kero

See also: Kero, kéró, and kérő

English

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

Abbreviation of kerosene.

Noun

kero (uncountable)

1. (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

• qero

Noun

kero (plural keros)

1. A type of wooden drinking vessel produced by the Incas.

Translations

Inca wooden drinking vessel

• Portuguese: kero (pt) m, quero (pt) m

Anagrams

• Kore, kore, oker, roke

Amis

Verb

kero

1. to dance

References

• 阿美語中部方言辭典 [Dictionary of the Central Dialect of Amis]‎^[1] (in Chinese), Taiwan: Council of Indigenous Peoples, 2024

Esperanto

Etymology

From French cœur. Doublet of koro.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkero/

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: ke‧ro

Noun

kero (accusative singular keron, plural keroj, accusative plural kerojn)

1. (card games) the suit of hearts, marked with the symbol ♥

Derived terms

• keroj (“hearts (card game)”)

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkero/, [ˈk̟e̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification^(key): ke‧ro
• Hyphenation^(key): ke‧ro

Etymology 1

Borrowing from Sami, compare Northern Sami čearru, from Proto-Samic *čearō.

Noun

kero (archaic)

1. A round, treeless top of a fell; now mostly in place names and compounds.

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
abessive		kerotta	keroitta
instructive		—	keroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative keroni keroni accusative nom. keroni keroni gen. keroni genitive keroni kerojeni partitive keroani kerojani inessive kerossani keroissani elative kerostani keroistani illative kerooni keroihini adessive kerollani keroillani ablative keroltani keroiltani allative kerolleni keroilleni essive keronani keroinani translative kerokseni keroikseni abessive kerottani keroittani instructive — — comitative — keroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kerosi kerosi accusative nom. kerosi kerosi gen. kerosi genitive kerosi kerojesi partitive keroasi kerojasi inessive kerossasi keroissasi elative kerostasi keroistasi illative keroosi keroihisi adessive kerollasi keroillasi ablative keroltasi keroiltasi allative kerollesi keroillesi essive keronasi keroinasi translative keroksesi keroiksesi abessive kerottasi keroittasi instructive — — comitative — keroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative keromme keromme accusative nom. keromme keromme gen. keromme genitive keromme kerojemme partitive keroamme kerojamme inessive kerossamme keroissamme elative kerostamme keroistamme illative keroomme keroihimme adessive kerollamme keroillamme ablative keroltamme keroiltamme allative kerollemme keroillemme essive keronamme keroinamme translative keroksemme keroiksemme abessive kerottamme keroittamme instructive — — comitative — keroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative keronne keronne accusative nom. keronne keronne gen. keronne genitive keronne kerojenne partitive keroanne kerojanne inessive kerossanne keroissanne elative kerostanne keroistanne illative keroonne keroihinne adessive kerollanne keroillanne ablative keroltanne keroiltanne allative kerollenne keroillenne essive keronanne keroinanne translative keroksenne keroiksenne abessive kerottanne keroittanne instructive — — comitative — keroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative keronsa keronsa accusative nom. keronsa keronsa gen. keronsa genitive keronsa kerojensa partitive keroaan keroansa kerojaan kerojansa inessive kerossaan kerossansa keroissaan keroissansa elative kerostaan kerostansa keroistaan keroistansa illative keroonsa keroihinsa adessive kerollaan kerollansa keroillaan keroillansa ablative keroltaan keroltansa keroiltaan keroiltansa allative kerolleen kerollensa keroilleen keroillensa essive keronaan keronansa keroinaan keroinansa translative kerokseen keroksensa keroikseen keroiksensa abessive kerottaan kerottansa keroittaan keroittansa instructive — — comitative — keroineen keroinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• keropäinen
• keropää

Further reading

• “kero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 1 July 2023

Etymology 2

From Proto-Finnic *keroi.

Noun

kero (dialectal, obsolete)

1. 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
abessive		kerotta	keroitta
instructive		—	keroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative keroni keroni accusative nom. keroni keroni gen. keroni genitive keroni kerojeni partitive keroani kerojani inessive kerossani keroissani elative kerostani keroistani illative kerooni keroihini adessive kerollani keroillani ablative keroltani keroiltani allative kerolleni keroilleni essive keronani keroinani translative kerokseni keroikseni abessive kerottani keroittani instructive — — comitative — keroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kerosi kerosi accusative nom. kerosi kerosi gen. kerosi genitive kerosi kerojesi partitive keroasi kerojasi inessive kerossasi keroissasi elative kerostasi keroistasi illative keroosi keroihisi adessive kerollasi keroillasi ablative keroltasi keroiltasi allative kerollesi keroillesi essive keronasi keroinasi translative keroksesi keroiksesi abessive kerottasi keroittasi instructive — — comitative — keroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative keromme keromme accusative nom. keromme keromme gen. keromme genitive keromme kerojemme partitive keroamme kerojamme inessive kerossamme keroissamme elative kerostamme keroistamme illative keroomme keroihimme adessive kerollamme keroillamme ablative keroltamme keroiltamme allative kerollemme keroillemme essive keronamme keroinamme translative keroksemme keroiksemme abessive kerottamme keroittamme instructive — — comitative — keroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative keronne keronne accusative nom. keronne keronne gen. keronne genitive keronne kerojenne partitive keroanne kerojanne inessive kerossanne keroissanne elative kerostanne keroistanne illative keroonne keroihinne adessive kerollanne keroillanne ablative keroltanne keroiltanne allative kerollenne keroillenne essive keronanne keroinanne translative keroksenne keroiksenne abessive kerottanne keroittanne instructive — — comitative — keroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative keronsa keronsa accusative nom. keronsa keronsa gen. keronsa genitive keronsa kerojensa partitive keroaan keroansa kerojaan kerojansa inessive kerossaan kerossansa keroissaan keroissansa elative kerostaan kerostansa keroistaan keroistansa illative keroonsa keroihinsa adessive kerollaan kerollansa keroillaan keroillansa ablative keroltaan keroltansa keroiltaan keroiltansa allative kerolleen kerollensa keroilleen keroillensa essive keronaan keronansa keroinaan keroinansa translative kerokseen keroksensa keroikseen keroiksensa abessive kerottaan kerottansa keroittaan keroittansa instructive — — comitative — keroineen keroinensa

Anagrams

• kore

Ingrian

Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *kiro. Cognates include Finnish kiro.

Pronunciation

• (Ala-Laukaa) IPA^(key): /ˈkero/, [ˈke̞ro̞ˑ]
• (Soikkola) IPA^(key): /ˈkero/, [ˈke̞ro̞ˑ]
• Rhymes: -ero
• Hyphenation: ke‧ro

Noun

kero

1. 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

1. Rōmaji transcription of けろ
2. Rōmaji transcription of ケロ

Ladino

Verb

kero

1. first-person singular present indicative of kerer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• quero

Noun

kero m (plural keros)

1. kero (Inca wooden drinking vessel)

Swahili

Etymology

From -kera (“to annoy”) +‎ -o.

Pronunciation

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Noun

kero class IX (plural kero class X)

1. annoyance, nuisance