# kaheli
## Finnish
### Etymology

Originally a slang term; probably akin to dialectal kahellus (= kohellus), kaahata. Ultimately likely sound-symbolic.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkɑheli/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦe̞li]
* Rhymes: -ɑheli
* Hyphenation: ka‧he‧li

### Noun

kaheli (colloquial)
* a crazy person; fruitcake, nutter

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kaheli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahelini
kahelini
accusative
nom.
kahelini
kahelini
gen.
kahelini
genitive
kahelini
kahelieni kaheleideni kaheleitteni
partitive
kaheliani
kaheleitani kahelejani
inessive
kahelissani
kaheleissani
elative
kahelistani
kaheleistani
illative
kaheliini
kaheleihini
adessive
kahelillani
kaheleillani
ablative
kaheliltani
kaheleiltani
allative
kahelilleni
kaheleilleni
essive
kahelinani
kaheleinani
translative
kahelikseni
kaheleikseni
abessive
kahelittani
kaheleittani
instructive
comitative
—kaheleineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahelisi
kahelisi
accusative
nom.
kahelisi
kahelisi
gen.
kahelisi
genitive
kahelisi
kaheliesi kaheleidesi kaheleittesi
partitive
kaheliasi
kaheleitasi kahelejasi
inessive
kahelissasi
kaheleissasi
elative
kahelistasi
kaheleistasi
illative
kaheliisi
kaheleihisi
adessive
kahelillasi
kaheleillasi
ablative
kaheliltasi
kaheleiltasi
allative
kahelillesi
kaheleillesi
essive
kahelinasi
kaheleinasi
translative
kaheliksesi
kaheleiksesi
abessive
kahelittasi
kaheleittasi
instructive
comitative
—kaheleinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahelimme
kahelimme
accusative
nom.
kahelimme
kahelimme
gen.
kahelimme
genitive
kahelimme
kaheliemme kaheleidemme kaheleittemme
partitive
kaheliamme
kaheleitamme kahelejamme
inessive
kahelissamme
kaheleissamme
elative
kahelistamme
kaheleistamme
illative
kaheliimme
kaheleihimme
adessive
kahelillamme
kaheleillamme
ablative
kaheliltamme
kaheleiltamme
allative
kahelillemme
kaheleillemme
essive
kahelinamme
kaheleinamme
translative
kaheliksemme
kaheleiksemme
abessive
kahelittamme
kaheleittamme
instructive
comitative
—kaheleinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahelinne
kahelinne
accusative
nom.
kahelinne
kahelinne
gen.
kahelinne
genitive
kahelinne
kahelienne kaheleidenne kaheleittenne
partitive
kahelianne
kaheleitanne kahelejanne
inessive
kahelissanne
kaheleissanne
elative
kahelistanne
kaheleistanne
illative
kaheliinne
kaheleihinne
adessive
kahelillanne
kaheleillanne
ablative
kaheliltanne
kaheleiltanne
allative
kahelillenne
kaheleillenne
essive
kahelinanne
kaheleinanne
translative
kaheliksenne
kaheleiksenne
abessive
kahelittanne
kaheleittanne
instructive
comitative
—kaheleinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kahelinsa
kahelinsa
accusative
nom.
kahelinsa
kahelinsa
gen.
kahelinsa
genitive
kahelinsa
kaheliensa kaheleidensa kaheleittensa
partitive
kaheliaan kaheliansa
kaheleitaan kahelejaan kaheleitansa kahelejansa
inessive
kahelissaan kahelissansa
kaheleissaan kaheleissansa
elative
kahelistaan kahelistansa
kaheleistaan kaheleistansa
illative
kaheliinsa
kaheleihinsa
adessive
kahelillaan kahelillansa
kaheleillaan kaheleillansa
ablative
kaheliltaan kaheliltansa
kaheleiltaan kaheleiltansa
allative
kahelilleen kahelillensa
kaheleilleen kaheleillensa
essive
kahelinaan kahelinansa
kaheleinaan kaheleinansa
translative
kahelikseen kaheliksensa
kaheleikseen kaheleiksensa
abessive
kahelittaan kahelittansa
kaheleittaan kaheleittansa
instructive
comitative
—kaheleineen kaheleinensa :

#### Synonyms

* kahjo
* kaistapää
* kaista

### References

* ↑ Forsberg, Ulla-Maija (2021) Stadin slangin etymologinen sanakirja [Etymological Dictionary of Helsinki Slang]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSES 2021"), Helsinki: Gaudeamus, →ISBN
* ↑ Itkonen, Erkki, Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000), Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The Origin of Finnish Words]‎ (in Finnish) (online version; note: also includes other etymological sources; this source is labeled "SSA 1992–2000"), Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “kaheli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

### Anagrams

* lihake