Gecko

See also: gecko

Translingual

Etymology

See Gekko

Proper noun

Gecko m

1. Synonym of Gekko (heterotypic)

Derived terms

• Afrogecko
• Carinatogecko (syn. of Mediodactylus)
• Geckolepis
• Geckonia

References

• “Gecko”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “Gecko”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Gecko at Index to Organism Names

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch gekko, further possibly from Malay [Term?] or Acehnese [Term?]. Compare English gecko for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛko/

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• Hyphenation: Ge‧cko

Noun

Gecko m (strong, genitive Geckos, plural Geckos or Geckonen)

1. (reptiles, zoology) gecko

   Hypernym: Schuppenkriechtier

Usage notes

• The normal plural is Geckos. The form Geckonen is archaic.

Declension

Declension of Gecko [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Gecko	die	Geckos, Geckonen
genitive	eines	des	Geckos	der	Geckos, Geckonen
dative	einem	dem	Gecko	den	Geckos, Geckonen
accusative	einen	den	Gecko	die	Geckos, Geckonen

Hyponyms

• Blattschwanzgecko
• Dünnfingergecko
• Faltengecko
• Fuchsgesichtsgecko
• Goldgecko
• Goldstaub-Taggecko
• Großkopfgecko
• Grüner Baumgecko
• Halbfingergecko
• Hausgecko
• Helmgecko
• Jungferngecko
• Knopfschwanzgecko
• Krallengecko
• Kronengecko
• Kugelfingergecko
• Lamellengecko
• Leopardgecko
• Madagaskar–Taggecko
• Marmorgecko
• Mauergecko
• Nacktfingergecko
• Pfauenaugen-Taggecko
• Rübenschwanz–Viperngecko
• Schuppenfingergecko
• Spinnengecko
• Streifen-Taggecko
• Taggecko
• Wundergecko

 

Derived terms

• Geckoart
• Geckoexperte
• Geckofreund
• Geckohalter
• Geckohaltung
• Geckomännchen
• Geckopärchen
• Geckoterrarium
• Geckoweibchen
• Geckozucht
• Geckozüchter

 

References

• Gecko on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Further reading

• “Gecko” in Duden online