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Kettu
Kettu
See also: kettu
Finnish
Proper noun
Kettu
- (astronomy) The constellation Vulpecula.
Declension
| Inflection of Kettu (Kotus type 1/valo, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | Kettu | — | |
| genitive | Ketun | — | |
| partitive | Kettua | — | |
| illative | Kettuun | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | Kettu | — | |
| accusative | nom. | Kettu | — |
| gen. | Ketun | ||
| genitive | Ketun | — | |
| partitive | Kettua | — | |
| inessive | Ketussa | — | |
| elative | Ketusta | — | |
| illative | Kettuun | — | |
| adessive | Ketulla | — | |
| ablative | Ketulta | — | |
| allative | Ketulle | — | |
| essive | Kettuna | — | |
| translative | Ketuksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | Ketutta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
Anagrams
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kettu
See also: Kettu
Finnish
Etymology
Derived from the archaic noun kesi (“skin”), probably because of the importance of the fox as a skin and fur animal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈke̞t̪ːu/
- Hyphenation: ket‧tu
Noun
kettu
- red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- fox (any member of the genus Vulpes)
- fox (cunning person)
- (swearword) An euphemism for **** (“****”).
Declension
| Inflection of kettu (Kotus type 1/valo, tt-t gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kettu | ketut | |
| genitive | ketun | kettujen | |
| partitive | kettua | kettuja | |
| illative | kettuun | kettuihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kettu | ketut | |
| accusative | nom. | kettu | ketut |
| gen. | ketun | ||
| genitive | ketun | kettujen | |
| partitive | kettua | kettuja | |
| inessive | ketussa | ketuissa | |
| elative | ketusta | ketuista | |
| illative | kettuun | kettuihin | |
| adessive | ketulla | ketuilla | |
| ablative | ketulta | ketuilta | |
| allative | ketulle | ketuille | |
| essive | kettuna | kettuina | |
| translative | ketuksi | ketuiksi | |
| instructive | — | ketuin | |
| abessive | ketutta | ketuitta | |
| comitative | — | kettuineen | |
Synonyms
- (Vulpes vulpes): punakettu, repo, repolainen
Derived terms
- (swearword): kettuilla, ketuttaa
Compounds
- aavikkokettu (fennec, Vulpes zerda)
- bengalinkettu (Bengal fox, Vulpes bengalensis)
- hiekkakettu (Rüppel's fox, Vulpes rueppelli)
- hopeakettu
- kaamakettu, eteläafrikankettu (Cape fox, cama fox, Vulpes chama)
- ketunhäntä
- ketunkarva
- ketunnahka
- kissakettu, preeriakettu (swift fox, Vulpes velox)
- mustatäpläkettu (Blanford´s fox, Vulpes cana)
- napakettu
- tiibetinkettu (Tibetan fox, Vulpes ferrilata)
- vaaleakettu, sahelinkettu (pale fox, Vulpes pallida)