ehto

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.^[1] Cognate with Karelian ehto.^[2]

• IPA^(key): /ˈehto/, [ˈe̞ht̪o̞]
• Rhymes: -ehto
• Syllabification^(key): eh‧to

ehto

1. condition, term, requirement

   käyttöehdot ― terms of use

   sillä ehdolla, että ― under the condition that

2. (in locational cases) 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.

   I'm running for the municipal council.

   Aion asettua ehdolle eduskuntavaaleissa.

   I'm planning to run for parliament.

3. (mathematics) constraint
4. (in the plural, education) failing a subject, requiring a repeat examination which, if failed, will result in (grade) retention
5. Synonym of varaus (“reservation; limiting qualification regarding certainty”)

• reservaatti
• varaaminen
• varaus

• “ehto”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• hoet, teho