollasi kenoillasi ablative kenoltasi kenoiltasi allative kenollesi kenoillesi essive kenonasi kenoinasi translative kenoksesi kenoiksesi abessive kenottasi kenoittasi instructive — — comitative — kenoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kenomme kenomme accusative nom. kenomme kenomme gen. kenomme genitive kenomme kenojemme partitive kenoamme kenojamme inessive kenossamme kenoissamme elative kenostamme kenoistamme illative kenoomme kenoihimme adessive kenollamme kenoillamme ablative kenoltamme kenoiltamme allative kenollemme kenoillemme essive kenonamme kenoinamme translative kenoksemme kenoiksemme abessive kenottamme kenoittamme instructive — — comitative — kenoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kenonne kenonne accusative nom. kenonne kenonne gen. kenonne genitive kenonne kenojenne partitive kenoanne kenojanne inessive kenossanne kenoissanne elative kenostanne kenoistanne illative kenoonne kenoihinne adessive kenollanne kenoillanne ablative kenoltanne kenoiltanne allative kenollenne kenoillenne essive kenonanne kenoinanne translative kenoksenne kenoiksenne abessive kenottanne kenoittanne instructive — — comitative — kenoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kenonsa kenonsa accusative nom. kenonsa kenonsa gen. kenonsa genitive kenonsa kenojensa partitive kenoaan kenoansa kenojaan kenojansa inessive kenossaan kenossansa kenoissaan kenoissansa elative kenostaan kenostansa kenoistaan kenoistansa illative kenoonsa kenoihinsa adessive kenollaan kenollansa kenoillaan kenoillansa ablative kenoltaan kenoltansa kenoiltaan kenoiltansa allative kenolleen kenollensa kenoilleen kenoillensa essive kenonaan kenonansa kenoinaan kenoinansa translative kenokseen kenoksensa kenoikseen kenoiksensa abessive kenottaan kenottansa kenoittaan kenoittansa instructive — — comitative — kenoineen kenoinensa

Anagrams

• keon, koen, kone