/ˈkɑhleˣ/, [ˈkɑ̝xle̞(ʔ)]
OriginFrom Proto-Finnic *kahlëh, cognate with Karelian kahleh (“shackle, burden”), Ingrian kahle. Proposed to be either a further development of kahle (etymology 2), or alternatively derived from Germanic (compare haahla (“trammel hook”) from Proto-Germanic *hanhlō).
- shackle, fetter
- dialectalthe open end of a dragnet or seine
Formskahle(nominative, singular) · kahleet(nominative, plural) · kahle(accusative, nominative, singular) · kahleet(accusative, nominative, plural) · kahleen(accusative, genitive, singular) · kahleet(accusative, genitive, plural) · kahleen(genitive, singular) · kahleiden(genitive, plural) · kahleitten(genitive, plural) · kahletta(partitive, singular) · kahleita(partitive, plural) · kahleessa(inessive, singular) · kahleissa(inessive, plural) · kahleesta(elative, singular) · kahleista(elative, plural) · kahleeseen(illative, singular) · kahleisiin(illative, plural) · kahleihin(illative, plural) · kahleella(adessive, singular) · kahleilla(adessive, plural)