/ˈketju/, [ˈk̟e̞t̪ju]
AlkuperäBorrowed from Swedish kedja, ultimately from Latin catēna, compare Karelian ket’t’u.
- chain (series of interconnected rings or links usually made of metal)
“kultaketju” — gold chain
- figurativelychain (series of interconnected things)
“autoketju” — chain of cars
“tapahtumaketju” — chain of events
- chain (series of stores or businesses with the same brand name)
“ravintolaketju” — restaurant chain
- line, row, file, cordon (of people; a line of people, spaced regularly apart, e.g. to cordon off an area)
“poliisiketju” — police cordon
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsisellipsis of kaulaketju (“necklace (article of jewelry that is worn around the neck and made of metal)”)
- line (group of forwards that play together)
- Internetthread (on a bulletin board or a newsgroup)
- chain (number of atoms in a series, which combine to form a molecule)
- chain (totally ordered set)
- potpourri, medley
- daisy chain
Muodotketju(nominative, singular) · ketjut(nominative, plural) · ketju(accusative, nominative, singular) · ketjut(accusative, nominative, plural) · ketjun(accusative, genitive, singular) · ketjut(accusative, genitive, plural) · ketjun(genitive, singular) · ketjujen(genitive, plural) · ketjua(partitive, singular) · ketjuja(partitive, plural) · ketjussa(inessive, singular) · ketjuissa(inessive, plural) · ketjusta(elative, singular) · ketjuista(elative, plural) · ketjuun(illative, singular) · ketjuihin(illative, plural) · ketjulla(adessive, singular) · ketjuilla(adessive, plural) · ketjulta(ablative, singular) · ketjuilta(ablative, plural)