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gekko

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See also: gekkó, gekkō, and Gekko

English

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Noun

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gekko (plural gekkos or gekkoes)

  1. 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.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Unclear, but originating in the Malay Archipelago. Borrowings from Malay and Acehnese have been proposed.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɣɛ.koː/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: gek‧ko
  • Rhymes: -ɛkoː

Noun

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gekko m (plural gekko's)

  1. a gecko, legged lizard of the family Gekkonidae or infraorder Gekkota

Hypernyms

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Descendants

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  • English: gecko (probably)

Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Dutch gekko.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡekːo/, [ˈɡe̞kːo̞]
  • Rhymes: -ekːo
  • Hyphenation(key): gek‧ko

Noun

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gekko

  1. gecko

Declension

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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
abessive gekotta gekoitta
instructive gekoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of gekko (Kotus type 1*A/valo, kk-k gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gekkoni gekkoni
accusative nom. gekkoni gekkoni
gen. gekkoni
genitive gekkoni gekkojeni
partitive gekkoani gekkojani
inessive gekossani gekoissani
elative gekostani gekoistani
illative gekkooni gekkoihini
adessive gekollani gekoillani
ablative gekoltani gekoiltani
allative gekolleni gekoilleni
essive gekkonani gekkoinani
translative gekokseni gekoikseni
abessive gekottani gekoittani
instructive
comitative gekkoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative gekkosi gekkosi
accusative nom. gekkosi gekkosi
gen. gekkosi
genitive gekkosi gekkojesi
partitive gekkoasi gekkojasi
inessive gekossasi gekoissasi
elative gekostasi gekoistasi
illative gekkoosi gekkoihisi
adessive gekollasi gekoillasi
ablative gekoltasi gekoiltasi
allative gekollesi gekoillesi
essive gekkonasi gekkoinasi
translative gekoksesi gekoiksesi
abessive gekottasi gekoittasi
instructive
comitative gekkoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gekkomme gekkomme
accusative nom. gekkomme gekkomme
gen. gekkomme
genitive gekkomme gekkojemme
partitive gekkoamme gekkojamme
inessive gekossamme gekoissamme
elative gekostamme gekoistamme
illative gekkoomme gekkoihimme
adessive gekollamme gekoillamme
ablative gekoltamme gekoiltamme
allative gekollemme gekoillemme
essive gekkonamme gekkoinamme
translative gekoksemme gekoiksemme
abessive gekottamme gekoittamme
instructive
comitative gekkoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative gekkonne gekkonne
accusative nom. gekkonne gekkonne
gen. gekkonne
genitive gekkonne gekkojenne
partitive gekkoanne gekkojanne
inessive gekossanne gekoissanne
elative gekostanne gekoistanne
illative gekkoonne gekkoihinne
adessive gekollanne gekoillanne
ablative gekoltanne gekoiltanne
allative gekollenne gekoillenne
essive gekkonanne gekkoinanne
translative gekoksenne gekoiksenne
abessive gekottanne gekoittanne
instructive
comitative gekkoinenne

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

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From Malay gekok.

Noun

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gekko m (definite singular gekkoen, indefinite plural gekkoer, definite plural gekkoene)

  1. a gecko

References

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Malay gekok.

Noun

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gekko m (definite singular gekkoen, indefinite plural gekkoar, definite plural gekkoane)

  1. a gecko

References

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