Keihään
Keihään is the genitive singular form of the Finnish noun keihäs, which means spear. A keihäs is a long shafted weapon or tool with a pointed tip, designed for thrusting or throwing. Throughout history, spears have been used by many cultures for hunting, warfare, and ceremonial purposes, and the Finnish term keihäs reflects this broader archaeological and cultural context. In modern Finnish, keihäs also appears in sports terminology, most notably in keihäänheitto, the javelin throw event.
In everyday language, keihään is commonly found in compounds where the noun keihäs forms the first element
Etymology and usage note: keihäs is a native Finnish word, and its precise historical origins are not
Overall, keihään serves as a grammatical form tied to the noun for spear, enabling its use in