jehu
See also: Jehu
English
editEtymology
editFrom Jehu, son of Nimshi. 2 Kings 9:20.
Noun
editjehu (plural jehus)
- (colloquial, dated) A coachman; a driver; especially, one who drives furiously.
- 1850s, Cuthbert M. Bede, The Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green:
- Among those who seemed disposed to join in this opinion was the Jehu of the Warwickshire coach, who expressed his conviction to our hero, that "he wos a young gent as had much himproved hisself since he tooled him up to the Warsity with his guvnor."
Translations
editFinnish
editEtymology
editProbably from Jehu, who became the king of Israel (2 Kings 9).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjehu (informal)
- guy, fella, sport (normally with an attribute, man who behaves or reacts in an admirable manner)
- Hän on kova jehu - hän on voittanut Suomen mestaruuden neljä kertaa peräkkäin.
- He is a tough guy - he has won the Finnish championship four times in a row.
Declension
editInflection of jehu (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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nominative | jehu | jehut | |
genitive | jehun | jehujen | |
partitive | jehua | jehuja | |
illative | jehuun | jehuihin | |
singular | plural | ||
nominative | jehu | jehut | |
accusative | nom. | jehu | jehut |
gen. | jehun | ||
genitive | jehun | jehujen | |
partitive | jehua | jehuja | |
inessive | jehussa | jehuissa | |
elative | jehusta | jehuista | |
illative | jehuun | jehuihin | |
adessive | jehulla | jehuilla | |
ablative | jehulta | jehuilta | |
allative | jehulle | jehuille | |
essive | jehuna | jehuina | |
translative | jehuksi | jehuiksi | |
abessive | jehutta | jehuitta | |
instructive | — | jehuin | |
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Synonyms
editDerived terms
editcompounds
Further reading
edit- “jehu”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (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
Guaraní
editVerb
editjehu
- to happen or occur
- to take place
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of jehu
singular | plural | |||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person inclusive |
1st person exclusive |
2nd person | 3rd person | ||
active | ||||||||
indicative | che ajehu | nde rejehu | ha'e ojehu | ñande jajehu | ore rojehu | peẽ pejehu | ha'ekuéra ojehu/ojehu hikuái | |
hortative | tajehu che | terejehu nde | tojehu ha'e | tajajehu ñande | tarojehu ore | tapejehu peẽ | tojehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | ejehu | - | - | - | pejehu | - | |
passive | ||||||||
indicative | che ajejehu | nde rejejehu | ha'e ojejehu | ñande jajejehu | ore rojejehu | peẽ pejejehu | ha'ekuéra ojejehu/ojejehu hikuái | |
hortative | tajejehu che | terejejehu nde | tojejehu ha'e | tajajejehu ñande | tarojejehu ore | tapejejehu peẽ | tojejehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | ejejehu | - | - | - | pejejehu | - | |
reciprocal | ||||||||
indicative | - | - | - | ñande jajojehu | ore rojojehu | peẽ pejojehu | ha'ekuéra ojojehu/ojojehu hikuái | |
hortative | - | - | - | tajajojehu ñande | tarojojehu ore | tapejojehu peẽ | tojojehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | - | - | - | - | pejojehu | - | |
coactive | ||||||||
indicative | che ambojehu | nde rembojehu | ha'e ombojehu | ñande ñambojehu | ore rombojehu | peẽ pembojehu | ha'ekuéra ombojehu/ombojehu hikuái | |
hortative | tambojehu che | terembojehu nde | tombojehu ha'e | tañambojehu ñande | tarombojehu ore | tapembojehu peẽ | tombojehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | embojehu | - | - | - | pembojehu | - | |
objective | ||||||||
indicative | che arojehu/aguerojehu | nde rerojehu/reguerojehu | ha'e orojehu/oguerojehu | ñande jarojehu/jaguerojehu | ore rorojehu/roguerojehu | peẽ perojehu/peguerojehu | ha'ekuéra orojehu/oguerojehu//orojehu/oguerojehu hikuái | |
hortative | tarojehu/taguerojehu che | tererojehu/tereguerojehu nde | torojehu/toguerojehu ha'e | tajarojehu/tajaguerojehu ñande | tarorojehu/taroguerojehu ore | taperojehu/tapeguerojehu peẽ | torojehu/toguerojehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | erojehu/eguerojehu | - | - | - | perojehu/peguerojehu | - | |
subsuntive¹ | ||||||||
indicative | che aporojehu/amba'ejehu | nde reporojehu/remba'ejehu | ha'e oporojehu/omba'ejehu | ñande japorojehu/ñamba'ejehu | ore roporojehu/romba'ejehu | peẽ peporojehu/pemba'ejehu | ha'ekuéra oporojehu/omba'ejehu//oporojehu/omba'ejehu hikuái | |
hortative | taporojehu/tamba'ejehu che | tereporojehu/teremba'ejehu nde | toporojehu/tomba'ejehu ha'e | tajaporojehu/tañamba'ejehu ñande | taroporojehu/taromba'ejehu ore | tapeporojehu/tapemba'ejehu peẽ | toporojehu/tomba'ejehu ha'ekuéra/hikuái | |
imperative | - | eporojehu/emba'ejehu | - | - | - | peporojehu/pemba'ejehu | - | |
¹: the subsuntive forms with -poro- are used with humans, while the forms with -mba'e- are used with animals. |
Swedish
editEtymology
editFrom Jehu, a king of Israel in the 9th century BC.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editjehu n
- (colloquial, in set phrases) Indicates a furious speed.
- Katten for runt som ett jehu
- The cat zipped around the room like a rocket
See also
editReferences
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