lonkero

Finnish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈloŋkero/, [ˈlo̞ŋke̞ro̞]
  • Rhymes: -oŋkero
  • Syllabification(key): lon‧ke‧ro

Etymology 1

Sound-symbolic,[1] or from or inspired by Swedish lång (“long”).

Noun

lonkero

  1. tentacle
Declension
Inflection of lonkero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative lonkero lonkerot
genitive lonkeron lonkerojen
partitive lonkeroa lonkeroja
illative lonkeroon lonkeroihin
singular plural
nominative lonkero lonkerot
accusative nom. lonkero lonkerot
gen. lonkeron
genitive lonkeron lonkerojen
partitive lonkeroa lonkeroja
inessive lonkerossa lonkeroissa
elative lonkerosta lonkeroista
illative lonkeroon lonkeroihin
adessive lonkerolla lonkeroilla
ablative lonkerolta lonkeroilta
allative lonkerolle lonkeroille
essive lonkerona lonkeroina
translative lonkeroksi lonkeroiksi
instructive — lonkeroin
abessive lonkerotta lonkeroitta
comitative — lonkeroineen
Possessive forms of lonkero (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person lonkeroni lonkeromme
2nd person lonkerosi lonkeronne
3rd person lonkeronsa
Derived terms
Compounds

Etymology 2

Adapted from English long drink with influence from etymology 1.

Noun

lonkero

  1. (colloquial) A canned or bottled long drink similar to alcopops with alcohol content of about 5%; most commonly made of gin, grapefruit and gasified water.
Usage notes
  • A "long drink" mixed on the spot may be called simply pitkä juoma (literally “long drink”) in Finnish.
Declension
Inflection of lonkero (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative lonkero lonkerot
genitive lonkeron lonkerojen
partitive lonkeroa lonkeroja
illative lonkeroon lonkeroihin
singular plural
nominative lonkero lonkerot
accusative nom. lonkero lonkerot
gen. lonkeron
genitive lonkeron lonkerojen
partitive lonkeroa lonkeroja
inessive lonkerossa lonkeroissa
elative lonkerosta lonkeroista
illative lonkeroon lonkeroihin
adessive lonkerolla lonkeroilla
ablative lonkerolta lonkeroilta
allative lonkerolle lonkeroille
essive lonkerona lonkeroina
translative lonkeroksi lonkeroiksi
instructive — lonkeroin
abessive lonkerotta lonkeroitta
comitative — lonkeroineen
Possessive forms of lonkero (type valo)
possessor singular plural
1st person lonkeroni lonkeromme
2nd person lonkerosi lonkeronne
3rd person lonkeronsa

Compounds
  • ginilonkero

References
  1. Itkonen, Erkki; Kulonen, Ulla-Maija, editors (1992–2000) Suomen sanojen alkuperä [The origin of Finnish words]‎ (in Finnish), [note: linked online version also includes some other etymological sources], Helsinki: Institute for the Languages of Finland/Finnish Literature Society, →ISBN
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