Finnish
Etymology
From English dangerous, reinterpreted as a plural; from a joke in which a Finn (in many versions, Finnish politician Ahti Karjalainen) visits a zoo or goes on safari, sees a sign "All animals are dangerous" and comes to believe that every animal is called tankero.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɑŋkero/, [ˈt̪ɑ̝ŋk̟e̞ro̞]
- Rhymes: -ɑŋkero
- Syllabification(key): tan‧ke‧ro
- Hyphenation(key): tan‧ke‧ro
Noun
tankero
- (informal, dated) A humorous animal which appears in jokes ridiculing poor English or foreign language proficiency. [1970s]
- (informal) synonym of tankeroenglanti
Declension
| Inflection of tankero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
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| nominative
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tankero
|
tankerot
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| genitive
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tankeron
|
tankerojen
tankeroiden
tankeroitten
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| partitive
|
tankeroa
|
tankeroja
tankeroita
|
| illative
|
tankeroon
|
tankeroihin
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tankero
|
tankerot
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tankero
|
tankerot
|
| gen.
|
tankeron
|
| genitive
|
tankeron
|
tankerojen
tankeroiden
tankeroitten
|
| partitive
|
tankeroa
|
tankeroja
tankeroita
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| inessive
|
tankerossa
|
tankeroissa
|
| elative
|
tankerosta
|
tankeroista
|
| illative
|
tankeroon
|
tankeroihin
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| adessive
|
tankerolla
|
tankeroilla
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| ablative
|
tankerolta
|
tankeroilta
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| allative
|
tankerolle
|
tankeroille
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| essive
|
tankerona
|
tankeroina
|
| translative
|
tankeroksi
|
tankeroiksi
|
| abessive
|
tankerotta
|
tankeroitta
|
| instructive
|
—
|
tankeroin
|
| comitative
|
See the possessive forms below.
|
| first-person singular possessor
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|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tankeroni
|
tankeroni
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tankeroni
|
tankeroni
|
| gen.
|
tankeroni
|
| genitive
|
tankeroni
|
tankerojeni
tankeroideni
tankeroitteni
|
| partitive
|
tankeroani
|
tankerojani
tankeroitani
|
| inessive
|
tankerossani
|
tankeroissani
|
| elative
|
tankerostani
|
tankeroistani
|
| illative
|
tankerooni
|
tankeroihini
|
| adessive
|
tankerollani
|
tankeroillani
|
| ablative
|
tankeroltani
|
tankeroiltani
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| allative
|
tankerolleni
|
tankeroilleni
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| essive
|
tankeronani
|
tankeroinani
|
| translative
|
tankerokseni
|
tankeroikseni
|
| abessive
|
tankerottani
|
tankeroittani
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tankeroineni
|
| second-person singular possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tankerosi
|
tankerosi
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tankerosi
|
tankerosi
|
| gen.
|
tankerosi
|
| genitive
|
tankerosi
|
tankerojesi
tankeroidesi
tankeroittesi
|
| partitive
|
tankeroasi
|
tankerojasi
tankeroitasi
|
| inessive
|
tankerossasi
|
tankeroissasi
|
| elative
|
tankerostasi
|
tankeroistasi
|
| illative
|
tankeroosi
|
tankeroihisi
|
| adessive
|
tankerollasi
|
tankeroillasi
|
| ablative
|
tankeroltasi
|
tankeroiltasi
|
| allative
|
tankerollesi
|
tankeroillesi
|
| essive
|
tankeronasi
|
tankeroinasi
|
| translative
|
tankeroksesi
|
tankeroiksesi
|
| abessive
|
tankerottasi
|
tankeroittasi
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tankeroinesi
|
| first-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tankeromme
|
tankeromme
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tankeromme
|
tankeromme
|
| gen.
|
tankeromme
|
| genitive
|
tankeromme
|
tankerojemme
tankeroidemme
tankeroittemme
|
| partitive
|
tankeroamme
|
tankerojamme
tankeroitamme
|
| inessive
|
tankerossamme
|
tankeroissamme
|
| elative
|
tankerostamme
|
tankeroistamme
|
| illative
|
tankeroomme
|
tankeroihimme
|
| adessive
|
tankerollamme
|
tankeroillamme
|
| ablative
|
tankeroltamme
|
tankeroiltamme
|
| allative
|
tankerollemme
|
tankeroillemme
|
| essive
|
tankeronamme
|
tankeroinamme
|
| translative
|
tankeroksemme
|
tankeroiksemme
|
| abessive
|
tankerottamme
|
tankeroittamme
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tankeroinemme
|
| second-person plural possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tankeronne
|
tankeronne
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tankeronne
|
tankeronne
|
| gen.
|
tankeronne
|
| genitive
|
tankeronne
|
tankerojenne
tankeroidenne
tankeroittenne
|
| partitive
|
tankeroanne
|
tankerojanne
tankeroitanne
|
| inessive
|
tankerossanne
|
tankeroissanne
|
| elative
|
tankerostanne
|
tankeroistanne
|
| illative
|
tankeroonne
|
tankeroihinne
|
| adessive
|
tankerollanne
|
tankeroillanne
|
| ablative
|
tankeroltanne
|
tankeroiltanne
|
| allative
|
tankerollenne
|
tankeroillenne
|
| essive
|
tankeronanne
|
tankeroinanne
|
| translative
|
tankeroksenne
|
tankeroiksenne
|
| abessive
|
tankerottanne
|
tankeroittanne
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tankeroinenne
|
| third-person possessor
|
|
|
singular
|
plural
|
| nominative
|
tankeronsa
|
tankeronsa
|
| accusative
|
nom.
|
tankeronsa
|
tankeronsa
|
| gen.
|
tankeronsa
|
| genitive
|
tankeronsa
|
tankerojensa
tankeroidensa
tankeroittensa
|
| partitive
|
tankeroaan
tankeroansa
|
tankerojaan
tankeroitaan
tankerojansa
tankeroitansa
|
| inessive
|
tankerossaan
tankerossansa
|
tankeroissaan
tankeroissansa
|
| elative
|
tankerostaan
tankerostansa
|
tankeroistaan
tankeroistansa
|
| illative
|
tankeroonsa
|
tankeroihinsa
|
| adessive
|
tankerollaan
tankerollansa
|
tankeroillaan
tankeroillansa
|
| ablative
|
tankeroltaan
tankeroltansa
|
tankeroiltaan
tankeroiltansa
|
| allative
|
tankerolleen
tankerollensa
|
tankeroilleen
tankeroillensa
|
| essive
|
tankeronaan
tankeronansa
|
tankeroinaan
tankeroinansa
|
| translative
|
tankerokseen
tankeroksensa
|
tankeroikseen
tankeroiksensa
|
| abessive
|
tankerottaan
tankerottansa
|
tankeroittaan
tankeroittansa
|
| instructive
|
—
|
—
|
| comitative
|
— |
tankeroineen
tankeroinensa
|
|
Derived terms