lokero

Finnish

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈlokero/, [ˈlo̞k̟e̞ro̞]
• Rhymes: -okero
• Syllabification^(key): lo‧ke‧ro

Noun

lokero

1. small compartment or box
2. pigeonhole (one of an array of compartments for sorting post, messages etc.)

   Fred pettyi, kun hänen lokerossaan ei ollut postia.

   Fred was disappointed by the lack of mail in his pigeonhole.

Declension

Inflection of lokero (Kotus type 2/palvelu, no gradation)
nominative		lokero	lokerot
genitive		lokeron	lokerojen lokeroiden lokeroitten
partitive		lokeroa	lokeroja lokeroita
illative		lokeroon	lokeroihin
		singular	plural
nominative		lokero	lokerot
accusative	nom.	lokero	lokerot
	gen.	lokeron
genitive		lokeron	lokerojen lokeroiden lokeroitten
partitive		lokeroa	lokeroja lokeroita
inessive		lokerossa	lokeroissa
elative		lokerosta	lokeroista
illative		lokeroon	lokeroihin
adessive		lokerolla	lokeroilla
ablative		lokerolta	lokeroilta
allative		lokerolle	lokeroille
essive		lokerona	lokeroina
translative		lokeroksi	lokeroiksi
abessive		lokerotta	lokeroitta
instructive		—	lokeroin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lokeroni lokeroni accusative nom. lokeroni lokeroni gen. lokeroni genitive lokeroni lokerojeni lokeroideni lokeroitteni partitive lokeroani lokerojani lokeroitani inessive lokerossani lokeroissani elative lokerostani lokeroistani illative lokerooni lokeroihini adessive lokerollani lokeroillani ablative lokeroltani lokeroiltani allative lokerolleni lokeroilleni essive lokeronani lokeroinani translative lokerokseni lokeroikseni abessive lokerottani lokeroittani instructive — — comitative — lokeroineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative lokerosi lokerosi accusative nom. lokerosi lokerosi gen. lokerosi genitive lokerosi lokerojesi lokeroidesi lokeroittesi partitive lokeroasi lokerojasi lokeroitasi inessive lokerossasi lokeroissasi elative lokerostasi lokeroistasi illative lokeroosi lokeroihisi adessive lokerollasi lokeroillasi ablative lokeroltasi lokeroiltasi allative lokerollesi lokeroillesi essive lokeronasi lokeroinasi translative lokeroksesi lokeroiksesi abessive lokerottasi lokeroittasi instructive — — comitative — lokeroinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lokeromme lokeromme accusative nom. lokeromme lokeromme gen. lokeromme genitive lokeromme lokerojemme lokeroidemme lokeroittemme partitive lokeroamme lokerojamme lokeroitamme inessive lokerossamme lokeroissamme elative lokerostamme lokeroistamme illative lokeroomme lokeroihimme adessive lokerollamme lokeroillamme ablative lokeroltamme lokeroiltamme allative lokerollemme lokeroillemme essive lokeronamme lokeroinamme translative lokeroksemme lokeroiksemme abessive lokerottamme lokeroittamme instructive — — comitative — lokeroinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative lokeronne lokeronne accusative nom. lokeronne lokeronne gen. lokeronne genitive lokeronne lokerojenne lokeroidenne lokeroittenne partitive lokeroanne lokerojanne lokeroitanne inessive lokerossanne lokeroissanne elative lokerostanne lokeroistanne illative lokeroonne lokeroihinne adessive lokerollanne lokeroillanne ablative lokeroltanne lokeroiltanne allative lokerollenne lokeroillenne essive lokeronanne lokeroinanne translative lokeroksenne lokeroiksenne abessive lokerottanne lokeroittanne instructive — — comitative — lokeroinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative lokeronsa lokeronsa accusative nom. lokeronsa lokeronsa gen. lokeronsa genitive lokeronsa lokerojensa lokeroidensa lokeroittensa partitive lokeroaan lokeroansa lokerojaan lokeroitaan lokerojansa lokeroitansa inessive lokerossaan lokerossansa lokeroissaan lokeroissansa elative lokerostaan lokerostansa lokeroistaan lokeroistansa illative lokeroonsa lokeroihinsa adessive lokerollaan lokerollansa lokeroillaan lokeroillansa ablative lokeroltaan lokeroltansa lokeroiltaan lokeroiltansa allative lokerolleen lokerollensa lokeroilleen lokeroillensa essive lokeronaan lokeronansa lokeroinaan lokeroinansa translative lokerokseen lokeroksensa lokeroikseen lokeroiksensa abessive lokerottaan lokerottansa lokeroittaan lokeroittansa instructive — — comitative — lokeroineen lokeroinensa

Derived terms

• lokerikko
• lokeroida
• lokerollinen
• lokerosto

 

compounds

• ekolokero
• hansikaslokero (“glove compartment”)
• lokeronivusajos
• lokeroperiaate
• lukkolokero (“locker”)
• muistilokero
• ovilokero
• pakastelokero
• pakastinlokero (“icebox”)
• pankkilokero
• postilokero
• salalokero
• seulalokero
• syöttölokero
• säilytyslokero
• tallelokero (“safe-deposit box”)

 

Further reading

• “lokero”, 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 2023-07-03