kulero

Basque

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuleɾo/ [ku.le.ɾo]
  • Rhymes: -eɾo, -o
  • Hyphenation: ku‧le‧ro

Noun

kulero inan

  1. panties, knickers.
    Synonyms: kulot, pantaloi

Declension

Declension of kulero (inanimate, ending in vowel)
indefinite singular plural
absolutive kulero kuleroa kuleroak
ergative kulerok kuleroak kuleroek
dative kulerori kuleroari kuleroei
genitive kuleroren kuleroaren kuleroen
comitative kulerorekin kuleroarekin kuleroekin
causative kulerorengatik kuleroarengatik kuleroengatik
benefactive kulerorentzat kuleroarentzat kuleroentzat
instrumental kuleroz kuleroaz kuleroez
inessive kulerotan kuleroan kuleroetan
locative kulerotako kuleroko kuleroetako
allative kulerotara kulerora kuleroetara
terminative kulerotaraino kuleroraino kuleroetaraino
directive kulerotarantz kulerorantz kuleroetarantz
destinative kulerotarako kulerorako kuleroetarako
ablative kulerotatik kulerotik kuleroetatik
partitive kulerorik
prolative kulerotzat

Further reading

  • kulero”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
  • kulero”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kuˈlero/
  • Rhymes: -ero
  • Hyphenation: ku‧le‧ro

Etymology 1

Compare French cuiller, also Ido kuliero.

Noun

kulero (accusative singular kuleron, plural kuleroj, accusative plural kulerojn)

  1. spoon
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From kulo (gnat) +‎ -ero (element).

Noun

kulero (accusative singular kuleron, plural kuleroj, accusative plural kulerojn)

  1. (rare, wordplay) a fragment of a gnat