kero
See also: kéró and kérő
English
Pronunciation
Audio (AU) (file)
Etymology 1
Abbreviation of kerosene.
Noun
kero (uncountable)
- (Australia, New Zealand, colloquial) Kerosene.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 293:
- The hessian hut glowed yellow with the light of a kero lamp.
- 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 293:
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Alternative forms
- qero
Noun
kero (plural keros)
- A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.
Translations
Inca wooden drinking vessel
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Anagrams
- Kore, kore, oker, roke
Amis
Verb
kero
- to dance
References
- 2021, Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis (阿美語中部方言辭典) (in Mandarin Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples.
Esperanto
Etymology
From French cœur. Doublet of koro.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkero]
- Audio:
(file) - Rhymes: -ero
- Hyphenation: ke‧ro
Noun
kero (accusative singular keron, plural keroj, accusative plural kerojn)
- (card games) the suit of hearts, marked with the symbol ♥
Derived terms
- keroj (“hearts (card game)”)
See also
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| kero | karoo, rombo | piko | trefo |
Finnish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkero/, [ˈke̞ro̞]
- Rhymes: -ero
- Syllabification(key): ke‧ro
Noun
kero
- (archaic) A round, treeless top of a fell; now mostly in place names and compounds.
- (dialectal, archaic) throat
- Synonym: kurkku
Declension
| Inflection of kero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| instructive | — | keroin | |
| abessive | kerotta | keroitta | |
| comitative | — | keroineen | |
| Possessive forms of kero (type valo) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | keroni | keromme |
| 2nd person | kerosi | keronne |
| 3rd person | keronsa | |
Compounds
- keropäinen
- keropää
Anagrams
- kore
Ingrian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *kiro. Cognates include Finnish kiro.
Pronunciation
- (Ala-Laukaa) IPA(key): /ˈkero/, [ˈke̞ro̞]
- (Soikkola) IPA(key): /ˈkero/, [ˈke̞ro̞]
- Rhymes: -ero
- Hyphenation: ke‧ro
Noun
kero
- curse
Declension
| Declension of kero (type 4/koivu, no gradation, gemination) | ||
|---|---|---|
| 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
- kerosana
References
- Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 157
Japanese
Romanization
kero
- Rōmaji transcription of けろ
- Rōmaji transcription of ケロ
Ladino
Verb
kero (Latin spelling)
- first-person singular present indicative of kerer
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- quero
Noun
kero m (plural keros)
- kero (Inca wooden drinking vessel)
Swahili
Etymology
From -kera (“to annoy”).
Pronunciation
Audio (Kenya) (file)
Noun
kero (n class, plural kero)
- an annoyance or nuisance