keho

Finnish

Etymology

Coined by Finnish linguist Hannes Teppo in 1945 in cooperation with Lääketieteen sanastolautakunta (Medical Terminology Board), as a word specifically for an alive body, as the term ruumis could (and still can) refer to an alive or a dead human body. Morphologically, kehä +‎ -o, and inspired by Estonian keha.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkeho/, [ˈk̟e̞ɦo̞]
• Rhymes: -eho
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧ho
• Hyphenation^(key): ke‧ho

Noun

keho

1. (living) body (frame of a living human or animal)

Declension

Inflection of keho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		keho	kehot
genitive		kehon	kehojen
partitive		kehoa	kehoja
illative		kehoon	kehoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		keho	kehot
accusative	nom.	keho	kehot
	gen.	kehon
genitive		kehon	kehojen
partitive		kehoa	kehoja
inessive		kehossa	kehoissa
elative		kehosta	kehoista
illative		kehoon	kehoihin
adessive		keholla	kehoilla
ablative		keholta	kehoilta
allative		keholle	kehoille
essive		kehona	kehoina
translative		kehoksi	kehoiksi
abessive		kehotta	kehoitta
instructive		—	kehoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kehoni kehoni accusative nom. kehoni kehoni gen. kehoni genitive kehoni kehojeni partitive kehoani kehojani inessive kehossani kehoissani elative kehostani kehoistani illative kehooni kehoihini adessive kehollani kehoillani ablative keholtani kehoiltani allative keholleni kehoilleni essive kehonani kehoinani translative kehokseni kehoikseni abessive kehottani kehoittani instructive — — comitative — kehoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kehosi kehosi accusative nom. kehosi kehosi gen. kehosi genitive kehosi kehojesi partitive kehoasi kehojasi inessive kehossasi kehoissasi elative kehostasi kehoistasi illative kehoosi kehoihisi adessive kehollasi kehoillasi ablative keholtasi kehoiltasi allative kehollesi kehoillesi essive kehonasi kehoinasi translative kehoksesi kehoiksesi abessive kehottasi kehoittasi instructive — — comitative — kehoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kehomme kehomme accusative nom. kehomme kehomme gen. kehomme genitive kehomme kehojemme partitive kehoamme kehojamme inessive kehossamme kehoissamme elative kehostamme kehoistamme illative kehoomme kehoihimme adessive kehollamme kehoillamme ablative keholtamme kehoiltamme allative kehollemme kehoillemme essive kehonamme kehoinamme translative kehoksemme kehoiksemme abessive kehottamme kehoittamme instructive — — comitative — kehoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kehonne kehonne accusative nom. kehonne kehonne gen. kehonne genitive kehonne kehojenne partitive kehoanne kehojanne inessive kehossanne kehoissanne elative kehostanne kehoistanne illative kehoonne kehoihinne adessive kehollanne kehoillanne ablative keholtanne kehoiltanne allative kehollenne kehoillenne essive kehonanne kehoinanne translative kehoksenne kehoiksenne abessive kehottanne kehoittanne instructive — — comitative — kehoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kehonsa kehonsa accusative nom. kehonsa kehonsa gen. kehonsa genitive kehonsa kehojensa partitive kehoaan kehoansa kehojaan kehojansa inessive kehossaan kehossansa kehoissaan kehoissansa elative kehostaan kehostansa kehoistaan kehoistansa illative kehoonsa kehoihinsa adessive kehollaan kehollansa kehoillaan kehoillansa ablative keholtaan keholtansa kehoiltaan kehoiltansa allative keholleen kehollensa kehoilleen kehoillensa essive kehonaan kehonansa kehoinaan kehoinansa translative kehokseen kehoksensa kehoikseen kehoiksensa abessive kehottaan kehottansa kehoittaan kehoittansa instructive — — comitative — kehoineen kehoinensa

Synonyms

• ruumis

Derived terms

• kehollinen

compounds

• ihmiskeho
• kehoaisti
• kehonhallinta
• kehonhuolto
• kehonkaava
• kehonkieli
• kehonosa
• kehonpaino
• kehonraikaste
• kehonrakennus
• kehonrakentaja
• kehonulkoinen
• kehopositiivinen
• kehopositiivisuus
• kehopsykoterapia
• kehorauha
• kehostapoistumiskokemus
• kehotaide
• kehoterapia
• kehotietoinen

Further reading

• “keho”, 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 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• heko