/ˈketːu/, [ˈk̟e̞t̪ːu]
Originkettää (“to skin”) + -u (or a participle), probably as a euphemism for repo and because of the importance of the fox as a skin and fur animal.
- red fox (Vulpes vulpes)
- fox (any member of the genus Vulpes)
- fox (cunning person)
- euphemistic, form-ofeuphemistic form of vittu (a swear word)
- error-lua-execa Finnish surname
- error-lua-execThe constellation Vulpecula.
Formskettu(nominative, singular) · ketut(nominative, plural) · kettu(accusative, nominative, singular) · ketut(accusative, nominative, plural) · ketun(accusative, genitive, singular) · ketut(accusative, genitive, plural) · ketun(genitive, singular) · kettujen(genitive, plural) · kettua(partitive, singular) · kettuja(partitive, plural) · ketussa(inessive, singular) · ketuissa(inessive, plural) · ketusta(elative, singular) · ketuista(elative, plural) · kettuun(illative, singular) · kettuihin(illative, plural) · ketulla(adessive, singular) · ketuilla(adessive, plural) · ketulta(ablative, singular) · ketuilta(ablative, plural)
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