kottero

Finnish

Etymology

Originally "tool or building in poor shape". Possibly related to a family of dialectal words referring to holes, pockets or hollow things, which is kotti +‎ -ero. Both meanings are also found in dialectal kottelo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkotːero/, [ˈko̞t̪ːe̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -otːero
• Syllabification^(key): kot‧te‧ro

Noun

kottero

1. jalopy, bucket (old car)

Declension

Inflection of kottero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		kottero	kotterot
genitive		kotteron	kotterojen kotteroiden kotteroitten
partitive		kotteroa	kotteroja kotteroita
illative		kotteroon	kotteroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kottero	kotterot
accusative	nom.	kottero	kotterot
	gen.	kotteron
genitive		kotteron	kotterojen kotteroiden kotteroitten
partitive		kotteroa	kotteroja kotteroita
inessive		kotterossa	kotteroissa
elative		kotterosta	kotteroista
illative		kotteroon	kotteroihin
adessive		kotterolla	kotteroilla
ablative		kotterolta	kotteroilta
allative		kotterolle	kotteroille
essive		kotterona	kotteroina
translative		kotteroksi	kotteroiksi
abessive		kotterotta	kotteroitta
instructive		—	kotteroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kottero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kotteroni kotteroni accusative nom. kotteroni kotteroni gen. kotteroni genitive kotteroni kotterojeni kotteroideni kotteroitteni partitive kotteroani kotterojani kotteroitani inessive kotterossani kotteroissani elative kotterostani kotteroistani illative kotterooni kotteroihini adessive kotterollani kotteroillani ablative kotteroltani kotteroiltani allative kotterolleni kotteroilleni essive kotteronani kotteroinani translative kotterokseni kotteroikseni abessive kotterottani kotteroittani instructive — — comitative — kotteroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kotterosi kotterosi accusative nom. kotterosi kotterosi gen. kotterosi genitive kotterosi kotterojesi kotteroidesi kotteroittesi partitive kotteroasi kotterojasi kotteroitasi inessive kotterossasi kotteroissasi elative kotterostasi kotteroistasi illative kotteroosi kotteroihisi adessive kotterollasi kotteroillasi ablative kotteroltasi kotteroiltasi allative kotterollesi kotteroillesi essive kotteronasi kotteroinasi translative kotteroksesi kotteroiksesi abessive kotterottasi kotteroittasi instructive — — comitative — kotteroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kotteromme kotteromme accusative nom. kotteromme kotteromme gen. kotteromme genitive kotteromme kotterojemme kotteroidemme kotteroittemme partitive kotteroamme kotterojamme kotteroitamme inessive kotterossamme kotteroissamme elative kotterostamme kotteroistamme illative kotteroomme kotteroihimme adessive kotterollamme kotteroillamme ablative kotteroltamme kotteroiltamme allative kotterollemme kotteroillemme essive kotteronamme kotteroinamme translative kotteroksemme kotteroiksemme abessive kotterottamme kotteroittamme instructive — — comitative — kotteroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kotteronne kotteronne accusative nom. kotteronne kotteronne gen. kotteronne genitive kotteronne kotterojenne kotteroidenne kotteroittenne partitive kotteroanne kotterojanne kotteroitanne inessive kotterossanne kotteroissanne elative kotterostanne kotteroistanne illative kotteroonne kotteroihinne adessive kotterollanne kotteroillanne ablative kotteroltanne kotteroiltanne allative kotterollenne kotteroillenne essive kotteronanne kotteroinanne translative kotteroksenne kotteroiksenne abessive kotterottanne kotteroittanne instructive — — comitative — kotteroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kotteronsa kotteronsa accusative nom. kotteronsa kotteronsa gen. kotteronsa genitive kotteronsa kotterojensa kotteroidensa kotteroittensa partitive kotteroaan kotteroansa kotterojaan kotteroitaan kotterojansa kotteroitansa inessive kotterossaan kotterossansa kotteroissaan kotteroissansa elative kotterostaan kotterostansa kotteroistaan kotteroistansa illative kotteroonsa kotteroihinsa adessive kotterollaan kotterollansa kotteroillaan kotteroillansa ablative kotteroltaan kotteroltansa kotteroiltaan kotteroiltansa allative kotterolleen kotterollensa kotteroilleen kotteroillensa essive kotteronaan kotteronansa kotteroinaan kotteroinansa translative kotterokseen kotteroksensa kotteroikseen kotteroiksensa abessive kotterottaan kotterottansa kotteroittaan kotteroittansa instructive — — comitative — kotteroineen kotteroinensa

Synonyms

• autonrämä

Further reading

• “kottero”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02