ketju

Borrowed from Swedish kedja, ultimately from Latin catēna, compare Karelian ket’t’u.

• IPA^(key): /ˈketju/, [ˈk̟e̞t̪ju]
• Rhymes: -etju
• Syllabification^(key): ket‧ju
• Hyphenation^(key): ket‧ju

ketju

1. chain (series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal)

   Synonym: kettinki

   kultaketju ― gold chain

2. (figuratively) chain (series of interconnected things)

   autoketju ― chain of cars

   tapahtumaketju ― chain of events

3. chain (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name)

   ravintolaketju ― restaurant chain

4. line, row, file, cordon (of people; a line of people, spaced regularly apart, e.g. to cordon off an area)

   poliisiketju ― police cordon

5. ellipsis of kaulaketju (“necklace (article of jewelry that is worn around the neck and made of metal)”)
6. (sports) line (group of forwards that play together)
7. (Internet) thread (on a bulletin board or a newsgroup)
8. (chemistry) chain (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule)
9. (mathematics) chain (totally ordered set)
10. (music) potpourri, medley

    Synonyms: potpuri, sikermä

• “ketju”, 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

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