keto

See also: Keto, keto-, and këto

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkitoʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkiːtəʊ/

  • Audio (Southern England):

    (file)

• Homophone: Quito
• Rhymes: -iːtəʊ

Noun

keto (plural ketos)

1. (organic chemistry) The carbonyl group of a ketone.
2. Ellipsis of keto diet, abbreviation of ketogenic diet.

Adjective

keto (not comparable)

1. (informal) Clipping of ketogenic.

   a keto diet

Related terms

• deketo
• keto-
• keto acid
• ketoadipic acid
• keto flu
• keto-mycolic acid

Anagrams

• toke

Acholi

Etymology 1

Noun

keto

1. destroying
2. scattering
3. combing (of hair)

Related terms

• ket (“to scatter”, verb)

Etymology 2

Noun

keto

1. accumulation, amassing, saving up
2. reservation, postponement, storing

Related terms

• ket (“to save up”, verb)

Etymology 3

Verb

keto

1. to spread disease
2. to subside, to settle (of hunger pangs)

References

• Blackings, Mairi John (2009), Acholi English – English Acholi Dictionary‎^[1], Munich: LINCOM GmbH, →ISBN, page 56

Finnish

Etymology

kesi (“thin, outer layer of skin”) +‎ -o

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈketo/, [ˈk̟e̞t̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -eto
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧to
• Hyphenation^(key): ke‧to

Noun

keto

1. dry meadow, pasture

Declension

Inflection of keto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t–d gradation)
nominative		keto	kedot
genitive		kedon	ketojen
partitive		ketoa	ketoja
illative		ketoon	ketoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		keto	kedot
accusative	nom.	keto	kedot
	gen.	kedon
genitive		kedon	ketojen
partitive		ketoa	ketoja
inessive		kedossa	kedoissa
elative		kedosta	kedoista
illative		ketoon	ketoihin
adessive		kedolla	kedoilla
ablative		kedolta	kedoilta
allative		kedolle	kedoille
essive		ketona	ketoina
translative		kedoksi	kedoiksi
abessive		kedotta	kedoitta
instructive		—	kedoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of keto (Kotus type 1*F/valo, t–d gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ketoni ketoni accusative nom. ketoni ketoni gen. ketoni genitive ketoni ketojeni partitive ketoani ketojani inessive kedossani kedoissani elative kedostani kedoistani illative ketooni ketoihini adessive kedollani kedoillani ablative kedoltani kedoiltani allative kedolleni kedoilleni essive ketonani ketoinani translative kedokseni kedoikseni abessive kedottani kedoittani instructive — — comitative — ketoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative ketosi ketosi accusative nom. ketosi ketosi gen. ketosi genitive ketosi ketojesi partitive ketoasi ketojasi inessive kedossasi kedoissasi elative kedostasi kedoistasi illative ketoosi ketoihisi adessive kedollasi kedoillasi ablative kedoltasi kedoiltasi allative kedollesi kedoillesi essive ketonasi ketoinasi translative kedoksesi kedoiksesi abessive kedottasi kedoittasi instructive — — comitative — ketoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ketomme ketomme accusative nom. ketomme ketomme gen. ketomme genitive ketomme ketojemme partitive ketoamme ketojamme inessive kedossamme kedoissamme elative kedostamme kedoistamme illative ketoomme ketoihimme adessive kedollamme kedoillamme ablative kedoltamme kedoiltamme allative kedollemme kedoillemme essive ketonamme ketoinamme translative kedoksemme kedoiksemme abessive kedottamme kedoittamme instructive — — comitative — ketoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative ketonne ketonne accusative nom. ketonne ketonne gen. ketonne genitive ketonne ketojenne partitive ketoanne ketojanne inessive kedossanne kedoissanne elative kedostanne kedoistanne illative ketoonne ketoihinne adessive kedollanne kedoillanne ablative kedoltanne kedoiltanne allative kedollenne kedoillenne essive ketonanne ketoinanne translative kedoksenne kedoiksenne abessive kedottanne kedoittanne instructive — — comitative — ketoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative ketonsa ketonsa accusative nom. ketonsa ketonsa gen. ketonsa genitive ketonsa ketojensa partitive ketoaan ketoansa ketojaan ketojansa inessive kedossaan kedossansa kedoissaan kedoissansa elative kedostaan kedostansa kedoistaan kedoistansa illative ketoonsa ketoihinsa adessive kedollaan kedollansa kedoillaan kedoillansa ablative kedoltaan kedoltansa kedoiltaan kedoiltansa allative kedolleen kedollensa kedoilleen kedoillensa essive ketonaan ketonansa ketoinaan ketoinansa translative kedokseen kedoksensa kedoikseen kedoiksensa abessive kedottaan kedottansa kedoittaan kedoittansa instructive — — comitative — ketoineen ketoinensa

Derived terms

• Keto
• Ketola
• Ketonen

compounds

• ketohanhikki
• ketohopeatäplä
• Ketoja
• ketokatkero
• ketokultasiipi
• ketomaruna
• Ketomäki
• ketoneilikka
• ketonukki
• keto-orvokki
• ketosinisiipi
• kukkaketo
• Ollanketo
• Saarenketo

Further reading

• “keto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Anagrams

• ekto-, keot, koet, teko, teko-

Tocharian B

Etymology

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Noun

keto ?

1. damage

Adjective

keto

1. harmed, destroyed

Further reading

• Adams, Douglas Q. (2013), “keto”, in A Dictionary of Tocharian B: Revised and Greatly Enlarged (Leiden Studies in Indo-European; 10), Amsterdam, New York: Rodopi, →ISBN, pages 204-205