kero
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English
Pronunciation
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Etymology 1
Abbreviation of kerosene.
Noun
kero (uncountable)
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Kerosene.
- 1979, Thea Astley, Hunting the Wild Pineapple, Nelson, page 129:
- ‘Need a bit more kero,’ he'd say. ‘How about trotting down to town for it?’
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 293:
- The hessian hut glowed yellow with the light of a kero lamp.
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
Noun
kero (plural keros)
- A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.
Translations
Anagrams
Amis
Verb
kero
- to dance
References
- “Entry #”, in 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2021
Esperanto
Etymology
From French cœur. Doublet of koro.
Pronunciation
Noun
kero (accusative singular keron, plural keroj, accusative plural kerojn)
- (card games) the suit of hearts, marked with the symbol ♥
Derived terms
See also
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Finnish
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowing from Sami, compare Northern Sami čearru, from Proto-Samic *čearō.
Noun
kero (archaic)
Declension
| Inflection of kero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | kero | kerot | |
| genitive | keron | kerojen | |
| partitive | keroa | keroja | |
| illative | keroon | keroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kero | kerot | |
| accusative | nom. | kero | kerot |
| gen. | keron | ||
| genitive | keron | kerojen | |
| partitive | keroa | keroja | |
| inessive | kerossa | keroissa | |
| elative | kerosta | keroista | |
| illative | keroon | keroihin | |
| adessive | kerolla | keroilla | |
| ablative | kerolta | keroilta | |
| allative | kerolle | keroille | |
| essive | kerona | keroina | |
| translative | keroksi | keroiksi | |
| abessive | kerotta | keroitta | |
| instructive | — | keroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “kero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-01
Etymology 2
From Proto-Finnic *keroi.
Noun
Declension
| Inflection of kero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | kero | kerot | |
| genitive | keron | kerojen | |
| partitive | keroa | keroja | |
| illative | keroon | keroihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | kero | kerot | |
| accusative | nom. | kero | kerot |
| gen. | keron | ||
| genitive | keron | kerojen | |
| partitive | keroa | keroja | |
| inessive | kerossa | keroissa | |
| elative | kerosta | keroista | |
| illative | keroon | keroihin | |
| adessive | kerolla | keroilla | |
| ablative | kerolta | keroilta | |
| allative | kerolle | keroille | |
| essive | kerona | keroina | |
| translative | keroksi | keroiksi | |
| abessive | kerotta | keroitta | |
| instructive | — | keroin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Anagrams
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kiro. Cognates include Finnish kiro.
Pronunciation
Noun
kero
Declension
| Declension of kero (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
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| singular | plural | |
| nominative | kero | kerot |
| genitive | keron | kerroin, keroloin |
| partitive | kerroa | keroja, keroloja |
| illative | kerroo | kerroi, keroloihe |
| inessive | keros | kerois, kerolois |
| elative | kerost | keroist, keroloist |
| allative | kerolle | keroille, keroloille |
| adessive | kerol | keroil, keroloil |
| ablative | kerolt | keroilt, keroloilt |
| translative | keroks | keroiks, keroloiks |
| essive | keronna, kerroon | keroinna, keroloinna, kerroin, keroloin |
| exessive1) | keront | keroint, keroloint |
| 1) obsolete *) the accusative corresponds with either the genitive (sg) or nominative (pl) **) the comitative is formed by adding the suffix -ka? or -kä? to the genitive. | ||
Derived terms
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 157
Japanese
Romanization
kero
Ladino
Verb
kero (Latin spelling)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Noun
kero m (plural keros)
- kero (Inca wooden drinking vessel)
Swahili
Etymology
From -kera (“to annoy”) + -o.
Pronunciation
Noun
kero (n class, plural kero)