koukero

Finnish

Etymology

Probably kouk- +‎ -ero.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkou̯kero/, [ˈko̞u̯k̟e̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -oukero
• Syllabification^(key): kou‧ke‧ro

Noun

koukero

1. flourish, curlicue (pattern consisting of winding lines)

   Hänen nimikirjoituksensa päättyi koukeroon.

   His signature ended with a flourish.

2. (in the plural) chicken scratch, scrawl (careless or illegible handwriting)
3. hitch, intricacy

Declension

Inflection of koukero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		koukero	koukerot
genitive		koukeron	koukerojen koukeroiden koukeroitten
partitive		koukeroa	koukeroja koukeroita
illative		koukeroon	koukeroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		koukero	koukerot
accusative	nom.	koukero	koukerot
	gen.	koukeron
genitive		koukeron	koukerojen koukeroiden koukeroitten
partitive		koukeroa	koukeroja koukeroita
inessive		koukerossa	koukeroissa
elative		koukerosta	koukeroista
illative		koukeroon	koukeroihin
adessive		koukerolla	koukeroilla
ablative		koukerolta	koukeroilta
allative		koukerolle	koukeroille
essive		koukerona	koukeroina
translative		koukeroksi	koukeroiksi
abessive		koukerotta	koukeroitta
instructive		—	koukeroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koukeroni koukeroni accusative nom. koukeroni koukeroni gen. koukeroni genitive koukeroni koukerojeni koukeroideni koukeroitteni partitive koukeroani koukerojani koukeroitani inessive koukerossani koukeroissani elative koukerostani koukeroistani illative koukerooni koukeroihini adessive koukerollani koukeroillani ablative koukeroltani koukeroiltani allative koukerolleni koukeroilleni essive koukeronani koukeroinani translative koukerokseni koukeroikseni abessive koukerottani koukeroittani instructive — — comitative — koukeroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative koukerosi koukerosi accusative nom. koukerosi koukerosi gen. koukerosi genitive koukerosi koukerojesi koukeroidesi koukeroittesi partitive koukeroasi koukerojasi koukeroitasi inessive koukerossasi koukeroissasi elative koukerostasi koukeroistasi illative koukeroosi koukeroihisi adessive koukerollasi koukeroillasi ablative koukeroltasi koukeroiltasi allative koukerollesi koukeroillesi essive koukeronasi koukeroinasi translative koukeroksesi koukeroiksesi abessive koukerottasi koukeroittasi instructive — — comitative — koukeroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koukeromme koukeromme accusative nom. koukeromme koukeromme gen. koukeromme genitive koukeromme koukerojemme koukeroidemme koukeroittemme partitive koukeroamme koukerojamme koukeroitamme inessive koukerossamme koukeroissamme elative koukerostamme koukeroistamme illative koukeroomme koukeroihimme adessive koukerollamme koukeroillamme ablative koukeroltamme koukeroiltamme allative koukerollemme koukeroillemme essive koukeronamme koukeroinamme translative koukeroksemme koukeroiksemme abessive koukerottamme koukeroittamme instructive — — comitative — koukeroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative koukeronne koukeronne accusative nom. koukeronne koukeronne gen. koukeronne genitive koukeronne koukerojenne koukeroidenne koukeroittenne partitive koukeroanne koukerojanne koukeroitanne inessive koukerossanne koukeroissanne elative koukerostanne koukeroistanne illative koukeroonne koukeroihinne adessive koukerollanne koukeroillanne ablative koukeroltanne koukeroiltanne allative koukerollenne koukeroillenne essive koukeronanne koukeroinanne translative koukeroksenne koukeroiksenne abessive koukerottanne koukeroittanne instructive — — comitative — koukeroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative koukeronsa koukeronsa accusative nom. koukeronsa koukeronsa gen. koukeronsa genitive koukeronsa koukerojensa koukeroidensa koukeroittensa partitive koukeroaan koukeroansa koukerojaan koukeroitaan koukerojansa koukeroitansa inessive koukerossaan koukerossansa koukeroissaan koukeroissansa elative koukerostaan koukerostansa koukeroistaan koukeroistansa illative koukeroonsa koukeroihinsa adessive koukerollaan koukerollansa koukeroillaan koukeroillansa ablative koukeroltaan koukeroltansa koukeroiltaan koukeroiltansa allative koukerolleen koukerollensa koukeroilleen koukeroillensa essive koukeronaan koukeronansa koukeroinaan koukeroinansa translative koukerokseen koukeroksensa koukeroikseen koukeroiksensa abessive koukerottaan koukerottansa koukeroittaan koukeroittansa instructive — — comitative — koukeroineen koukeroinensa

Synonyms

• (pattern): kiemura, kiekura
• (chicken scratch): harakanvarpaat

Hyponyms

• ässänväärä

Derived terms

• koukeroida
• koukeroinen

Further reading

• “koukero”, 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