kaheli

Finnish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑheli/, [ˈkɑ̝ɦe̞li]
• Rhymes: -ɑheli
• Hyphenation^(key): ka‧he‧li

Noun

kaheli (colloquial)

1. a reckless person; fruitcake, nutter

Declension

Inflection of kaheli (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		kaheli	kahelit
genitive		kahelin	kahelien kaheleiden kaheleitten
partitive		kahelia	kaheleita kaheleja
illative		kaheliin	kaheleihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kaheli	kahelit
accusative	nom.	kaheli	kahelit
	gen.	kahelin
genitive		kahelin	kahelien kaheleiden kaheleitten
partitive		kahelia	kaheleita kaheleja
inessive		kahelissa	kaheleissa
elative		kahelista	kaheleista
illative		kaheliin	kaheleihin
adessive		kahelilla	kaheleilla
ablative		kahelilta	kaheleilta
allative		kahelille	kaheleille
essive		kahelina	kaheleina
translative		kaheliksi	kaheleiksi
abessive		kahelitta	kaheleitta
instructive		—	kahelein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

Further reading

• “kaheli”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[3] (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