Finnish
Etymology
Possibly a blend of kelmi + retku.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈketku/, [ˈk̟e̞t̪ku]
- Rhymes: -etku
- Syllabification(key): ket‧ku
- Hyphenation(key): ket‧ku
Noun
ketku
- scoundrel, jackal (person)
Declension
| Inflection of ketku (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
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| nominative
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ketku
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ketkut
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| genitive
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ketkun
|
ketkujen
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| partitive
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ketkua
|
ketkuja
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| illative
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ketkuun
|
ketkuihin
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
|
ketku
|
ketkut
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| accusative
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nom.
|
ketku
|
ketkut
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| gen.
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ketkun
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| genitive
|
ketkun
|
ketkujen
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| partitive
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ketkua
|
ketkuja
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| inessive
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ketkussa
|
ketkuissa
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| elative
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ketkusta
|
ketkuista
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| illative
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ketkuun
|
ketkuihin
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| adessive
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ketkulla
|
ketkuilla
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| ablative
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ketkulta
|
ketkuilta
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| allative
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ketkulle
|
ketkuille
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| essive
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ketkuna
|
ketkuina
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| translative
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ketkuksi
|
ketkuiksi
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| abessive
|
ketkutta
|
ketkuitta
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| instructive
|
—
|
ketkuin
|
| comitative
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See the possessive forms below.
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| first-person singular possessor
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ketkuni
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ketkuni
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| accusative
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nom.
|
ketkuni
|
ketkuni
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| gen.
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ketkuni
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| genitive
|
ketkuni
|
ketkujeni
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| partitive
|
ketkuani
|
ketkujani
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| inessive
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ketkussani
|
ketkuissani
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| elative
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ketkustani
|
ketkuistani
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| illative
|
ketkuuni
|
ketkuihini
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| adessive
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ketkullani
|
ketkuillani
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| ablative
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ketkultani
|
ketkuiltani
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| allative
|
ketkulleni
|
ketkuilleni
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| essive
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ketkunani
|
ketkuinani
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| translative
|
ketkukseni
|
ketkuikseni
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| abessive
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ketkuttani
|
ketkuittani
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| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
ketkuineni
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| second-person singular possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ketkusi
|
ketkusi
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| accusative
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nom.
|
ketkusi
|
ketkusi
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| gen.
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ketkusi
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| genitive
|
ketkusi
|
ketkujesi
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| partitive
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ketkuasi
|
ketkujasi
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| inessive
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ketkussasi
|
ketkuissasi
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| elative
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ketkustasi
|
ketkuistasi
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| illative
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ketkuusi
|
ketkuihisi
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| adessive
|
ketkullasi
|
ketkuillasi
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| ablative
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ketkultasi
|
ketkuiltasi
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| allative
|
ketkullesi
|
ketkuillesi
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| essive
|
ketkunasi
|
ketkuinasi
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| translative
|
ketkuksesi
|
ketkuiksesi
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| abessive
|
ketkuttasi
|
ketkuittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
ketkuinesi
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| first-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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ketkumme
|
ketkumme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
ketkumme
|
ketkumme
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| gen.
|
ketkumme
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| genitive
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ketkumme
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ketkujemme
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| partitive
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ketkuamme
|
ketkujamme
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| inessive
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ketkussamme
|
ketkuissamme
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| elative
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ketkustamme
|
ketkuistamme
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| illative
|
ketkuumme
|
ketkuihimme
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| adessive
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ketkullamme
|
ketkuillamme
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| ablative
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ketkultamme
|
ketkuiltamme
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| allative
|
ketkullemme
|
ketkuillemme
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| essive
|
ketkunamme
|
ketkuinamme
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| translative
|
ketkuksemme
|
ketkuiksemme
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| abessive
|
ketkuttamme
|
ketkuittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
ketkuinemme
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| second-person plural possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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ketkunne
|
ketkunne
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
ketkunne
|
ketkunne
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| gen.
|
ketkunne
|
| genitive
|
ketkunne
|
ketkujenne
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| partitive
|
ketkuanne
|
ketkujanne
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| inessive
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ketkussanne
|
ketkuissanne
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| elative
|
ketkustanne
|
ketkuistanne
|
| illative
|
ketkuunne
|
ketkuihinne
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| adessive
|
ketkullanne
|
ketkuillanne
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| ablative
|
ketkultanne
|
ketkuiltanne
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| allative
|
ketkullenne
|
ketkuillenne
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| essive
|
ketkunanne
|
ketkuinanne
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| translative
|
ketkuksenne
|
ketkuiksenne
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| abessive
|
ketkuttanne
|
ketkuittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
ketkuinenne
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| third-person possessor
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|
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singular
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plural
|
| nominative
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ketkunsa
|
ketkunsa
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| accusative
|
nom.
|
ketkunsa
|
ketkunsa
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| gen.
|
ketkunsa
|
| genitive
|
ketkunsa
|
ketkujensa
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| partitive
|
ketkuaan
ketkuansa
|
ketkujaan
ketkujansa
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| inessive
|
ketkussaan
ketkussansa
|
ketkuissaan
ketkuissansa
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| elative
|
ketkustaan
ketkustansa
|
ketkuistaan
ketkuistansa
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| illative
|
ketkuunsa
|
ketkuihinsa
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| adessive
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ketkullaan
ketkullansa
|
ketkuillaan
ketkuillansa
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| ablative
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ketkultaan
ketkultansa
|
ketkuiltaan
ketkuiltansa
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| allative
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ketkulleen
ketkullensa
|
ketkuilleen
ketkuillensa
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| essive
|
ketkunaan
ketkunansa
|
ketkuinaan
ketkuinansa
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| translative
|
ketkukseen
ketkuksensa
|
ketkuikseen
ketkuiksensa
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| abessive
|
ketkuttaan
ketkuttansa
|
ketkuittaan
ketkuittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
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| comitative
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— |
ketkuineen
ketkuinensa
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Derived terms
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