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.
kehno (comparative kehnompi, superlative kehnoin)
| Inflection of kehno (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kehno | kehnot | |
| genitive | kehnon | kehnojen | |
| partitive | kehnoa | kehnoja | |
| illative | kehnoon | kehnoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kehno | kehnot | |
| accusative | nom. | kehno | kehnot |
| gen. | kehnon | ||
| genitive | kehnon | kehnojen | |
| partitive | kehnoa | kehnoja | |
| inessive | kehnossa | kehnoissa | |
| elative | kehnosta | kehnoista | |
| illative | kehnoon | kehnoihin | |
| adessive | kehnolla | kehnoilla | |
| ablative | kehnolta | kehnoilta | |
| allative | kehnolle | kehnoille | |
| essive | kehnona | kehnoina | |
| translative | kehnoksi | kehnoiksi | |
| abessive | kehnotta | kehnoitta | |
| instructive | — | kehnoin | |
| comitative | — | kehnoine | |
From Proto-Finnic *këhno. Cognates include Finnish kehno and Estonian kõhn.
kehno (comparative kehnomp)
| Declension of kehno (type 4/koivu, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kehno | kehnot |
| genitive | kehnon | kehnoin, kehnoloin |
| partitive | kehnoa | kehnoja, kehnoloja |
| illative | kehnoo | kehnoi, kehnoloihe |
| inessive | kehnoos | kehnois, kehnolois |
| elative | kehnost | kehnoist, kehnoloist |
| allative | kehnolle | kehnoille, kehnoloille |
| adessive | kehnool | kehnoil, kehnoloil |
| ablative | kehnolt | kehnoilt, kehnoloilt |
| translative | kehnoks | kehnoiks, kehnoloiks |
| essive | kehnonna, kehnoon | kehnoinna, kehnoloinna, kehnoin, kehnoloin |
| exessive1) | kehnont | kehnoint, kehnoloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Borrowed from Ingrian kehno or Finnish kehno.
kehno
| Declension of kehno (type II/võrkko, no gradation) | ||
|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kehno | kehnod |
| genitive | kehno | kehnojõ, kehnoi |
| partitive | kehnoa | kehnoitõ, kehnoi |
| illative | kehnosõ, kehno | kehnoisõ |
| inessive | kehnoz | kehnoiz |
| elative | kehnossõ | kehnoissõ |
| allative | kehnolõ | kehnoilõ |
| adessive | kehnollõ | kehnoillõ |
| ablative | kehnoltõ | kehnoiltõ |
| translative | kehnossi | kehnoissi |
| *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the terminative is formed by adding the suffix -ssaa to the short illative (sg) or the genitive. ***) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka to the genitive. | ||