/ˈehtoː/, [ˈe̞ht̪o̞ː]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *ëktago. Related to Estonian õhtu, Votic ohtogo, and possibly also Northern Sami ikte (“yesterday”). Replaced in the standard language in the 19th century with ilta, which was traditionally used in the eastern dialects.
- evening
“elämän ehtoo (lit. "evening of the life")” — sunset (sense "final period of life")
“Ja Jumala kutsui valkeuden päiväksi, ja pimeyden hän kutsui yöksi. Ja tuli ehtoo, ja tuli aamu, ensimmäinen päivä.” — And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day.
Muodotehtoo(nominative, singular) · ehtoot(nominative, plural) · ehtoo(accusative, nominative, singular) · ehtoot(accusative, nominative, plural) · ehtoon(accusative, genitive, singular) · ehtoot(accusative, genitive, plural) · ehtoon(genitive, singular) · ehtoiden(genitive, plural) · ehtoitten(genitive, plural) · ehtoota(partitive, singular) · ehtoita(partitive, plural) · ehtoossa(inessive, singular) · ehtoissa(inessive, plural) · ehtoosta(elative, singular) · ehtoista(elative, plural) · ehtooseen(illative, singular) · ehtoisiin(illative, plural) · ehtoihin(illative, plural, rare) · ehtoolla(adessive, singular) · ehtoilla(adessive, plural)