kerho

Finnish

Etymology

Probably derived from keri (“circular edge, ring, circle”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkerho/,
• Rhymes: -erho
• Syllabification^(key): ker‧ho

Noun

kerho

1. club (often informal group of people, who meet more or less regularly around a common interest or hobby; sometimes associated as yhdistys)

Usage notes

• The hobby groups for youngsters and other people run e.g. by schools and parishes are often called kerho.
• See also usage notes under yhdistys.

Declension

Synonyms

• piiri

Hypernyms

• järjestö
• yhdistys

Derived terms

Further reading

• “kerho”, 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