/ˈkelːo/, [ˈk̟e̞lːo̞]
AlkuperäFrom Proto-Finnic *kello (compare Karelian kello, Ludian kello, Veps kelo), borrowed from Proto-Germanic *skellǭ (“bell”) (compare German Schelle and Swedish skälla (“bell”)).
- watch (portable or wearable timepiece)
- timer (device that gives an alarm after a specified time)
- o'clock (when indicating time)
“Kello on kahdeksan.” — It's eight o'clock.
“kello kahdelta” — at two o'clock
- time (when asking the time or telling exact time)
“Paljonko kello on?” — What's the time?
“Kello on 20:32.” — The time is 8:32 pm.
- clock (metaphor for regularity)
“Hän tuli joka päivä kellon tarkkuudella.” — He arrived every day with clocklike regularity.
- o'clock (used to indicate direction in relation to the vessel's position so that 12 is straight ahead and 6 is straight behind)
“Tunnistamaton lentokone kello kahdessa!” — An unidentified aeroplane at two o'clock!
- bell (object made of metal or other hard material, which resonates when struck)
“vahinko ei tule kello kaulassa”
“Kenelle kello soi?” — For whom the bell tolls?
- bell (signal at a school)
- bell (part of a brass instrument)
- bellflower (plant of the genus Campanula)
“harakankello” — spreading bellflower, C. patula
“hirvenkello” — bristly bellflower, C. cervicaria
“kiirunankello” — arctic bellflower, C. uniflora
Muodotkello(nominative, singular) · kellot(nominative, plural) · kello(accusative, nominative, singular) · kellot(accusative, nominative, plural) · kellon(accusative, genitive, singular) · kellot(accusative, genitive, plural) · kellon(genitive, singular) · kellojen(genitive, plural) · kelloa(partitive, singular) · kelloja(partitive, plural) · kellossa(inessive, singular) · kelloissa(inessive, plural) · kellosta(elative, singular) · kelloista(elative, plural) · kelloon(illative, singular) · kelloihin(illative, plural) · kellolla(adessive, singular) · kelloilla(adessive, plural) · kellolta(ablative, singular) · kelloilta(ablative, plural)