kerho
Finnish
Etymology
Probably derived from keri (“circular edge, ring, circle”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkerho/, [ˈke̞rho̞]
- Rhymes: -erho
- Syllabification(key): ker‧ho
Noun
kerho
- 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
| Inflection of kerho (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | kerho | kerhot | |
| genitive | kerhon | kerhojen | |
| partitive | kerhoa | kerhoja | |
| illative | kerhoon | kerhoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kerho | kerhot | |
| accusative | nom. | kerho | kerhot |
| gen. | kerhon | ||
| genitive | kerhon | kerhojen | |
| partitive | kerhoa | kerhoja | |
| inessive | kerhossa | kerhoissa | |
| elative | kerhosta | kerhoista | |
| illative | kerhoon | kerhoihin | |
| adessive | kerholla | kerhoilla | |
| ablative | kerholta | kerhoilta | |
| allative | kerholle | kerhoille | |
| essive | kerhona | kerhoina | |
| translative | kerhoksi | kerhoiksi | |
| instructive | — | kerhoin | |
| abessive | kerhotta | kerhoitta | |
| comitative | — | kerhoineen | |
| Possessive forms of kerho (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | kerhoni | kerhomme |
| 2nd person | kerhosi | kerhonne |
| 3rd person | kerhonsa | |
Synonyms
- piiri
Hypernyms
- järjestö
- yhdistys
Derived terms
- iltapäiväkerho
- kerhohuone
- kerhotoiminta
- moottoripyöräkerho
- nuorisokerho