# kehno
## Finnish
### Etymology

Proto-Finnic *këhna +‎ -o(i). Related to Estonian kõhn (“slim, thin”), Karelian kehno (“devil; bad, poor (of quality)”), Võro kõhn (“slim, thin”) and Votic kehno.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkehno/, [ˈk̟e̞hno̞]
* Rhymes: -ehno
* Hyphenation: keh‧no

### Adjective

kehno (comparative kehnompi, superlative kehnoin)
* bad, poor, shoddy (of low quality; not very useful or effective; incompetent, unskilled, untalented)
    Synonym: huono
    Antonym: hyvä
* bad, unpleasant, unsavory
    Synonym: huono
* worn, broken, in poor condition
    Synonyms: rikkinäinen, kulunut
* weak, feeble, frail
    Synonyms: huono, heikko
    kehnot jalat ― weak legs/feet

#### Declension

Possessive forms of kehno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) :
Rare. Only used with substantive adjectives. :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kehnoni
kehnoni
accusative
nom.
kehnoni
kehnoni
gen.
kehnoni
genitive
kehnoni
kehnojeni
partitive
kehnoani
kehnojani
inessive
kehnossani
kehnoissani
elative
kehnostani
kehnoistani
illative
kehnooni
kehnoihini
adessive
kehnollani
kehnoillani
ablative
kehnoltani
kehnoiltani
allative
kehnolleni
kehnoilleni
essive
kehnonani
kehnoinani
translative
kehnokseni
kehnoikseni
abessive
kehnottani
kehnoittani
instructive
comitative
—kehnoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kehnosi
kehnosi
accusative
nom.
kehnosi
kehnosi
gen.
kehnosi
genitive
kehnosi
kehnojesi
partitive
kehnoasi
kehnojasi
inessive
kehnossasi
kehnoissasi
elative
kehnostasi
kehnoistasi
illative
kehnoosi
kehnoihisi
adessive
kehnollasi
kehnoillasi
ablative
kehnoltasi
kehnoiltasi
allative
kehnollesi
kehnoillesi
essive
kehnonasi
kehnoinasi
translative
kehnoksesi
kehnoiksesi
abessive
kehnottasi
kehnoittasi
instructive
comitative
—kehnoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kehnomme
kehnomme
accusative
nom.
kehnomme
kehnomme
gen.
kehnomme
genitive
kehnomme
kehnojemme
partitive
kehnoamme
kehnojamme
inessive
kehnossamme
kehnoissamme
elative
kehnostamme
kehnoistamme
illative
kehnoomme
kehnoihimme
adessive
kehnollamme
kehnoillamme
ablative
kehnoltamme
kehnoiltamme
allative
kehnollemme
kehnoillemme
essive
kehnonamme
kehnoinamme
translative
kehnoksemme
kehnoiksemme
abessive
kehnottamme
kehnoittamme
instructive
comitative
—kehnoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kehnonne
kehnonne
accusative
nom.
kehnonne
kehnonne
gen.
kehnonne
genitive
kehnonne
kehnojenne
partitive
kehnoanne
kehnojanne
inessive
kehnossanne
kehnoissanne
elative
kehnostanne
kehnoistanne
illative
kehnoonne
kehnoihinne
adessive
kehnollanne
kehnoillanne
ablative
kehnoltanne
kehnoiltanne
allative
kehnollenne
kehnoillenne
essive
kehnonanne
kehnoinanne
translative
kehnoksenne
kehnoiksenne
abessive
kehnottanne
kehnoittanne
instructive
comitative
—kehnoinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
kehnonsa
kehnonsa
accusative
nom.
kehnonsa
kehnonsa
gen.
kehnonsa
genitive
kehnonsa
kehnojensa
partitive
kehnoaan kehnoansa
kehnojaan kehnojansa
inessive
kehnossaan kehnossansa
kehnoissaan kehnoissansa
elative
kehnostaan kehnostansa
kehnoistaan kehnoistansa
illative
kehnoonsa
kehnoihinsa
adessive
kehnollaan kehnollansa
kehnoillaan kehnoillansa
ablative
kehnoltaan kehnoltansa
kehnoiltaan kehnoiltansa
allative
kehnolleen kehnollensa
kehnoilleen kehnoillensa
essive
kehnonaan kehnonansa
kehnoinaan kehnoinansa
translative
kehnokseen kehnoksensa
kehnoikseen kehnoiksensa
abessive
kehnottaan kehnottansa
kehnoittaan kehnoittansa
instructive
comitative
—kehnoineen kehnoinensa :

#### Derived terms

* kehnontaa
* kehnosti
* kehnota
* kehnous
* kehveli

### Further reading

* “kehno”, 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

* kehon

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *këhno. Cognates include Finnish kehno and Estonian kõhn.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈkehno/, [ˈke̞hnŏ̞̥]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈkehno/, [ˈke̞hno̞]
* Rhymes: -ehno
* Hyphenation: keh‧no

### Adjective

kehno (comparative kehnomp)
* thin, slim
* bad, poor (of bad quality)

#### Synonyms

* (thin): hoikka, laiha, ujo, ohukkain
* (bad): kurja, hupa

#### Derived terms

* (diminutive) kehnokkain
* kehnontua

#### Descendants

* → Votic: kehno

### References

* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 150

## Votic
### Etymology

Borrowed from Ingrian kehno or Finnish kehno.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈkehno/, [ˈkehno]
* Rhymes: -ehno
* Hyphenation: keh‧no

### Adjective

kehno
* bad, poor (not good)
* thin, gaunt

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) “kehno”, in Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn