gekko
See also: gekkó, gekkō, and Gekko
English
Noun
gekko (plural gekkos or gekkoes)
- Alternative spelling of gecko
- 1965, Ian Fleming, chapter 7, in The Man with the Golden Gun:
- Egrets, shrikes, and Louisiana herons rose and settled lazily, and there were strange insect noises and the call of frogs and gekkos.
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Dutch
Etymology
Unclear, but originating in the Malay Archipelago. Borrowings from Malay and Acehnese have been proposed.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.koː/
- Hyphenation: gek‧ko
Noun
gekko m (plural gekko's)
- A gecko, legged lizard of the family Gekkonidae or infraorder Gekkota.
Hypernyms
- hagedis
Descendants
- → English: gecko (probably)
Finnish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Dutch gekko.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡekːo/, [ˈɡe̞kːo̞]
- Rhymes: -ekːo
- Syllabification(key): gek‧ko
Noun
gekko
- gecko
Declension
| Inflection of gekko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | gekko | gekot | |
| genitive | gekon | gekkojen | |
| partitive | gekkoa | gekkoja | |
| illative | gekkoon | gekkoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | gekko | gekot | |
| accusative | nom. | gekko | gekot |
| gen. | gekon | ||
| genitive | gekon | gekkojen | |
| partitive | gekkoa | gekkoja | |
| inessive | gekossa | gekoissa | |
| elative | gekosta | gekoista | |
| illative | gekkoon | gekkoihin | |
| adessive | gekolla | gekoilla | |
| ablative | gekolta | gekoilta | |
| allative | gekolle | gekoille | |
| essive | gekkona | gekkoina | |
| translative | gekoksi | gekoiksi | |
| instructive | — | gekoin | |
| abessive | gekotta | gekoitta | |
| comitative | — | gekkoineen | |
| Possessive forms of gekko (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | gekkoni | gekkomme |
| 2nd person | gekkosi | gekkonne |
| 3rd person | gekkonsa | |
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
From Malay gekok.
Noun
gekko m (definite singular gekkoen, indefinite plural gekkoer, definite plural gekkoene)
- a gecko
References
- “gekko” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Malay gekok.
Noun
gekko m (definite singular gekkoen, indefinite plural gekkoar, definite plural gekkoane)
- a gecko
References
- “gekko” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.