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ehto.

condition, term, requirement

4 characters2 syllables approx.Suomi language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈehto/[ˈe̞ht̪o̞]
  1. condition, term, requirement

    käyttöehdot
    sillä ehdolla, että
  2. candidacy in an election or for public office (used for equivalents of running for office in the US or standing for election in the UK)

    Olen ehdolla kunnallisvaaleissa.
    Aion asettua ehdolle eduskuntavaaleissa.
  3. constraint

  4. failing a subject, requiring a repeat examination which, if failed, will result in (grade) retention

    in-plural
  5. synonym of varaus (“reservation; limiting qualification regarding certainty”)

  6. synonym of vaihtoehto (“choice, option”)

    archaic · dialectal
Where this word comes from

Probably eht- + -o, from the same root as ehtiä, but here with the meaning "to be able to, to be possible". The word likely originally meant "ability, possibility". Samic words like Northern Sami eaktu are probably borrowed from Finnic. Cognate with Karelian ehto.

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