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 (inan V-stem)

	indefinite	singular	plural	proximal plural
absolutive	kulero	kuleroa	kuleroak	kulerook
ergative	kulerok	kuleroak	kuleroek	kulerook
dative	kulerori	kuleroari	kuleroei	kulerooi
genitive	kuleroren	kuleroaren	kuleroen	kuleroon
comitative	kulerorekin	kuleroarekin	kuleroekin	kulerookin
causative	kulerorengatik	kuleroarengatik	kuleroengatik	kuleroongatik
benefactive	kulerorentzat	kuleroarentzat	kuleroentzat	kuleroontzat
instrumental	kuleroz	kuleroaz	kuleroez	kulerootaz
inessive	kulerotan	kuleroan	kuleroetan	kulerootan
locative	kulerotako	kuleroko	kuleroetako	kulerootako
allative	kulerotara	kulerora	kuleroetara	kulerootara
terminative	kulerotaraino	kuleroraino	kuleroetaraino	kulerootaraino
directive	kulerotarantz	kulerorantz	kuleroetarantz	kulerootarantz
destinative	kulerotarako	kulerorako	kuleroetarako	kulerootarako
ablative	kulerotatik	kulerotik	kuleroetatik	kulerootatik
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

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kuˈlero/

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• Rhymes: -ero
• Syllabification: 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

• la Granda Kulero, (the Big Dipper)
• la Malgranda Kulero, (the Little Dipper)

Etymology 2

From kulo (“gnat”) + -ero (“element”).

Noun

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

1. (wordplay) a fragment of a gnat