jehu
See also: Jehu
English
Etymology
From Jehu, son of Nimshi. 2 Kings 9:20
Noun
jehu (plural jehus)
- (colloquial) 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."
- 1850s, Cuthbert M. Bede, The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green
Translations
colloquial term for driver
Finnish
Etymology
Probably from Jehu, who became the king of Israel (2 Kings 9).
Noun
jehu
- 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.
- Hän on kova jehu - hän on voittanut Suomen mestaruuden neljä kertaa peräkkäin.
Declension
Inflection of jehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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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. |